Mike Maples Jr., Floodgate Clarity of Business and Price Floodgate Co-Founder Mike Maples Jr. explains how a venture’s business model is rooted in the uniqueness of its product and a clear understanding of how much customers want it. Establishing
Scott Harrison, charity: water Thirsting for a Life of Service [Entire Talk] Scott Harrison, founder and CEO of charity: water, shares his entrepreneurial path from a life of pure self-interest to one driven by a desire to bring clean water to millions.
John Viera, Ford Motor CompanyRaj Kapoor, Lyft In conversation with: Pedram Mokrian Developing a New Model (T) Sell differently. Disrupting the single-owner model is a huge opportunity to bring services to underserved markets.
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.
Phil Libin, Evernote We Live in a Geek Meritocracy Serial entrepreneur Phil Libin believes now is ‘the best time in the history of the universe” to start a new company. The Evernote CEO argues that today we live in
Maureen Fan, Baobab Studios Making VR Come Alive with Animation If you can’t find the solution, create it. Focus on solving a problem when building your startup.
John Viera, Ford Motor CompanyRaj Kapoor, Lyft In conversation with: Pedram Mokrian Go Dual-Purpose with Your Data Consider how data can both serve a private business model and make public infrastructures more efficient.
Ravi Belani, Stanford University Network Effects 101 Unicorns aren’t random occurrences. In fact, truly massive tech companies share some very similar DNA.
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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.
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.
Navin Chaddha, Mayfield Innovation Isn’t Just Technical Your company’s greatest innovation might not be its technology.
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.
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
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.
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
