Tom Byers, Stanford UniversityAndrew Nelson, University of OregonRichard Dorf, University of California, Davis Chapter 18: Sources of Capital In this chapter, we describe the capital that may be available from various sources. Entrepreneurs can estimate the capital required for their new business by reviewing the financial projections they
Mike Peña, Stanford University Room at the Top for More Women in Venture Capital Students, entrepreneurs and investors filled the sleek, top-floor conference room of Stanford’s Huang Engineering Center. It wasn’t another startup competition with everyone on the lookout for the next game-changing technology.
Mike Peña, Stanford University How Chinese Cities are Spurring Innovation Cities around the world with emerging tech hubs are asking what’s in Silicon Valley’s so-called “secret sauce,” and how they can emulate the famed region’s success. In order to demystify
Matt Harvey, Stanford University Challenges to Entrepreneurship in Latin America There are many factors that can inhibit entrepreneurship from thriving in a particular region. Perhaps it’s lack of access to capital. Or maybe governments put up too many barriers to
Matt Harvey, Stanford University Do You Have Disruption Deficit Disorder? In a recent guest post on the Harvard Business Review website, economic strategist Umair Haque took Silicon Valley venture capital firms to task for backing companies that only create “thin
Luke Sykora, Stanford University Starting Up in a Downturn An Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders mini-guide for aspiring founders facing a troubled economy.
Tara Wanda Merrigan, Writer How a Global Social Network Seeks Connection in Decentralization Build resiliency into your organizational structure to be prepared for the unexpected.
Matt Harvey, Stanford University CEO: Chief Editorial Officer Comparisons are frequently drawn between CEOs and the head coaches of sports teams. Maybe this explains all the management books written by championship winners. In this comparison, CEOs are leaders
Maya Arengo, Stanford University Scaling a Climate Tech Company An eCorner mini guide on the unique challenges that climate tech companies face when scaling, and how to overcome them.
Matt Harvey, Stanford University Operations and Leadership Having an exciting, disruptive technology is not enough to build a solid business. To grow scale and profits requires entrepreneurs to respect the value of solid operations. Thomas Prescott, CEO
Tom Byers, Stanford University Entrepreneurship and Ethics A five-episode podcast miniseries focused on infusing ethics into entrepreneurship education.
Maya Arengo, Stanford University So You Want to Be a Climate Tech Entrepreneur An eCorner mini guide on the current range of technologies within climate tech, and what kinds of funding for founders to secure.
Mike Peña, Stanford University Will Blockchain Disrupt Banks, Black Markets and Business as Usual? Align the core strengths of emerging technologies with human values and apply them to the biggest challenges we face.
Mike Peña, Stanford University Time to Refresh If you’re leading an entrepreneurial venture, the new year can be an ideal time for redefining and rejuvenating. In a startup’s early days, founders can code all night, talk to
Mike Peña, Stanford University How Humility Helps the Entrepreneur Think back to when you were in high school. How did you do your hair? How did you dress? People generally develop a sense of personal fashion over the ensuing
Luke Sykora, Stanford University Career Discovery in a Crisis COVID-19 has inspired many people to consider significant career pivots. The customer discovery methodology can help.
Mike Peña, Stanford University How Startups Survive the High-Growth Stage Prepare for change as your startup begins to mature. Your initial strategies must change as you scale.
Mike Peña, Stanford University Entrepreneurship Can Be Learned Business classes are not a prerequisite for entrepreneurship, and yes, some of the most storied startup founders were college dropouts. But many others say they benefited from academic courses and
Matt Harvey, Stanford University Staying Committed to Change The desire for change is an easy concept to capitalize on in America. A society that embraces consumerism-based “retail therapy” and has an endless appetite for self-help products indicates a
Susie Allen, Writer Can Too Much Sunshine Harm Innovation? Examining “sunshine laws,” a Stanford PhD candidate discovers that regulations designed to prevent conflicts of interest can also impact productive collaboration.
Tara Wanda Merrigan, Writer How a Kenyan Coffee Roaster Is Scaling with Local Impact in Mind Take the time to reflect on your values. Imbue your organization with the same purpose.
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.
Matt Harvey, Stanford University Startup Like a Thunder Lizard Born from radioactive eggs deep beneath the ocean, thunder lizards rise out of the sea and arrive on the scene with an epic attitude to devour everything within their path.
Luke Sykora, Stanford University Unlocking Innovation at San Quentin An extreme collaboration links a Stanford classroom with men behind bars.