Daniel Ek: A Playlist for Entrepreneurs [Entire Talk] Stanford eCorner 2012-06-12 | Daniel Ek, founder of digital music service, Spotify, is driven by a desire to solve interesting problems. In this fascinating lecture, moderated by KPCB's Chi-Hua Chien, Ek shares his thoughts on leadership, collaboration, and a laser-focus on building truly great products.View more clips and share your comments at http://ecorner.stanford.edu/authorMaterialInfo.html?mid=2964
What Product-Market Fit Feels Like - Alexandra Zatarain (Eight Sleep) Stanford eCorner 2024-06-05 | Alexandra Zatarain, co-founder and VP of brand and marketing at Eight Sleep, observes that finding product-market fit feels like a shift in a company, not just something you see in sales data. She shares her experience of getting through a difficult first five years at Eight Sleep before finding their fit.—-----------------------------------Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram Facebook: facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram YouTube: youtube.com/user/ecorner LEARN MOREeCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
Using Your Mission to Find Your Customer - Alexandra Zatarain (Eight Sleep) Stanford eCorner 2024-06-05 | Alexandra Zatarain, co-founder and VP of brand and marketing at Eight Sleep, explains how her company refined their brand and target audience by looking inward and understanding their core values. Once they understood their mission, she says, they were able to find their customer and build the company like a movement.—-----------------------------------Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram Facebook: facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram YouTube: youtube.com/user/ecorner LEARN MOREeCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
Challenges and Joys of Hardware - Alexandra Zatarain (Eight Sleep) Stanford eCorner 2024-06-05 | Alexandra Zatarain, co-founder and VP of brand and marketing at Eight Sleep, describes how Eight Sleep approaches developing new products as a hardware-focused company. She observes that it is harder to raise money for hardware, but building something people can hold is a thrill.—-----------------------------------Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram Facebook: facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram YouTube: youtube.com/user/ecorner LEARN MOREeCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
Going Narrow - Alexandra Zatarain (Eight Sleep) Stanford eCorner 2024-06-05 | Alexandra Zatarain, co-founder and VP of brand and marketing at Eight Sleep, advises startups to go very narrow in their customer segmentation. She shares how Eight Sleep learned this lesson and chose to reposition their brand.—-----------------------------------Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram Facebook: facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram YouTube: youtube.com/user/ecorner LEARN MOREeCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
Refining Price Point and Messaging - Alexandra Zatarain (Eight Sleep) Stanford eCorner 2024-06-05 | Alexandra Zatarain, co-founder and VP of brand and marketing at Eight Sleep, observes that research can’t help a company find the right price point and messaging strategy— you have to launch a product and see whether people are willing to pay for it. She recommends doing post-purchase research to continue refining your customer profile.—-----------------------------------Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram Facebook: facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram YouTube: youtube.com/user/ecorner LEARN MOREeCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
Conducting Valuable Research - Alexandra Zatarain (Eight Sleep) Stanford eCorner 2024-06-05 | Alexandra Zatarain, co-founder and VP of brand and marketing at Eight Sleep, shares how her company starts with qualitative research, having deep conversations with individuals to learn about their problems. Once they have enough information about a target audience to construct a profile, she says, they start gathering more quantitative data.—-----------------------------------Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram Facebook: facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram YouTube: youtube.com/user/ecorner LEARN MOREeCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
Getting to Product-Market Fit [Entire Talk] - Alexandra Zatarain (Eight Sleep) Stanford eCorner 2024-06-05 | Alexandra Zatarain is the co-founder and VP of brand and marketing of Eight Sleep, the world’s first sleep fitness company. A marketer and brand-builder, Zatarain has built the Eight Sleep brand and scaled the company’s revenue from $0 to current state. Eight Sleep was named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies of 2018 and was recognized two years in a row as a TIME Best Invention of the Year. In this conversation with Stanford adjunct lecturer Ravi Belani, Zatarain digs deep into the process of finding product-market fit, using examples from Eight Sleep’s struggles and successes.—-----------------------------------Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram Facebook: facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram YouTube: youtube.com/user/ecorner LEARN MOREeCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
AI and Mental Health Startups - Maria Barrera (Clayful) Stanford eCorner 2024-05-29 | Maria Barrera, founder and CEO of Clayful, explains why her company does not use AI in their mental-health treatment strategies. However, she says, they are leveraging it to help support workforce development.—-----------------------------------Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram Facebook: facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram YouTube: youtube.com/user/ecorner LEARN MOREeCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
