Anthony Ruth, Stanford University Principles Belong in Your Decision-Making Toolkit Values only take you so far. Principles help people and companies make better decisions and reinforce behavioral norms.
Akaash Nanda, Stanford University The Upside of Obsession With entrepreneurs all vying to come up with the “next big thing,” it’s easy to see why everyone is putting work first — and the rest of life second. There
Mike Peña, Stanford University Ignoring Diversity Hurts Tech Products and Ventures Everyone has blind spots. Diverse teams are better at seeing the full horizon of opportunities and consequences.
Susie Allen, Writer Can Tech Get Better at Confronting Ethical Challenges? Add ethics to your design process by reframing engineering problems in terms of people and values.
Maurice Chiang, Stanford University The Student Role in Shaping Entrepreneurial Ethics Current students of entrepreneurship want to explore ethical perspectives and principled decision-making. Better training tools and stronger institutional support for values-based entrepreneurship education will help scale lasting change.
Tom Byers, Stanford UniversityAndrew Nelson, University of OregonRichard Dorf, University of California, Davis Chapter 20: Leading Ventures to Success Creating a plan for a new enterprise is important, but successful execution is essential. Execution is a discipline for connecting strategy with reality by aligning goals and people to achieve
Tom Byers, Stanford University Finding Our Values: A New Era of Entrepreneurship Education Entrepreneurship education is changing. Students must be equipped with the skills to make values-based decisions.
Akaash Nanda, Stanford University Make Rules and Limits Work for You Even for those who aim to think “outside the box,” rules and constraints aren’t always bad. They focus our thinking and remind us to be deliberate with our execution by
Mike Peña, Stanford University What Makes a Good Entrepreneur? One way to find out what makes a good entrepreneur is to, well, ask a successful entrepreneur. And if that person has done well in your chosen field, then it’s
Luke Sykora, Stanford University Teaching Principled Entrepreneurship Prepare students for entrepreneurial leadership by introducing them to real-world founders and problems, facilitating spirited debate, and encouraging principled decision-making.
Mike Peña, Stanford University Study Finds Business-Savvy Co-Founders Not Always Necessary New research on entrepreneurship shows that diverse business skills are not always the secret to success in the world of tech start-ups. While different strengths matter sometimes, researchers found that
Mike Peña, Stanford University The Need for Alliances in Uncertain Times Businesses and entire industries are coping with major uncertainty due to President Donald Trump: from carmakers that fear his next tweet, to health insurers who can’t set coverage rates because
Tina Seelig, Stanford University The Secret Sauce of Silicon Valley I require my students at Stanford to write a failure résumé. That is, to craft a résumé that summarizes all their biggest screw-ups — personal, professional, and academic. For every