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Best podcasts about opportunity recognition

Latest podcast episodes about opportunity recognition

Passion Struck with John R. Miles
Rachel Rodgers on How You Build Wealth and Abundance EP 490

Passion Struck with John R. Miles

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 61:23


In this episode of Passion Struck, I had the incredible privilege of welcoming Rachel Rodgers, a powerhouse of empowerment and financial wisdom. Rachel is the CEO and founder of Hello7, a multi-million dollar company dedicated to helping diverse entrepreneurs earn more money and build wealth. Her first groundbreaking book, "We Should All Be Millionaires," sparked a revolution in mindset, inspiring thousands to reimagine their relationship with money. Today, we delve into her highly anticipated companion guide, "Million Dollar Action," which provides a step-by-step roadmap to making wealth happen.Rachel shares her journey from being an intellectual property attorney to starting a coaching business focused on wealth building. She emphasizes the importance of transitioning carefully and testing new ventures as side hustles before fully committing. We discuss the startling statistics about women entrepreneurs and the wealth gap, highlighting the need for financial security and empowerment.SponsorsBabbel is the new way to learn a foreign language. The comprehensive learning system combines effective education methods with state-of-the-art technology! Right now, get SIXTY percent off your Babbel subscription—but only for our listeners, at Babbel dot com slash PASSION.--► For information about advertisers and promo codes, go to:https://passionstruck.com/deals/Order a copy of my book, "Passion Struck: Twelve Powerful Principles to Unlock Your Purpose and Ignite Your Most Intentional Life," today!  Recognized as a 2024 must-read by the Next Big Idea Club, the book has won the Business Minds Best Book Award, the Eric Hoffer Award, the International Book Awards for Best Non-Fiction, the 2024 Melanie P. Smith Reader's Choice Contest by Connections eMagazine, and the Non-Fiction Book Awards Gold Medal. Don't miss the opportunity to transform your life with these powerful principles!Full show notes and resources can be found here:  https://passionstruck.com/rachel-rodgers-on-how-you-build-wealth-abundance/In this episode, you will learn:The importance of taking responsibility for financial decisions and improving control over themThe significance of forgiveness in financial matters, especially forgiving oneself for past mistakesThe impact of mindset shifts on one's ability to see opportunities and abundanceThe value of making million-dollar decisions that align with abundance and growthThe role of community in supporting and holding individuals accountable for their financial goalsAll things Rachel Rodgers: https://rachelrodgers.com/Catch More of Passion StruckWatch my solo episode on The 6 Key Steps to Bold Risk-Taking for Personal Growth.Can't miss my episode withRusty Shelton on How You Build Your Authority AdvantageListen to my interview withHilary Billings on the Psychology of Attention, Mastering Short-Form Video, and Personal Brand BuildingCatch my interview with Jen Gottlieb on How to Create Your Own Success by Being SeenListen to Seth Godin on Why We Need Systems Change to Save the PlanetLike this show? Please leave us a review here-- even one sentence helps! Consider including your Twitter or Instagram handle so we can thank you personally!Show Less

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Maria Barrera (Clayful) - Mental Health Tech, Mentally Healthy Startups

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Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 48:18


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.

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Margo Georgiadis (Flagship Pioneering and Montai Health) - Deep Tech Innovation

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Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2024 49:11


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.

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Sam Altman (OpenAI) - The Possibilities of AI

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Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2024 45:48


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.

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Michelle Lee (Medra) - From Conviction to Company

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2023 48:20


Michelle Lee is the founder and CEO of Medra, which combines recent advances in robotics and computer vision to build lab automation technology. She has previously worked at NVIDIA, SpaceX, and McKinsey. Prior to founding Medra, Lee was an assistant professor in computer science and electrical computer engineering at New York University. In this presentation and conversation with Stanford adjunct lecturer Ravi Belani, Lee explains why she decided to start her deep tech company and uses her experiences to give advice to aspiring founders.

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Andrew Ng (AI Fund) - The Near Future of AI

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023 46:22


Andrew Ng is the managing general partner at AI Fund, a startup studio building new AI companies from the ground up; the founder of DeepLearning.AI; and an adjunct professor of computer science at Stanford University. In this presentation and conversation with Stanford adjunct lecturer Ravi Belani, Ng talks about upcoming opportunities for entrepreneurs exploring AI technology and addresses questions of responsibility and risk.