Mental-Health Practices for Founders - Maria Barrera (Clayful) Stanford eCorner 2024-05-29 | As the founder and CEO of mental-health startup Clayful, Maria Barrera shares her approach to maintaining a healthy balance while running a company. The startup experience includes highs and lows, she says, so founders need to develop helpful habits and practices.—-----------------------------------Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram Facebook: facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram YouTube: youtube.com/user/ecorner LEARN MOREeCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
Mission-Driven Hiring - Maria Barrera (Clayful) Stanford eCorner 2024-05-29 | Maria Barrera, founder and CEO of Clayful, notes the challenge of building a startup focused on mental health when startup culture doesn’t always encourage work-life balance. She shares tips for finding employees who care not only about the mission, but also about building a successful and effective company.—-----------------------------------Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram Facebook: facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram YouTube: youtube.com/user/ecorner LEARN MOREeCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
Scale the Bright Spots - Maria Barrera (Clayful) Stanford eCorner 2024-05-29 | Maria Barrera, founder and CEO of Clayful, observes that her company found places to scale by examining where they were actually helping students. A challenge of EdTech, she says, is building products that work for students but are sold to school district leaders — but it’s possible to solve both needs with one solution.—-----------------------------------Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram Facebook: facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram YouTube: youtube.com/user/ecorner LEARN MOREeCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
Founder-Market Fit - Maria Barrera (Clayful) Stanford eCorner 2024-05-29 | Maria Barrera, founder and CEO of Clayful, shares how news about kids’ and teens’ mental health during the pandemic inspired her to start her company. She explains how her experience as an engineer helped her need-find as she explored a problem she deeply cared about.This clip includes references to trauma and suicide. The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is a hotline for individuals in crisis or for those looking to help someone else. To speak with a trained listener, call 988. Visit 988lifeline.org for crisis chat services or for more information. The Crisis Text Line is a texting service for emotional crisis support. To text with a trained helper, text SAVE to 741741. It is free, available 24/7, and confidential.—-----------------------------------Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram Facebook: facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram YouTube: youtube.com/user/ecorner LEARN MOREeCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
Mental Health Tech, Mentally Healthy Startups [Entire Talk] Stanford eCorner 2024-05-29 | Maria Barrera, a Stanford-educated engineer, is the founder and CEO of Clayful, a platform dedicated to providing essential mental health support for the TikTok generation. Today, Barrera’s company creates accessible resources for K-12 students and has already made a profound impact on thousands of students nationwide. In this conversation with Stanford adjunct lecturer Ravi Belani, Barrera shares her journey to founding a mental health startup and how she incorporates strategies for mental wellbeing in her life and on her team.This talk includes references to trauma and suicide. The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is a hotline for individuals in crisis or for those looking to help someone else. To speak with a trained listener, call 988. Visit 988lifeline.org for crisis chat services or for more information. The Crisis Text Line is a texting service for emotional crisis support. To text with a trained helper, text SAVE to 741741. It is free, available 24/7, and confidential.—-----------------------------------Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram Facebook: facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram YouTube: youtube.com/user/ecorner LEARN MOREeCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
Gaining Startup Skills and Mentors - Maria Barrera (Clayful) Stanford eCorner 2024-05-29 | Maria Barrera, founder and CEO of Clayful, advises aspiring entrepreneurs to consider what skills they are missing and find a career that can help them build those skills before starting their own company. A career is also an opportunity to find mentors, she says, and offers tips on finding mentorship.—-----------------------------------Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram Facebook: facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram YouTube: youtube.com/user/ecorner LEARN MOREeCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
Exploration in Sports Technology [Entire Talk] Stanford eCorner 2024-05-22 | David Allemann co-leads the Swiss sports company On, one of the fastest-growing global sports brands. He puts a special focus on product, design, marketing, and the direct-to-consumer business of On. Previously, Allemann worked at the intersection of business and creativity at McKinsey & Company, as managing director of the advertising agency Young & Rubicam, and as CMO of design brand Vitra. In this presentation, Allemann shares how he and his co-founders built their shoe company on a spirit of exploration, innovation, and positivity, and what aspiring entrepreneurs can learn from their experience.—-----------------------------------Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram Facebook: facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram YouTube: youtube.com/user/ecorner LEARN MOREeCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
