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Facebook Refused to Sell

A billion dollars were on the table, but still Facebook refused to sell itself to Yahoo!. In this clip, Yahoo!’s then COO (and current Chegg CEO) Dan Rosensweig discusses the

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Judy Estrin, JLABS, LLC

Reaching Critical Mass in Tough Times

Estrin explains how it is difficult to reach critical mass in a tough economic environment, which prevents startups from growing enough to compete. She gives a personal example of Precept

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Mark Pincus, Zynga

In conversation with: Bing Gordon

Quick and Frequent Product Testing and Assessment

Mark Pincus, CEO and Founder of gaming company Zynga, encourages fast and frequent new ideas for video game development. But rather than putting forth tremendous resources to build out each

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Jess Lee, Polyvore

In conversation with: Peter Fenton

The Danger of Inaction

CEOs that freeze in decision making quickly cause politics in their teams, says venture capitalist Peter Fenton. Here Fenton talks with Polyvore CEO Jess Lee about the need for leaders

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Chi-Hua Chien, Goodwater Capital

Dan Rosensweig, Chegg

Solving Problems Makes a Great Business [Entire Talk]

In conversation with KPCB’s Chi-Hua Chien, Dan Rosensweig, CEO of textbook rental company Chegg, speaks about his professional history within Yahoo!, ZDNet, and Guitar Hero, and shares insights on business

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Marten Mickos, Eucalyptus Systems, MySQL AB

Company Culture Can Drive Business

Eucalyptus Systems CEO Mårten Mickos is a devotee of management guru Peter Drucker. Mickos elaborates on Drucker's position that "company culture eats strategy for breakfast," by offering amusing examples of

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Marten Mickos, Eucalyptus Systems, MySQL AB

Fallouts With Founders

While serving as CEO of MySQL AB, M�rten Mickos had a falling out with a founder of the company. These types of situations are common in startups, says Mickos, especially

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Marten Mickos, Eucalyptus Systems, MySQL AB

Entrepreneurialism is a Belief System

“You have to believe in something bigger than the business you are trying to address,” says Eucalyptus CEO M�rten Mickos. In this clip, Mickos explains why the foundation of an

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ETL Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Podcast

Marten Mickos, Eucalyptus Systems, MySQL AB

Believe In Something Bigger Than Yourself

In this lecture, Mårten Mickos shares the benefits and challenges involved in building businesses in the open source and cloud computing spaces. As the CEO of Eucalyptus Systems, Mickos identifies

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60 minutes

Steve Jurvetson, Draper Fisher Jurvetson

Innovation in a Disruptive Environment

Steve Jurvetson, partner at Draper Fisher Jurvetson, offers perspective on the market opportunities in innovation and technology. Topics discussed include the necessity for utter market disruption, interdisciplinary solutions (particularly across

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60 minutes

Steve Blank, Stanford University

Retooling Early Stage Development

Ninety-percent of Silicon Valley’s start-ups fail not because of faulty product, but because they don’t tap the right market and they don’t know their customer. Well-seasoned serial entrepreneur Steve Blank

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James Beshara, Tilt

Be Decisive and On Trend

Entrepreneur James Beshara discusses how a habit of decisiveness is more important to a venture than any one decision, and how the success of any technology company is judged by

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Jeff Seibert, Digits

Look for Culture Fit

Jeff Seibert, senior director of product at Twitter, describes how several companies made offers to acquire the technology behind his first startup, a file-conversion engine. Faced with multiple offers, Seibert

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Kathleen Eisenhardt, Stanford University

What Are Simple Rules?

Stanford Professor Kathleen Eisenhardt, co-author of “Simple Rules: How to Thrive in a Complex World,” outlines the basic commonalities of the simple rules that worked for the individuals and organizations

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Brett Crosby, Google Analytics

Taking Flight in a Hurricane

Google Analytics' Group Product Marketing Manager Brett Crosby recalls how two brutal blows to his enterprise – losing a huge client in the 11th hour and the tragedy of 9/11

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Amit Chatterjee, Hara, Inc.

Opportunity Beyond Geography

Amit Chatterjee, CEO and founder of Hara, pinpoints a shift in the startup game. It used to be that young businesses tapped their national market completely before heading overseas. Now,

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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

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Janice Roberts, Mayfield Fund

Losing Control to the Consumer

With consumer participation through user-generated content, blogs, real time feedback, self-promotion and web-based access, Roberts points out that a new form of marketing, viral marketing, is emerging. Viral marketing reflects

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Mark Pincus, Zynga

In conversation with: Bing Gordon

Building Hi-Tech Skyscrapers

Mark Pincus, CEO of Zynga, equates building a sustainable online empire with building the skyscrapers that shaped the look of modern cities at the turn of the last century. Pincus

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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

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Kathleen Eisenhardt, Stanford University

Crafting Simple Rules

Stanford Management Science and Engineering Professor Kathleen Eisenhardt discusses how a multinational company developed a set of rules that greatly simplified how to evaluate and choose new businesses with which

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Matthew Rabinowitz, Natera

Irreverence Pays Benefits

An overt desire to be associated with successful people has led to an unintentional culture of reverence in Silicon Valley, according to entrepreneur Matthew Rabinowitz. To counteract the effects of

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Brian Murray, HarperCollins

In conversation with: Tina Seelig

Publishers Act as Venture Capitalists

Brian Murray explains why publishing companies function much like venture capitalists, investing millions of dollars a year into developing new products in a culture business. Here the CEO and president

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Tien Tzuo, Salesforce.com

Strategy for Creating Customer Awareness

Tien Tzuo, Chief Strategy Officer for Salesforce.com, believes that investments are shifting from direct-marketing campaigns to online marketing. Customer awareness is created through buzz, PR and dialogues in the marketplace

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6 minutes

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