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Garry Tan (Y Combinator) - Unconventional Advice for Founders

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2023 48:17


Garry Tan is president and CEO of Y Combinator, which funds hundreds of companies per year through a web-based application. Tan is also the co-founder, board partner and advisor of Initialized Capital, an early stage venture capital fund, and co-founded Posterous, a blog platform acquired by Twitter. In this presentation, Tan shares advice and insights for aspiring entrepreneurs and startup founders that challenges prevailing wisdom.

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Connie Chan (Andreessen Horowitz) - Career Advice from a VC Pro

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2023 45:06


Connie Chan is a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, a Silicon Valley-based technology venture capital firm with over $7 billion under management, where she focuses on investing in consumer technology. Chan joined the firm in 2011 as a deal partner on the investment team before becoming a general partner in 2018. She serves on the boards of Cider, Whatnot, and KoBold. In this conversation with Stanford adjunct lecturer Ravi Belani, Chan shares her career and life advice for college students and aspiring venture capitalists.

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Austin Russell (Luminar) - Behind the Scenes of a Mega-Unicorn

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2023 49:19


Austin Russell is the founder and CEO of Luminar, the 27 year old global leader in automotive lidar hardware and software technology. Under Russell's leadership, Luminar has developed the first lidar and software technology capable of power producing autonomous vehicles, has amassed over 50 commercial partners including the majority of the world's largest automakers, and went public on the Nasdaq in December 2020 with a current market valuation of approximately $7 billion. In this conversation with Stanford adjunct lecturer Ravi Belani, Russell explains how he put his company on the path to enormous success through unconventional choices and a strong core mission.

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Kristen Fortney (BioAge) - Derisking Biotech

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Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2022 52:57


Kristen Fortney is the co-founder and CEO of BioAge Labs, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a pipeline of treatments to extend healthy lifespan by targeting the molecular causes of aging. In this conversation with Stanford adjunct lecturer Toby Corey, Fortney discusses strategies for reducing risk along the path to developing world-changing therapies.--------------------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: https://twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram/ YouTube: https://www.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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Kristen Fortney (BioAge) - Derisking Biotech

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Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2022 52:28


Kristen Fortney is the co-founder and CEO of BioAge Labs, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a pipeline of treatments to extend healthy lifespan by targeting the molecular causes of aging. In this conversation with Stanford adjunct lecturer Toby Corey, Fortney discusses strategies for reducing risk along the path to developing world-changing therapies.

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Jorge Rios (Bridgefy) - Seizing Global Opportunities

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Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2022 57:37


Jorge Rios is the founder and CEO of Bridgefy. Bridgefy's technology helps millions of people around the world use mobile apps without an internet connection, through Bluetooth-based mesh networks for mobile. In this conversation with Stanford adjunct lecturer Ravi Belani, Rios shares how his company's success is rooted in a distinctly international approach to entrepreneurship.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: https://twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram/ YouTube: https://www.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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Jorge Rios (Bridgefy) - Seizing Global Opportunities

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Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2022 57:08


Jorge Rios is the founder and CEO of Bridgefy. Bridgefy's technology helps millions of people around the world use mobile apps without an internet connection, through Bluetooth-based mesh networks for mobile. In this conversation with Stanford adjunct lecturer Ravi Belani, Rios shares how his company's success is rooted in a distinctly international approach to entrepreneurship.

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Irma Olguin, Jr. (Bitwise Industries) and Morgan Simon (Candide Group) - Innovating for Social Impact

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2022 57:34


Irma Olguin, Jr. is the CEO and co-founder of Bitwise Industries, a startup founded in Fresno, California that aims to create diverse tech workforces that can reinvigorate underestimated cities across the United States. Morgan Simon is a founding partner of Candide Group, which works with families, foundations, athletes, and cultural influencers who want their money working for justice. She is also the author of Real Impact: The New Economics of Social Change. In this conversation with Stanford associate professor Chuck Eesley, Olguin and Simon discuss how impact investors can help a startup grow and how impact-driven organizations can shape the technology sector into a force for equity and social change.