Ingraining Sustainability - David Allemann (On) Stanford eCorner 2024-05-22 | David Allemann, co-founder and executive co-chairman of On, explains how he and his co-founders built their team by creating a clear mindset and making it generational. He urges aspiring entrepreneurs to consider who they want to have next to them if they scale quickly and advises them to know when to let go.—-----------------------------------Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram Facebook: facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram YouTube: youtube.com/user/ecorner LEARN MOREeCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
Maintaining Values as You Grow - David Allemann (On) Stanford eCorner 2024-05-22 | David Allemann, co-founder and executive co-chairman of On, explains how he and his co-founders built their team by creating a clear mindset and making it generational. He urges aspiring entrepreneurs to consider who they want to have next to them if they scale quickly and advises them to know when to let go.—-----------------------------------Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram Facebook: facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram YouTube: youtube.com/user/ecorner LEARN MOREeCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
Go Global from the Get-Go - David Allemann (On) Stanford eCorner 2024-05-22 | David Allemann, co-founder and executive co-chairman of On, observes that through digital channels, companies can now reach consumers and collaborate from anywhere. He explains how On built their international team, and how their diversity is core to innovation.—-----------------------------------Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram Facebook: facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram YouTube: youtube.com/user/ecorner LEARN MOREeCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
Finding Your First Customers - David Allemann (On) Stanford eCorner 2024-05-22 | David Allemann, co-founder and executive co-chairman of On, shares some of the innovative and unconventional ways he and his co-founders connected with their first customers at marathon expos and local running stores.—-----------------------------------Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram Facebook: facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram YouTube: youtube.com/user/ecorner LEARN MOREeCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
Product Innovation First - David Allemann (On) Stanford eCorner 2024-05-22 | David Allemann, co-founder and executive co-chairman of On, advises aspiring entrepreneurs to remember the product has to come first. He shares how he and his co-founders prototyped their first shoes, then embraced machine learning to more rapidly iterate.—-----------------------------------Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram Facebook: facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram YouTube: youtube.com/user/ecorner LEARN MOREeCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
The Privilege to Take a Risk - David Allemann (On) Stanford eCorner 2024-05-22 | David Allemann, co-founder and executive co-chairman of On, shares how he and his co-founders acknowledged that because of their privilege, they could afford to take a big risk when they started their company. He encourages aspiring founders to be calculated, but adopt a “nothing-to-lose” mentality.—-----------------------------------Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram Facebook: facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram YouTube: youtube.com/user/ecorner LEARN MOREeCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
Monetizing Open-Source Projects - Ali Ghodsi (Databricks) Stanford eCorner 2024-05-15 | Ali Ghodsi, CEO and co-founder of Databricks, advises that succeeding with an open-source product requires two home runs: First the project has to go viral, then the company has to develop a more valuable proprietary product that people are willing to pay for.—-----------------------------------Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram Facebook: facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram YouTube: youtube.com/user/ecorner LEARN MOREeCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
A Controversial Take on Culture - Ali Ghodsi (Databricks) Stanford eCorner 2024-05-15 | Ali Ghodsi, CEO and co-founder of Databricks, observes that a company’s culture is more or less the personality of its CEO. He advises founders to formalize cultural principles based on an honest assessment of the CEO, then promote, hire, and manage people out based on that culture.—-----------------------------------Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram Facebook: facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram YouTube: youtube.com/user/ecorner LEARN MOREeCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
Should You Tell Before You Sell? - Ali Ghodsi (Databricks) Stanford eCorner 2024-05-15 | Ali Ghodsi, CEO and co-founder of Databricks, advises CEOs not to tell their co-founders if they have an offer to sell the company, because the co-founders may have conflicting opinions and pressure the CEO. He shares practical advice for thinking about when to sell, and for how much.—-----------------------------------Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram Facebook: facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram YouTube: youtube.com/user/ecorner LEARN MOREeCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
