Tim O'Reilly, O'Reilly Media Transforming Customers and Businesses Publisher and entrepreneur Tim O'Reilly offers insights and inspirations that have influenced the successful growth of his business. O'Reilly also challenges companies to think in terms of the kinds of
Tim O'Reilly, O'Reilly Media Open-Source Considerations Entrepreneur Tim O'Reilly cautions entrepreneurs to carefully think through adopting an open-source-based business model, as new platforms and current services have changed the viability of this option.
Jeff Church, Nika Water Can Products Save the World? Entrepreneur Jeff Church discusses whether social enterprises can sell products to affect change in the world. As the co-founder of social enterprise Nika Water, Church believes social entrepreneurs can only
Joseph DeSimone, Carbon Future-Proofing Customers Serial entrepreneur Joseph DeSimone explains the subscription aspect of his latest startup, where customers essentially rent Carbon’s 3D printers instead of owning them. This protects customers from having to keep
Bruce Cozadd, Jazz PharmaceuticalsJack Fuchs, Stanford University In conversation with: Tom Byers Facing a Crisis with Principles Strong, clear principles can help leaders and companies weather a storm.
Scott Harrison, charity: water Re-Inventing Charity "If we're going to solve a problem this big, we're going to need everybody to trust what we're doing," says Scott Harrison, founder of charity: water. Harrison discusses his organization's
Bill Gross, Idealab & eSolar Can You Objectively Compare Ideas? Bill Gross, Idealab’s founder and CEO, shares his thinking on how to objectively compare ideas. While admitting it can be a challenge to do so, in this clip, Gross describes
Cyriac Roeding, Shopkick You Have to Break the Egg [Entire Talk] Cyriac Roeding, co-founder and CEO of mobile app company Shopkick, shares personal stories and insights on dealing with the essential questions facing entrepreneurs. He also provides unique perspectives on the
Ravi Belani, Stanford University Network Effects 101 Unicorns aren’t random occurrences. In fact, truly massive tech companies share some very similar DNA.
John Viera, Ford Motor CompanyRaj Kapoor, Lyft In conversation with: Pedram Mokrian Build Towards the Future User Anticipate how technological innovations might rapidly reframe what your users will value.
Ben Horowitz, Andreessen Horowitz In conversation with: Tom Byers Disrupting the Venture Capital Industry Ben Horowitz, a founding partner of Andreessen Horowitz, describes how his venture capital firm went from industry newcomer to a leader in the Silicon Valley ecosystem in just a few
Joseph Tsai, Alibaba Group In conversation with: Tom Byers The Economics of NBA Basketball Speaking from Hong Kong while under quarantine due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Alibaba Group co-founder and executive vice chairman Joe Tsai shares stories and strategies from both Alibaba and his newer role as owner of the Brooklyn Nets.
Matt Harvey, Stanford University 3 Ways to Connect with Customers In all the excitement around creating a new product or starting a fresh company, even seasoned entrepreneurs can lose sight of the importance of connecting with customers. Maybe customers aren’t
Leila Janah, Samasource Putting a Face on Consumer Products Social entrepreneur Leila Janah talks about how her luxury skincare brand LXMI (pronounced “luxe-me”) also gives dignified work, instead of charity, to women and families in need. She says the
Tristan Harris, Time Well Spent Making Technology Less Manipulative [Entire Talk] Technology must be designed to enhance people’s lives, not just dazzle them. Your startup’s stated mission and bottom-line concerns should be one and the same.
John Viera, Ford Motor CompanyRaj Kapoor, Lyft In conversation with: Pedram Mokrian The Hidden Gem of Sustainability Lead by example and a whole industry might follow.
Navin Chaddha, Mayfield Innovation Isn’t Just Technical Your company’s greatest innovation might not be its technology.
John Viera, Ford Motor CompanyRaj Kapoor, Lyft In conversation with: Pedram Mokrian The World is About Collaboration Collaborate with others, and don’t shy away from opportunities to make a real impact on the world.
David Baszucki, Roblox When the Platform is Your Product [Entire Talk] Make your vision your north star and let user data inform iterations. Create virtuous cycles to drive and sustain growth.
Vlad Tenev, Robinhood In conversation with: Ravi Belani Original Mistakes Speaking amid a controversy around Robinhood’s decision to temporarily halt trading of GameStop and some other volatile securities, Robinhood’s CEO explores the venture’s business model and mission.
Freada Kapor Klein, Kapor Capital Building a Gap-Closing Business One way to create a business model around diversity: Build a product that closes socioeconomic gaps.
Morris Chang, Taiwan Semiconductor An Emphasis on Excellence Morris Chang, founding chairman of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, reflects on his journey of bringing revolutionary changes to his industry, in conversation with Stanford President John Hennessy. Chang also
Jennifer Morris, Conservation International Effective Models for Sustainable Growth [Entire Talk] In this informative lecture, Conservation International Executive Vice President Jennifer Morris shares her organization's commitment to creating programs to support sustainable development. Morris articulates the importance of developing innovative financing
John Viera, Ford Motor CompanyRaj Kapoor, Lyft In conversation with: Pedram Mokrian Thinking Beyond the Possible Wave your magic wand. Thinking far beyond what’s currently feasible unlocks new targets for innovation.