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Irma Olguin, Jr. (Bitwise Industries) and Morgan Simon (Candide Group) - Innovating for Social Impact

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2022 57:04


Irma Olguin, Jr. is the CEO and co-founder of Bitwise Industries, a startup founded in Fresno, California that aims to create diverse tech workforces that can reinvigorate underestimated cities across the United States. Morgan Simon is a founding partner of Candide Group, which works with families, foundations, athletes, and cultural influencers who want their money working for justice. She is also the author of Real Impact: The New Economics of Social Change. In this conversation with Stanford associate professor Chuck Eesley, Olguin and Simon discuss how impact investors can help a startup grow and how impact-driven organizations can shape the technology sector into a force for equity and social change.

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Lynda Kate Smith (mParticle) - Marketing for Entrepreneurs

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2021 54:15


As the Chief Marketing Officer for companies that have included Twilio, Jive, Genpact, Nuance, and Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, Lynda Kate Smith has owned go-to-market strategy and full marketing responsibilities across a diverse set of industries, particularly in the area of tech products and services. She is currently a consultant/fractional CMO for mParticle and Misty Robotics, and also teaches Global Entrepreneurial Marketing in Stanford University's School of Engineering. In this conversation with Stanford adjunct lecturer Ravi Belani, Smith walks listeners through the fundamental lessons of her Stanford class, using real-world examples to illustrate the importance of marketing in technology entrepreneurship.

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Lynda Kate Smith (mParticle) - Marketing for Entrepreneurs

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2021 54:45


As the Chief Marketing Officer for companies that have included Twilio, Jive, Genpact, Nuance, and Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, Lynda Kate Smith has owned go-to-market strategy and full marketing responsibilities across a diverse set of industries, particularly in the area of tech products and services. She is currently a consultant/fractional CMO for mParticle and Misty Robotics, and also teaches Global Entrepreneurial Marketing in Stanford University's School of Engineering. In this conversation with Stanford adjunct lecturer Ravi Belani, Smith walks listeners through the fundamental lessons of her Stanford class, using real-world examples to illustrate the importance of marketing in technology entrepreneurship.

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Othman Laraki (Color) - It's All About Access

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2021 53:03


Othman Laraki is the co-founder and CEO of Color, a distributed healthcare and clinical testing company. From population genomics programs to high-throughput COVID-19 testing, Color provides the technology and infrastructure to power large-scale health initiatives. In this conversation with Stanford lecturer Toby Corey, Laraki discusses the genesis of Color, the immense challenges and opportunities in the healthcare sector, and Color's race into COVID testing when the pandemic hit.

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Aicha Evans (Zoox) - Driving Innovation

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 47:41


In January 2019, Aicha Evans was named CEO of autonomous vehicle startup Zoox, which was acquired by Amazon in 2020. Prior to joining Zoox, Evans served as Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer at Intel, where she drove Intel's transformation from a PC-centric company to a data-centric company. In this conversation with Stanford adjunct lecturer and former Zoox board member Heidi Roizen, Evans discusses building cutting-edge technology in a crowded market, dealing with skeptics, and leading an innovative team.

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David Rogier (MasterClass) - Finding the Right Motivation

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 50:03


David Rogier is the founder and CEO of MasterClass, a streaming platform that allows members to watch video lessons from top-performing professionals like Steph Curry, Margaret Atwood, Martin Scorsese, Sarah Blakely and Serena Williams. In this conversation with Stanford lecturer Ravi Belani, Rogier discusses why he created MasterClass; how he engaged the right investors, advisors, and talent; and how he dealt with hundreds of people telling him that his idea was impossible.

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David Rogier (MasterClass) - Finding the Right Motivation

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 50:33


David Rogier is the founder and CEO of MasterClass, a streaming platform that allows members to watch video lessons from top-performing professionals like Steph Curry, Margaret Atwood, Martin Scorsese, Sarah Blakely and Serena Williams. In this conversation with Stanford lecturer Ravi Belani, Rogier discusses why he created MasterClass; how he engaged the right investors, advisors, and talent; and how he dealt with hundreds of people telling him that his idea was impossible.

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Alyssa Ravasio (Hipcamp) - A New Approach to the Great Outdoors

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2021 49:34


Alyssa Ravasio is the founder and CEO of Hipcamp, a platform for booking outdoor stays, from national parks to blueberry farms. Hipcamp partners with private landowners to unlock more ways for people to get outside, while also preserving land and ecosystems. In this conversation with Stanford lecturer Emily Ma, Ravasio discusses the early days of Hipcamp, analyzes several major pivots, and unpacks the values that drive the company.