Lessons from a Large Founding Team [Entire Talk] Stanford eCorner 2024-05-15 | Ali Ghodsi is the CEO and co-founder of Databricks, a leader in data and AI. He pioneered the data intelligence platform built on a lakehouse architecture, revolutionizing analytics and AI for global organizations. Prior to becoming CEO, he served as the VP of engineering and product management. In this conversation with Stanford adjunct lecturer Ravi Belani, Ghodsi Shares lessons he’s learned from being one of seven co-founders at Databricks and leading a company that began with open-source software.—-----------------------------------Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram Facebook: facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram YouTube: youtube.com/user/ecorner LEARN MOREeCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
How to Split Equity - Ali Ghodsi (Databricks) Stanford eCorner 2024-05-15 | Ali Ghodsi, CEO and co-founder of Databricks, recommends splitting equity evenly among co-founders, even though it’s not what his own company did. Splitting equity based on early actions wastes time and causes conflicts, he says. It’s better to focus on the future you want to create together.—-----------------------------------Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram Facebook: facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram YouTube: youtube.com/user/ecorner LEARN MOREeCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
Diversify Your Team’s Thinking - Ali Ghodsi (Databricks) Stanford eCorner 2024-05-15 | Ali Ghodsi, CEO and co-founder of Databricks, observes that an academic mindset can lead founders to fail because they expect everyone to approach problems the same way they would. He encourages founders to work with people with different backgrounds and ways of thinking.—-----------------------------------Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram Facebook: facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram YouTube: youtube.com/user/ecorner LEARN MOREeCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
Find Co-founders You Trust - Ali Ghodsi (Databricks) Stanford eCorner 2024-05-15 | Ali Ghodsi, CEO and co-founder of Databricks, advises aspiring founders to find co-founders they can fully trust. With trust, he says, large founding teams — like Databricks’ seven co-founders — can work.—-----------------------------------Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram Facebook: facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram YouTube: youtube.com/user/ecorner LEARN MOREeCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
The Right Move, the Right Speed - Margo Georgiadis (Flagship Pioneering and Montai Health) Stanford eCorner 2024-05-08 | Margo Georgiadis, CEO-partner of Flagship Pioneering and co-founder and CEO of Montai Health, observes two things that people often forget about successful companies: the difference between being the first mover and the first right mover, and the value of a simple core idea.—-----------------------------------Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram Facebook: facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram YouTube: youtube.com/user/ecorner LEARN MOREeCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
Reimagining and Funding Better Treatments - Margo Georgiadis (Flagship Pioneering & Montai Health) Stanford eCorner 2024-05-08 | Margo Georgiadis, CEO-partner of Flagship Pioneering and co-founder and CEO of Montai Health, explains how amassing knowledge about the chemistry of the human body can lead to better treatments. Getting investors to fund those innovations, she says, requires reducing some risk by showing them proof that an idea can work.—-----------------------------------Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram Facebook: facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram YouTube: youtube.com/user/ecorner LEARN MOREeCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
Deep Tech Innovation [Entire Talk] Stanford eCorner 2024-05-08 | Margo Georgiadis is a CEO-partner at Flagship Pioneering and co-founder and CEO of Montai Health, an AI platform company enabling the predictable discovery of breakthrough small molecule medicines to treat and preempt chronic disease. In these roles, Georgiadis brings extensive expertise in technological innovation and high-performance business transformation and leverages her artificial intelligence and machine learning experience to advance biotech innovation. In this presentation and conversation with Stanford adjunct lecturer Ravi Belani, Georgiadis shares frameworks that Flagship uses to develop deep tech companies and her approach to addressing the challenges of drug discovery.—-----------------------------------Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram Facebook: facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram YouTube: youtube.com/user/ecorner LEARN MOREeCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
The Challenge of Biology - Margo Georgiadis (Flagship Pioneering and Montai Health) Stanford eCorner 2024-05-08 | Margo Georgiadis, CEO-partner of Flagship Pioneering and co-founder and CEO of Montai Health, explains the challenges of drug discovery and development and what motivated her to find a different approach to the industry. She shares Montai’s approach and strategies for using AI.—-----------------------------------Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram Facebook: facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram YouTube: youtube.com/user/ecorner LEARN MOREeCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
Essential Questions Before Launch - Margo Georgiadis (Flagship Pioneering and Montai Health) Stanford eCorner 2024-05-08 | Margo Georgiadis, CEO-partner of Flagship Pioneering and co-founder and CEO of Montai Health, shares Flagship’s framework for launching a new company. She digs deeper into how to determine good timing, giving an example from her time at YouTube.—-----------------------------------Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram Facebook: facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram YouTube: youtube.com/user/ecorner LEARN MOREeCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
