Strategy From Alibaba to the NBA [Entire Talk] Joseph Tsai, Alibaba Group with Tom Byers, Stanford University Watch Now 47 minutes Video
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Clip 3 of 4 Clip 3 of 4 from: How Things Gain from Disorder [Entire Talk] Nassim Taleb, Author 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.
Clip 3 of 9 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.
Clip 4 of 4 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.
Clip 3 of 4 Clip 3 of 4 from: The Path to Palantir [Entire Talk] 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.
Clip 4 of 6 Clip 4 of 6 from: An Enterprising Approach to Investment [Entire Talk] 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.
Clip 3 of 6 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.
Clip 5 of 6 Clip 5 of 6 from: Calling All Entrepreneurial Heroes [Entire Talk] 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.
Clip 4 of 6 Clip 4 of 6 from: Calling All Entrepreneurial Heroes [Entire Talk] 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.
Clip 1 of 6 Clip 1 of 6 from: Calling All Entrepreneurial Heroes [Entire Talk] 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.
Clip 5 of 7 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.
Clip 6 of 7 Clip 6 of 7 from: Drive Change Through Entrepreneurship [Entire Talk] 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.
Clip 1 of 3 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.
Clip 2 of 5 Clip 2 of 5 from: Pursue Passions with a Vengeance [Entire Talk] 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.
Clip 2 of 7 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.
Clip 6 of 7 Clip 6 of 7 from: Finding Your Way as an Entrepreneur [Entire Talk] 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."
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.
Clip 4 of 9 Clip 4 of 9 from: Secrets at Apple’s Core [Entire Talk] 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.
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. × Close Video Clips 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. Video Clips 3 minutes Do You Need to be Steve Jobs? 5 minutes When Steve Jobs Returned to Apple 5 minutes Keeping Company Secrets 2 minutes Every Detail Matters 4 minutes Insanely Great Integration 2 minutes Directly Responsible Individuals 2 minutes Stay on Simple Messages 2 minutes Leadership Questions for Apple 3 minutes Doing the Best Work of Your Career View Video Clips
Clip 3 of 8 Clip 3 of 8 from: A Playlist for Entrepreneurs [Entire Talk] Daniel Ek, Spotify The Big, Hairy, Audacious Goal of Spotify Spotify Co-Founder Daniel Ek explains the big goal behind Spotify, in response to a question from KPCB venture capitalist Chi-Hua Chien. Ek articulates Spotify's goal to create a social music service that was more attractive than piracy for consumers that also allowed the music industry to grow.
Clip 1 of 8 Clip 1 of 8 from: A Playlist for Entrepreneurs [Entire Talk] Daniel Ek, Spotify Entrepreneurship as Problem-Solving Spotify Co-Founder Daniel Ek shares his very early experiences with entrepreneurship, which came about due to a need to solve problems. Ek also provides his definition of an entrepreneur, as "someone that has an itch for a problem, and is annoyed enough by that problem to seek a solution for it."
Clip 2 of 8 Clip 2 of 8 from: The Wave of Social Entrepreneurship [Entire Talk] Jeff Church, Nika Water Take the Shot Nika Water Co-Founder Jeff Church encourages individuals to fully embrace opportunity when it shows up at the door. To avoid regret later in life, people must take the shot to do something extraordinary, says Church.
Clip 3 of 4 Clip 3 of 4 from: Two Generations of Entrepreneurship [Entire Talk] Andy Kurtzig, JustAnswer Birth of a Business Entrepreneur Andy Kurtzig talks about the birth of his current venture, JustAnswer. Kurtzig developed the idea for the paid question and answer platform when his wife, who was pregnant at the time, wanted on-demand answers to medical questions.
Clip 1 of 7 Clip 1 of 7 from: Find Your Vector of Impact [Entire Talk] Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, JOYUS The Act of Getting Started "The act of commitment is not about thinking about it in your head, it's about literally leaning forward and taking the first step," says JOYUS Founder Sukhinder Singh Cassidy. She describes how the simplest way to start working on a new venture or idea, particularly for young entrepreneurs, is to engage in the basic mechanics of discussing and planning with others.
Clip 6 of 7 Clip 6 of 7 from: Find Your Vector of Impact [Entire Talk] Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, JOYUS The Value of Speed As an entrepreneur, should you be thoughtful or fast? Entrepreneur Sukhinder Singh Cassidy sees this as a false dilemma and encourages entrepreneurs to focus on increasing the rate of learning. While speed is of the essence, says Singh Cassidy, "speed should not be confused with market timing."