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Alyssa Ravasio (Hipcamp) - A New Approach to the Great Outdoors

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2021 50:13


Alyssa Ravasio is the founder and CEO of Hipcamp, a platform for booking outdoor stays, from national parks to blueberry farms. Hipcamp partners with private landowners to unlock more ways for people to get outside, while also preserving land and ecosystems. In this conversation with Stanford lecturer Emily Ma, Ravasio discusses the early days of Hipcamp, analyzes several major pivots, and unpacks the values that drive the company.

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2020 Insight: Innovating at a Distance

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2020 7:27


In this special micro-episode of ETL, Stanford professor of the practice Tina Seelig reflects on her key entrepreneurial takeaway from 2020. Seelig observes that, especially in times of great change and uncertainty, entrepreneurs can be empowered by the necessity to innovate. When it comes to COVID-19, the challenges of the pandemic also presented an opportunity to refine remote work. Seelig shares a clip from Digits co-founder Jeff Seibert’s 2020 ETL talk “Making Remote Work Better,” in which he explains how his company has leveraged remote work to drive both efficiency and creative collaboration.

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Eric Yuan (Zoom) and Santi Subotovksy (Emergence Capital) - Winning a Crowded Market

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020 47:35


After growing and leading the team that developed WebEx, Eric Yuan left his role as Corporate Vice President of Engineering at Cisco in 2011 to found Zoom Video Communications. Santiago Subotovsky, a general partner at Emergence Capital, led his firm's investment in Zoom. In this conversation with Stanford lecturer Ravi Belani, they discuss what drove Zoom and how they built the confidence to launch this new company into an already crowded video conferencing market.

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Eric Yuan (Zoom) and Santi Subotovksy (Emergence Capital) - Winning a Crowded Market

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020 48:18


After growing and leading the team that developed WebEx, Eric Yuan left his role as Corporate Vice President of Engineering at Cisco in 2011 to found Zoom Video Communications. Santiago Subotovsky, a general partner at Emergence Capital, led his firm’s investment in Zoom. In this conversation with Stanford lecturer Ravi Belani, they discuss what drove Zoom and how they built the confidence to launch this new company into an already crowded video conferencing market.

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Sylvia Acevedo (Path to the Stars) - Perseverance Creates Opportunity

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 47:06


An entrepreneur, investor, business leader, and rocket-scientist, Sylvia Acevedo is the author of Path to the Stars: My Journey from Girl Scout to Rocket Scientist, which tells the story of her journey from a small town in New Mexico to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Acevedo most recently served as CEO of Girl Scouts of the USA. In this conversation with Stanford professor Tina Seelig, she shares how some important early lessons in perseverance built a mindset that allowed her to excel as both a scientist and an entrepreneur.

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Delane Parnell (PlayVS) - Extreme Focus

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2020 45:03


Delane Parnell is the founder and CEO of PlayVS, which is building the technology infrastructure for high school and college esports leagues. Prior to starting PlayVS, Parnell worked at IncWell Venture Capital, where he became the youngest black venture capitalist in the United States. In this talk, he explores his own journey from undertaking small-scale business as a teenager to building a billion-dollar company. He also explores the complexities of creating a multi-stakeholder business, and addresses how he and his team have responded to racism and gender disparities.

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Delane Parnell (PlayVS) - Extreme Focus

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2020 45:26


Delane Parnell is the founder and CEO of PlayVS, which is building the technology infrastructure for high school and college esports leagues. Prior to starting PlayVS, Parnell worked at IncWell Venture Capital, where he became the youngest black venture capitalist in the United States. In this talk, he explores his own journey from undertaking small-scale business as a teenager to building a billion-dollar company. He also explores the complexities of creating a multi-stakeholder business, and addresses how he and his team have responded to racism and gender disparities.

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Adam Pisoni (Abl) - Innovating for Equity

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2020 47:27


Adam Pisoni co-founded Yammer in 2008, and oversaw product, analytics, and engineering as the SaaS company scaled to 500 employees and was acquired by Microsoft in 2012 for $1.2 billion. More recently, he has turned his attention to the US education system. Abl, the company he founded in 2015, aims to help all schools move beyond the 20th century model of education. In this talk, he describes how inequities manifest themselves in K-12 education, and explores the roles that innovative social ventures can play in addressing those inequities.