A Process for Innovation - Margo Georgiadis (Flagship Pioneering and Montai Health) Stanford eCorner 2024-05-08 | Margo Georgiadis, CEO-partner of Flagship Pioneering and co-founder and CEO of Montai Health, explains Flagship’s institutional process for creating successful deep-tech companies and the culture they’ve built to make the process possible.—-----------------------------------Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram Facebook: facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram YouTube: youtube.com/user/ecorner LEARN MOREeCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
A Pioneering Approach to Innovation - Margo Georgiadis (Flagship Pioneering and Montai Health) Stanford eCorner 2024-05-08 | Margo Georgiadis, CEO-partner of Flagship Pioneering and co-founder and CEO of Montai Health, observes that it’s easier to know the risks of ideas that are adjacent to current solutions, but warns that other people can also see those opportunities. She explains Flagship’s approach to going after high-uncertainty innovations by systematically identifying proof that the ideas will work.—-----------------------------------Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram Facebook: facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram YouTube: youtube.com/user/ecorner LEARN MOREeCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
Radically Pragmatic Insights [Entire Talk] Stanford eCorner 2024-05-01 | Qasar Younis is the co-founder and CEO of Applied Intuition, which creates software solutions to help automakers, Tier 1 suppliers, and companies in the trucking, construction, and agriculture industries transition to next-generation vehicles. Before founding Applied Intuition, Younis was a partner and COO of Y Combinator. In this conversation with Stanford adjunct lecturer Ravi Belani, Younis gives practical advice for aspiring entrepreneurs, especially students, and shares insights he’s gathered from his experience as an investor and founder.—-----------------------------------Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram Facebook: facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram YouTube: youtube.com/user/ecorner LEARN MOREeCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
Mission Matters Later - Qasar Younis (Applied Intuition) Stanford eCorner 2024-05-01 | Qasar Younis, CEO of Applied Intuition, explains the difference between a mission and values, how his company developed their values (or operating principles), and how they help the company attract the right employees. He encourages founders to make sure their product is accepted by the market first before establishing values or a mission.—-----------------------------------Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram Facebook: facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram YouTube: youtube.com/user/ecorner LEARN MOREeCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
The Possibilities of AI [Entire Talk] - Sam Altman (OpenAI) Stanford eCorner 2024-05-01 | Sam Altman is the co-founder and CEO of OpenAI, the AI research and deployment company behind ChatGPT and DALL-E. Altman was president of the early-stage startup accelerator Y Combinator from 2014 to 2019. In 2015, he co-founded OpenAI as a nonprofit research lab with the mission to build general-purpose artificial intelligence that benefits all humanity. In this conversation with Stanford adjunct lecturer Ravi Belani, Altman gives advice for aspiring AI entrepreneurs and shares his insights about the opportunities and risks of AI tools and artificial general intelligence.—-----------------------------------Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram Facebook: facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram YouTube: youtube.com/user/ecorner LEARN MOREeCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
Smart AI and Society - Sam Altman (OpenAI) Stanford eCorner 2024-05-01 | Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, observes that the prospect of making an artificial general intelligence that is smarter than any human is naturally frightening, but he believes having more intelligent tools will do more good than bad. Humans have gotten smarter, he says, because society is smarter and more capable than any individual human.—-----------------------------------Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram Facebook: facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram YouTube: youtube.com/user/ecorner LEARN MOREeCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
Global and Equitable AI Access - Sam Altman (OpenAI) Stanford eCorner 2024-05-01 | Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, observes that making AI training compute more equitably available to people around the world is going to become increasingly important. In addition, he says, countries are going to realize the importance of having their own AI infrastructure.—-----------------------------------Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram Facebook: facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram YouTube: youtube.com/user/ecorner LEARN MOREeCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
Responsible AI Deployment - Sam Altman (OpenAI) Stanford eCorner 2024-05-01 | Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, explains that he is increasingly worried about how to responsibly deploy more capable AI models. He predicts that more advanced models will require more granular deployment, as well as stakeholders working together to determine the rules of AI.—-----------------------------------Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram Facebook: facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram YouTube: youtube.com/user/ecorner LEARN MOREeCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
