Joe Liemandt, Trilogy The Passion and Perseverance Behind a Start-up Joe Liemandt, founder, President and CEO of Trilogy, describes the passion and perseverance it took to take his enterprise software company from a five-person start-up to a global industry leader.
Evan Williams, Odeo The Technology of Podcasting Evan Williams, Co-founder and CEO of Odeo, discusses his views on the opportunities and challenges in the quickly emerging technology of Podcasting.
Evan Williams, Odeo Advent of Podcasting Evan Williams, co-founder of Pyra Labs, creators of Blogger, talks about podcasting and how it started. He believes that due to the “webification” of audio, podcasting has become exciting and
Evan Williams, Odeo Future of Podcasting Williams believes that podcasting has just begun and that it is going to grow in the coming years. He explains that people are now only in the 'geocities' phase where
Evan Williams, Odeo Dealing with Competition Williams gives his views on the evolving competitive landscape in podcasting. He believes that in a new, emerging market, it is about 'growing the pie' and bringing many players into
Evan Williams, Odeo Advice to Aspiring Entrepreneurs Williams advices budding entrepreneurs to start small and think big. You should start with something small and something that you care about, he says. Smaller problems can be solved faster
Evan Williams, Odeo Learning from Failure Williams talks about some of his biggest failures and what he learned from them. One of the things he has learned is the importance of building, collaborating and motivating a
Evan Williams, Odeo Maintaining Focus Williams believes that one of the challenges he faced from very early on was of maintaining focus. He explains that he now has to be more disciplined due to various
Evan Williams, Odeo Can Entrepreneurship be Taught? Williams believes that entrepreneurship can be taught as it is a combination of skills and intense desires that drive a person to overcome challenges.
Geoff Davis, Unitus The Microfinance of Entrepreneurship Geoff Davis, founder and CEO of Unitus, talks about microfinance at the Entrepreneurial Thought Leader lecture series emphasizing the relevance and potential of this field.
Geoff Davis, Unitus What is Microfinance? Geoff Davis, founder and CEO of Unitus, explains the meaning of microfinance and the huge potential and impact the field has. He goes on to discuss the difference between microfinance
Geoff Davis, Unitus Role of Unitus Davis talks about how he got involved in micro credit and how it led to the formation of Unitus. He explains how Unitus is different form Grameen Bank, a pioneer
Geoff Davis, Unitus Micro credit – A profitable business? Davis believes that microfinance institutions can be profitable. This is a business opportunity with incredible social impact, he says.
Geoff Davis, Unitus Challenges Faced by Unitus Davis talks about one of the biggest challenges he faced with Unitus: coming into an established industry that has been successful and showing that things can be done differently and
Geoff Davis, Unitus Following Your Gut Set your sights high and go for it, says Davis. He encourages students who want to make a difference to believe and follow their dreams with grit and ingenuity.
Geoff Davis, Unitus Prodding Small Companies to Think Big Davis discusses how Unitus helps transform small non-profit companies into large profitable companies. Unitus makes the companies think bigger and expand their vision. They try to paint the picture of
Debra Dunn, Skoll Foundation Skills for Social Entrepreneurship Dunn talks about how the skills that she has acquired in a traditional company like Hewlett Packard will be useful in solving social problems in non-profit ventures.
Jeff Hawkins, Numenta Entrepreneurship Viewed as a Tool and When to Use it in Industry & Science Jeff Hawkins, founder of Palm Computing and director of the Redwood Neuroscience Institute, speaks at Stanford University’s Entrepreneurial Thought Leader lecture series.
Jeff Hawkins, Numenta What is Entrepreneurship? Jeff Hawkins, co-founder of Palm Computing, talks about what entrepreneurship is and isn’t. Hawkins views entrepreneurship as a tool that is to be used sparingly and as a last resort.
Jeff Hawkins, Numenta Following Your Goal Hawkins advises everyone to find their passion and to use the fastest and surest ways to pursue that passion. He also believes it is very important to make the right
Jeff Hawkins, Numenta Outsourcing Hawkins shares his views on outsourcing and discusses how his company decides when and how to outsource. He believes that since the world is becoming global, outsourcing is the right
Jeff Hawkins, Numenta Hiring Plan Hawkins discusses the importance of having a planned hiring process while starting any new business. He goes on to say that the people who have not only seen the positives
Jeff Hawkins, Numenta Importance of Going Slow Hawkins believes that most companies go out of business because they grow rapidly rather than pacing themselves while growing.
Tim Draper, Draper Fisher Jurvetson Who are Entrepreneurs? Tim Draper, Founder and co-Managing Director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, compares entrepreneurs to 'heroes and heroines' who are willing to take huge risks to work for an extraordinary outcome.