Learn Strategic Thinking for Technology Ventures

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Dangers of Protecting the Status Quo

Researcher and author Nassim Taleb shares his thoughts on how U.S. monetary policy prevents the necessary demise of fragile systems, which endangers future stability and unfairly rewards risky behavior.

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Clip 3 of 9 from: Create More Value Than You Capture [Entire Talk]

Tim O'Reilly, O'Reilly Media

Humans, Machines and Data

Entrepreneur and technology sage Tim O'Reilly uses examples from Google's autonomous car project to highlight the developing changes and interactions in the relationship between humans, machines and data.

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Clip 4 of 4 from: The Path to Palantir [Entire Talk]

Stephen Cohen, Palantir

Qualitative in Contrast to Quantitative

Palantir Co-Founder Stephen Cohen articulates how to approach a deeper understanding between knowledge and data that is quantitative versus qualitative in nature. Recognizing the depth and subtlety of the qualitative domain, in contrast to what is precisely definable, says Cohen, provides scientists and entrepreneurs with a new and valuable perspective on solving problems.

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Stephen Cohen, Palantir

The Relationship of Man and Machine

"There are lots that computers cannot do," says Stephen Cohen, co-founder of Palantir Technologies. According to Cohen, when computer scientists appreciate the importance of this idea, it opens up a series of fascinating questions and challenges around the future relationship between man and machine.

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Cindy Padnos, Illuminate Ventures

Preparing for What's Next

"We won't predict where the future is, the entrepreneurs will," says Cindy Padnos, founder and managing partner of Illuminate Ventures. Here Padnos deconstructs how her firm identifies new opportunities by leveraging advisor relationships and completing due diligence on new spaces.

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Clip 3 of 6 from: Calling All Entrepreneurial Heroes [Entire Talk]

Tim Draper, Draper Fisher Jurvetson

An Open Field in China

DFJ Managing Director Tim Draper relates his first forays as an investor in China, including how early opportunity recognition led his firm to a series of successful deals.

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Tim Draper, Draper Fisher Jurvetson

Break Down Walls

Tim Draper, managing director of DFJ, explains his passion for backing heroic entrepreneurs who "break down walls." Draper also encourages entrepreneurs to look for opportunities to take on established monopolies.

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Tim Draper, Draper Fisher Jurvetson

When Business is Illegal

Tim Draper, managing director of DFJ, recalls the experience of traveling in Russia, and learning about the generational challenges to that country's willingness to embrace entrepreneurship.

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Tim Draper, Draper Fisher Jurvetson

Gaining Global Perspective

DFJ Managing Director Tim Draper talks about how his firm first began to see new opportunities across the globe, based on the interconnectedness of people in an ever shrinking world.

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Clip 5 of 7 from: Drive Change Through Entrepreneurship [Entire Talk]

Steven McCormick, Moore Foundation

Measuring the Wrong Thing

If a nonprofit puts the emphasis on what is solely measurable, it can inadvertently cause the organization to do things that are not part of their mission, says Steven McCormick, president of the Moore Foundation. Here McCormick shares a sobering example of when an institution measures by the wrong metric.

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Steven McCormick, Moore Foundation

Danger of Chasing the Money

Moore Foundation President Steven McCormick explains how the unrelenting pressure to accept funding can cause an organization to lose operational focus on pursuing their mission. Using an example from earlier in his career at The Nature Conservancy, McCormick describes how this slippery slope can also inadvertently exacerbate funding issues.

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Clip 1 of 3 from: Disruptive Innovation Can Happen Anywhere [Entire Talk]

Hank Wuh, Skai Ventures

Bitten by the Bug

Surgeon and Skai Ventures Founder Dr. Hank Wuh describes how he was bitten by the entrepreneurial bug while completing his medical training at Stanford. Wuh explains he became interested in business and commercialization by identifying problems that needed to be solved in the operating room.

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Melinda Gates, Gates Foundation

Creating Markets to Solve Problems

Gates Foundation Co-Chair Melinda Gates describes how her organization helped in developing an innovative way to create new vaccine markets to combat childhood deaths in the developing world. Gates explains how the road to finding a solution begins by examining and taking apart established problems and systems.

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Clip 2 of 7 from: Finding Your Way as an Entrepreneur [Entire Talk]

Drew Houston, Dropbox

Motivated to Solve a Problem

Co-Founder Drew Houston tells the origin story of Dropbox, his cloud-based online file storage company. Houston admits going after an idea in what was a crowded space, but explains the personal pain points that drove him to create the first version of his product.

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Drew Houston, Dropbox

Should You Worry About Competition?

While it is important to consider the competition, says Dropbox Co-Founder Drew Houston, time and energy are better spent on factors within your control. Houston asserts a strong internal focus is far more important than worrying about competition, because for startups, "suicide is a much more common cause of death than homicide."

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ETL Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Podcast

Adam Lashinsky, Author

Secrets at Apple’s Core

Adam Lashinsky, Fortune senior editor-at-large, shares an insider look at Apple, one of the world's most iconic and secretive companies. Based on his research into the technology giant's internal processes and approaches to leadership and building products, Lashinsky offers insights and surprises from his book, Inside Apple: How America's Most Admired--and Secretive--Company Really Works.

Podcast 59 minutes

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Adam Lashinsky, Author

Every Detail Matters

Fortune magazine Senior Editor Adam Lashinsky shares examples of how Apple, and late co-founder Steve Jobs, obsessed over the smallest product details.

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Adam Lashinsky, Author

Secrets at Apple’s Core [Entire Talk]

Adam Lashinsky, Fortune senior editor-at-large, shares an insider look at Apple, one of the world's most iconic and secretive companies. Based on his research into the technology giant's internal processes and approaches to leadership and building products, Lashinsky offers insights and surprises from his book, Inside Apple: How America's Most Admired--and Secretive--Company Really Works.

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Adam Lashinsky, Author

Secrets at Apple’s Core [Entire Talk]

Adam Lashinsky, Fortune senior editor-at-large, shares an insider look at Apple, one of the world's most iconic and secretive companies. Based on his research into the technology giant's internal processes and approaches to leadership and building products, Lashinsky offers insights and surprises from his book, Inside Apple: How America's Most Admired--and Secretive--Company Really Works.