Matt Harvey, Stanford University Why Product Teams Hold the Power Author and venture partner Geoffrey Moore believes it’s a major privilege to work for a high-tech company. While an engineer coming off back to back (to back) all-nighters might disagree,
Matt Harvey, Stanford University Is Your Supply Chain Safe? Over the past few weeks, many companies have scrambled to address component and part shortages due to the devastating Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan. While large scale natural disasters
Mike Peña, Stanford University What’s Your Tolerance For Risk? Decide how much you’re willing to risk before taking the next step. The right role will bring out your full potential.
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
Eric Ries, The Lean Startup In conversation with: Bob Sutton [Transcript] The Spreadsheet Troll: Tales of Silos and Scaling To encourage innovation, measure and reward employees’ productive failures.
Luke Sykora, Stanford University Not Too Flexible Agility has its limits, and a highly adaptable strategy is much more powerful when paired with a diverse network of mentors.
Tina Seelig, Stanford University Shift Your Lens: The Power of Re-Framing Problems What is the sum of 5 plus 5? What two numbers add up to 10? The first question has only one right answer, while the second has an infinite number
Akaash Nanda, Stanford University When Something Doesn’t Sound Right, Listen Harder If there’s one thing we know for sure, it’s that entrepreneurship is an uncertain and risky journey where surprising discoveries often lead to breakthrough progress. So, how do we set
Deanna Badizadegan, Stanford University In conversation with: Deanna Badizadegan Global Entrepreneurship: More Than Just Replicating Silicon Valley Entrepreneurship may be seen as a key to improving society and economies in America and much of the developed world. But how much faith do other cultures put in it,
Mike Peña, Stanford University Is ‘Lean’ the Secret to Startup Success? Every sector can benefit from agile thinking. Get out the building and start talking to your customers.
Matt Harvey, Stanford University 3 Silicon Valley Leaders on Hiring As the United States trudges its way out of recession and high unemployment rates, Silicon Valley appears to be growing jobs at a faster pace. Even if the job market
Nathan Furr, Stanford University The Challenge of Growth in New Areas: The Innovator’s Paradox … and Solution The Innovator’s Paradox If you work for any type of business there is a good chance you may get trapped by the innovator’s paradox. At some point in the quest
Mike Peña, Stanford University A More Tactical Way to Prototype If you ask, experienced entrepreneurs will make it very clear how difficult their job is, and how slim your chances are of launching the next Uber or Facebook. And yet,
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
Matt Harvey, Stanford University Innovation Tips from Industry Trailblazers Innovation sure is popular these days. But saying the word innovation again and again is not enough to make it happen. How can you create and sustain innovation within an
Mike Peña, Stanford University Be Entrepreneurial Every Day November is National Entrepreneurship Month in the United States. But if you have an entrepreneurial mindset, opportunities present themselves every day – whether for a new business, or even just
Rachel Julkowski, Stanford University Five Common Crowdsourcing Mistakes and How To Avoid Them Pay attention to your users. Give direct feedback about ideas, both good and bad.
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.
Mike Peña, Stanford University Now Showing: Entrepreneurial Insights From the Entertainment Industry Over the past academic year, the Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Seminar has brought some of the sharpest innovators to Stanford for weekly talks. And even though school is now out, viewers
Luke Sykora, Stanford University Is Government Funding Good for Your Startup? Growing ventures don't need to shy away from public funds. But they should consider how a government partnership will affect longterm growth.
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
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
Mike Peña, Stanford University Who Funds You, Baby? New Study Shows VCs Outpace Other Innovation Backers These days, organizations across the board claim to be focused on innovation. But when you look at how well different types of entities responsible for bringing new products and services
Luke Sykora, Stanford University Born into Chaos The right founding team can thrive in a chaotic environment.