Jenny Xia Spradling, FreeWillPatrick Schmitt, FreeWill In conversation with: Toby Corey How to Lead as Co-CEOs Building a startup on shared values gives entrepreneurs a foundation for company culture and growth.
Jenny Xia Spradling, FreeWillPatrick Schmitt, FreeWill In conversation with: Toby Corey Building From Values [Entire Talk] Building a startup on shared values gives entrepreneurs a foundation for company culture and growth.
Jenny Xia Spradling, FreeWillPatrick Schmitt, FreeWill In conversation with: Toby Corey Mission-Driven Fundraising Building a startup on shared values gives entrepreneurs a foundation for company culture and growth.
Patrick Schmitt, FreeWillJenny Xia Spradling, FreeWill In conversation with: Toby Corey Building From Values Building a startup on shared values gives entrepreneurs a foundation for company culture and growth.
Payal Kadakia, ClassPass In conversation with: Ravi Belani Mission Over Product Success doesn’t need to mean sacrificing authenticity.
Max Levchin, PaypalPeter Thiel, Paypal Changing the Business Model Though Paypal launched the Palm model and the internet model at roughly the same time with roughly the same number of customers, the internet model took off while the Palm
Ann Miura-Ko, Floodgate Business Models Matter FLOODGATE Fund co-founding partner Ann Miura-Ko believes it’s the business model that matters most, rather than the business plan. A well-thought out business model that is data-driven and scenario-focused will
Joe McCracken, Genentech Genentech’s Business Model Joe McCracken, Vice President of Business Development at Genentech, describes Genentech’s business model where commercialization takes a back seat to science. He differentiates this from other typical pharmaceutical companies and
Joe Britt, DangerMatt Hershenson, Danger Danger's Business Model Danger's revenue comes from three sources: initial sign up fees, monthly service fees, and through a web share on content and applications that get downloaded to the device.
Guy Kawasaki, Garage Technology Ventures The New Business Model The business model today is very different than it was before and during the boom, says Kawasaki. In order to write the best business plan possible, follow Kawasaki’s steps: specificity,
Jeff Raikes, Microsoft Innovation in Business Models Raikes talks about how Microsoft’s success at innovating business models equals its success in technology innovation. Before Microsoft, there was no market for a company that did operating systems. The
Lewis Cirne, New Relic A Smoother Business Model New Relic Founder and CEO Lew Cirne says his company’s business model incorporates both individual subscriptions and enterprise licensing as a way to smooth out revenue flow. In conversation with
Aaron Levie, Box.net The Freemium Business Model At Box.net’s inception, customers were charged for storage when they signed up. However, Box.net CEO and Co-Founder Aaron Levie, and his team, realized they wanted to grow the customer base
Rick Wallace, KLA-Tencor Follow the Business Model Rick Wallace shares the history of KLA-Tencor to show that it is important to follow one’s business model. KLA revolutionized the industry by starting to charge for service instead of
Tim Choi, Voltage Security Voltage Business Model Voltage is an enterprise software company and sells their software to customers. They are also looking for managed service providers and partners.
Alexander Osterwalder, Author The Business Model Canvas Alexander Osterwalder shares a short video to explain the structure of his business model canvas framework. Emphasizing the importance of searching for a business model, Osterwalder says, “Great products are
Halle Tecco, Rock Health Business Models are the Challenge Halle Tecco, CEO of Rock Health, explains the landscape of current challenges for digital health startups. While funding was an issue a few years ago, says Tecco, today the big
Ann Miura-Ko, Floodgate Rapid Business Model Testing A successful startup does not flower solely from a great product or idea, says Ann Miura-Ko, partner at FLOODGATE Fund. She argues that success stems from the ability to grow
Cyriac Roeding, Shopkick The Beauty of a Native Business Model Shopkick Co-Founder Cyriac Roeding discusses two schools of thought on business models. While some entrepreneurs may work hard to find a business model to layer on top of a solution,
Alexander Osterwalder, Author Talking About Business Models Author and entrepreneur Alexander Osterwalder explains the challenge in defining and discussing business models around the world. Osterwalder also describes his journey from academia to application in building a shared,
Rashmi Sinha, SlideShareJonathan Boutelle, SlideShare Business Model for a Media Company A media company on the Internet requires a lot of traffic to make it worth the time to make large-scale brand advertising happen, explains SlideShare CTO Jonathan Boutelle. His cofounder
Joe Britt, DangerMatt Hershenson, Danger The Danger Product and Business Model Danger has developed a low-cost combination device that functions as a phone, and is internet and email compatible, that is marketed to the young and hip. The business model is
Mike Olson, Cloudera Open Source Business Models Cloudera Co-Founder Mike Olson steps through various business models in open source companies, including the service/support model, dual licensing, and Cloudera’s current approach to growing revenue through relationships.
Alexander Osterwalder, Author Sketching Out a Business Model Author and business model innovator Alexander Osterwalder sketches out a commodities business model with the help of Stanford students. The exercise examines the impact of customer segments, branding, logistics and