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Ann Miura-Ko (Floodgate) - Disruption and Abundance

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2020 47:36


Ann Miura-Ko is a lecturer in Stanford's Department of Management Science and Engineering and a co-founding partner at Floodgate, a VC firm focused on seed-stage investments. A repeat member of the Forbes Midas List and the New York Times Top 20 Venture Capitalists Worldwide, she was one of the first investors in Lyft and Refinery29, and has been an early backer of many others, including Xamarin and Thinkful. Here, she shares her takes on foundational entrepreneurial concepts like “product-market fit” and shares a vision for how bold, even disruptive innovation and shared abundance can co-exist.

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Ann Miura-Ko (Floodgate) - Disruption and Abundance

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2020 49:13


Ann Miura-Ko is a lecturer in Stanford’s Department of Management Science and Engineering and a co-founding partner at Floodgate, a VC firm focused on seed-stage investments. A repeat member of the Forbes Midas List and the New York Times Top 20 Venture Capitalists Worldwide, she was one of the first investors in Lyft and Refinery29, and has been an early backer of many others, including Xamarin and Thinkful. Here, she shares her takes on foundational entrepreneurial concepts like “product-market fit” and shares a vision for how bold, even disruptive innovation and shared abundance can co-exist.

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Kevin Weil (Novi) - Improving Product Design

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2020 46:08


Kevin Weil is the VP of Product for Novi, Facebook's digital wallet for the Libra payment system. Previously, Weil was VP of Product at Instagram (overseeing consumer, growth, and monetization products) and SVP of Product at Twitter (where he led product development and design across Twitter's consumer and ad products, as well as Vine and Periscope). In this talk, he explores the mission that drives both Libra and Novi, and shares a number of crucial insights on digital product design.

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Kevin Weil (Novi) - Improving Product Design

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2020 47:03


Kevin Weil is the VP of Product for Novi, Facebook’s digital wallet for the Libra payment system. Previously, Weil was VP of Product at Instagram (overseeing consumer, growth, and monetization products) and SVP of Product at Twitter (where he led product development and design across Twitter’s consumer and ad products, as well as Vine and Periscope). In this talk, he explores the mission that drives both Libra and Novi, and shares a number of crucial insights on digital product design.

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Bonny Simi (JetBlue Technology Ventures) - Cultivate Creativity and Courage

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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2020 46:35


Olympian in luge, television reporter, airline pilot, and venture capitalist… Bonny Simi's career path has been anything but linear. Simi is now the president of JetBlue Technology Ventures, the venture capital arm of JetBlue Airways that invests in and partners with early-stage startups that are improving the future of travel and hospitality. In this talk, she shares how she leaned into her creativity and curiosity, and found the courage to blaze her own path.

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Joe DeSimone (Carbon) - The Case for Convergence

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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2020 46:34


Joe DeSimone is the founder and executive chairman of Carbon, a global company that is driving the evolution of 3D printing from a prototyping tool into a scalable manufacturing technology. As a professor at the University of North Carolina, DeSimone made scientific breakthroughs in areas including green chemistry, medical devices, and nanotechnology, also co-founding several companies based on his research. In 2016 President Obama awarded him the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the highest honor in the U.S. for achievement and leadership in advancing technological progress. In this talk, he explores how diverse teams, perspectives and specialties can drive innovations in both technologies and business models.

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Joseph Tsai (Alibaba Group) - From Alibaba to the NBA

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Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2020 46:24


Joseph Tsai is a co-founder and the executive vice chairman of Alibaba Group, a global Internet technology company based in China. He is also the owner of the NBA's Brooklyn Nets and the WNBA's New York Liberty, along with several other sports and sports media companies. In this conversation with Stanford professor Tom Byers, Tsai tells stories and shares strategies from a career that has built many important bridges between China and North America.

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Joseph Tsai (Alibaba Group) - From Alibaba to the NBA

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Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2020 46:24


Joseph Tsai is a co-founder and the executive vice chairman of Alibaba Group, a global Internet technology company based in China. He is also the owner of the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets and the WNBA’s New York Liberty, along with several other sports and sports media companies. In this conversation with Stanford professor Tom Byers, Tsai tells stories and shares strategies from a career that has built many important bridges between China and North America.