The Subtle Dangers of AGI - Sam Altman (OpenAI) Stanford eCorner 2024-05-01 | Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, says he is concerned about the subtle dangers of artificial general intelligence (AGI), because people are more likely to overlook them compared to cataclysmic dangers. He shares one particular concern: whether society can adapt quickly enough to the long-term changes AGI will bring about.—-----------------------------------Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram Facebook: facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram YouTube: youtube.com/user/ecorner LEARN MOREeCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
Is Developing AI Worth the Money? - Sam Altman (OpenAI) Stanford eCorner 2024-05-01 | Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, says he doesn’t worry about how much his company is spending to develop more advanced AI models. In fact, he’s embarrassed by their existing products, but he explains the advantages of iterative deployment for letting society coevolve with technology.—-----------------------------------Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram Facebook: facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram YouTube: youtube.com/user/ecorner LEARN MOREeCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
When to Be Contrarian - Sam Altman (OpenAI) Stanford eCorner 2024-05-01 | Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, encourages aspiring entrepreneurs to focus on being right above being contrarian. He encourages them to find areas where they have unique insight and learn to trust their own intuition.—-----------------------------------Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram Facebook: facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram YouTube: youtube.com/user/ecorner LEARN MOREeCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
Don’t Pursue the Obvious Ideas - Sam Altman (OpenAI) Stanford eCorner 2024-05-01 | Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, declines to share AI challenges for new startups to address because, he says, ideas that are obvious enough for someone to publicly share are probably not great startup ideas. He advises aspiring entrepreneurs to chart their own course.—-----------------------------------Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram Facebook: facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram YouTube: youtube.com/user/ecorner LEARN MOREeCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
The Future of Autonomous Vehicles - Qasar Younis (Applied Intuition) Stanford eCorner 2024-04-24 | Qasar Younis, CEO of Applied Intuition, observes that the autonomous vehicle industry is at a crossroads with two potential paths: fully autonomous in limited areas, and semi-autonomous with humans in the loop. Self-driving is definitely going to happen, he says. The question is which way it will go, and how to address cost.—-----------------------------------Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram Facebook: facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram YouTube: youtube.com/user/ecorner LEARN MOREeCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
Deciding to Become a Founder - Qasar Younis (Applied Intuition) Stanford eCorner 2024-04-24 | Qasar Younis, CEO of Applied Intuition, shares his entrepreneurial journey and how it has helped him discover revelations about himself and why he is drawn to being a founder. He encourages entrepreneurs to figure out their own motivations and identity.—-----------------------------------Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram Facebook: facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram YouTube: youtube.com/user/ecorner LEARN MOREeCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
Building Organizations by Understanding Human Nature - Qasar Younis (Applied Intuition) Stanford eCorner 2024-04-24 | Qasar Younis, CEO of Applied Intuition, encourages entrepreneurs who want to build strong organizations to read books from outside the world of technology to learn about human behavior. As an organization grows, he says, leaders have to build organizations that effectively deal with different types of people.—-----------------------------------Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram Facebook: facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram YouTube: youtube.com/user/ecorner LEARN MOREeCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
The Spectrum of Careers - Qasar Younis (Applied Intuition) Stanford eCorner 2024-04-24 | Qasar Younis, CEO of Applied Intuition, shares advice for college students who are aspiring founders and are deciding which direction to take their career. By becoming an employee at a large institution, you learn practical skills but are a cog in the system. By starting a company right away, you learn about being a founder but face fear and uncertainty.—-----------------------------------Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram Facebook: facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram YouTube: youtube.com/user/ecorner LEARN MOREeCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
Experience Matters - Qasar Younis (Applied Intuition) Stanford eCorner 2024-04-24 | Qasar Younis, CEO of Applied Intuition, observes that experience is an important component of becoming a successful founder. He encourages aspiring founders to spend time learning important business functions before starting a company, but not to wait until the momentum of life takes over.—-----------------------------------Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram Facebook: facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram YouTube: youtube.com/user/ecorner LEARN MOREeCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
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