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Joseph Tsai (Alibaba Group) - From Alibaba to the NBA

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Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2020 46:38


Joseph Tsai is a co-founder and the executive vice chairman of Alibaba Group, a global Internet technology company based in China. He is also the owner of the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets and the WNBA’s New York Liberty, along with several other sports and sports media companies. In this conversation with Stanford professor Tom Byers, Tsai tells stories and shares strategies from a career that has built many important bridges between China and North America.

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Amy Francetic (Buoyant Ventures) - The Evolution of Clean Tech Investing

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2020 49:00


Amy Francetic is the founder and managing partner of Buoyant Ventures, a venture fund that invests in digital climate solutions. In this talk, delivered on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day and in the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic, Francetic sheds light on the evolution of the clean tech market and shares why now, more than ever, is an opportune time to invest in clean energy and energy efficiency.

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Amy Francetic (Buoyant Ventures) - The Evolution of Clean Tech Investing

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2020 48:59


Amy Francetic is the founder and managing partner of Buoyant Ventures, a venture fund that invests in digital climate solutions. In this talk, delivered on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day and in the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic, Francetic sheds light on the evolution of the clean tech market and shares why now, more than ever, is an opportune time to invest in clean energy and energy efficiency.

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Amy Francetic (Buoyant Ventures) - The Evolution of Clean Tech Investing

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2020 49:30


Amy Francetic is the founder and managing partner of Buoyant Ventures, a venture fund that invests in digital climate solutions. In this talk, delivered on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day and in the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic, Francetic sheds light on the evolution of the clean tech market and shares why now, more than ever, is an opportune time to invest in clean energy and energy efficiency.

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Mark Gainey (Strava) - How Strava Found its Niche

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2020 48:29


Mark Gainey is the co-founder and executive chairman of Strava, a platform where more than 50 million athletes around the world track their workouts and compare their stats. In this talk, he explains the "inch wide, mile deep" strategy that informed both Strava and his previous startup, Kana Communications. He explores how, by first focusing intently on the niche category of passionate road cyclists, Strava earned a credibility that ultimately allowed the company to scale into many other sports.

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Mark Gainey (Strava) - How Strava Found its Niche

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2020 48:29


Mark Gainey is the co-founder and executive chairman of Strava, a platform where more than 50 million athletes around the world track their workouts and compare their stats. In this talk, he explains the “inch wide, mile deep” strategy that informed both Strava and his previous startup, Kana Communications. He explores how, by first focusing intently on the niche category of passionate road cyclists, Strava earned a credibility that ultimately allowed the company to scale into many other sports.

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video Series
Edith Harbaugh (LaunchDarkly) - Software is Hard Work

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video Series

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2019 43:53


LaunchDarkly now helps over 1,000 customers - including major companies like Atlassian and BMW - release code, monitor and manage features, and make data-driven decisions about software functionality. But growth didn't come overnight, explains CEO and co-founder Edith Harbaugh. She describes the multi-year slog of scaling up a B2B company, and demonstrates how she made the most of a number of less-than-ideal jobs, building a diverse toolkit of skills that ultimately contributed to her success as a founder and CEO. She urges entrepreneurs to draw encouragement from small wins, especially in the early stages, when customers are few and far between.

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders
Edith Harbaugh (LaunchDarkly) - Software is Hard Work

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2019 44:39


LaunchDarkly now helps over 1,000 customers — including major companies like Atlassian and BMW — release code, monitor and manage features, and make data-driven decisions about software functionality. But growth didn’t come overnight, explains CEO and co-founder Edith Harbaugh. She describes the multi-year slog of scaling up a B2B company, and demonstrates how she made the most of a number of less-than-ideal jobs, building a diverse toolkit of skills that ultimately contributed to her success as a founder and CEO. She urges entrepreneurs to draw encouragement from small wins, especially in the early stages, when customers are few and far between.

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video Series
Edith Harbaugh (LaunchDarkly) - Software is Hard Work

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video Series

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2019 43:52


LaunchDarkly now helps over 1,000 customers — including major companies like Atlassian and BMW — release code, monitor and manage features, and make data-driven decisions about software functionality. But growth didn’t come overnight, explains CEO and co-founder Edith Harbaugh. She describes the multi-year slog of scaling up a B2B company, and demonstrates how she made the most of a number of less-than-ideal jobs, building a diverse toolkit of skills that ultimately contributed to her success as a founder and CEO. She urges entrepreneurs to draw encouragement from small wins, especially in the early stages, when customers are few and far between.

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video Series
Barbara Liskov (MIT) - Finding the Great Problems

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video Series

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2019 43:18


Barbara Liskov was already breaking new ground in 1968, when she became one of the first American women to earn a doctorate in the emerging discipline of computer science. After receiving that PhD at Stanford, she went on to design several influential programming languages, including CLU, an important precursor to Java. More recently, as an Institute Professor at MIT and head of the institute's Programming Methodology Group, she has undertaken crucial research on distributed systems, information security and complex system failure issues. She is one of fewer than 100 individuals to receive an A.M. Turing Award from the Association of Computing Machinery. In a conversation with host Ann Miura-Ko, a lecturer in Stanford's Department of Management Science and Engineering and founding partner of the venture capital firm Floodgate, Liskov explores how she discovered the nascent field of computer science, how she recognized and surmounted a number of fundamental computing challenges, and shares her concerns and hopes about how computing will continue to transform our lives.

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders
Barbara Liskov (MIT) - Finding the Great Problems

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2019 44:15


Barbara Liskov was already breaking new ground in 1968, when she became one of the first American women to earn a doctorate in the emerging discipline of computer science. After receiving that PhD at Stanford, she went on to design several influential programming languages, including CLU, an important precursor to Java. More recently, as an Institute Professor at MIT and head of the institute’s Programming Methodology Group, she has undertaken crucial research on distributed systems, information security and complex system failure issues. She is one of fewer than 100 individuals to receive an A.M. Turing Award from the Association of Computing Machinery. In a conversation with host Ann Miura-Ko, a lecturer in Stanford’s Department of Management Science and Engineering and founding partner of the venture capital firm Floodgate, Liskov explores how she discovered the nascent field of computer science, how she recognized and surmounted a number of fundamental computing challenges, and shares her concerns and hopes about how computing will continue to transform our lives.

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video Series
Barbara Liskov (MIT) - Finding the Great Problems

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video Series

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2019 43:18


Barbara Liskov was already breaking new ground in 1968, when she became one of the first American women to earn a doctorate in the emerging discipline of computer science. After receiving that PhD at Stanford, she went on to design several influential programming languages, including CLU, an important precursor to Java. More recently, as an Institute Professor at MIT and head of the institute’s Programming Methodology Group, she has undertaken crucial research on distributed systems, information security and complex system failure issues. She is one of fewer than 100 individuals to receive an A.M. Turing Award from the Association of Computing Machinery. In a conversation with host Ann Miura-Ko, a lecturer in Stanford’s Department of Management Science and Engineering and founding partner of the venture capital firm Floodgate, Liskov explores how she discovered the nascent field of computer science, how she recognized and surmounted a number of fundamental computing challenges, and shares her concerns and hopes about how computing will continue to transform our lives.

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video Series
Listening to the Market [Entire Talk]

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video Series

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2019 51:34


The podcast market was growing rapidly when Luminary Media was founded at the beginning of 2018, and it was even bigger by the time the company launched its podcasting service on April 23, 2019. Just a month after that launch, CEO Matthew Sacks and co-founder/head of talent Lauren Perkins step back to assess how they identified an opportunity in the podcasting space, built a team and launched a product with a library of exclusive content in a little over a year. They also address the negative headlines and Twitter backlash they received during launch week, and share strategies for responding to the kinds of mistakes that fast-moving startups often make.

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Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video Series
Listening to the Market [Entire Talk]

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video Series

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2019 51:33


The podcast market was growing rapidly when Luminary Media was founded at the beginning of 2018, and it was even bigger by the time the company launched its podcasting service on April 23, 2019. Just a month after that launch, CEO Matthew Sacks and co-founder/head of talent Lauren Perkins step back to assess how they identified an opportunity in the podcasting space, built a team and launched a product with a library of exclusive content in a little over a year. They also address the negative headlines and Twitter backlash they received during launch week, and share strategies for responding to the kinds of mistakes that fast-moving startups often make.

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Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders
Matthew Sacks and Lauren Perkins (Luminary Media) - Listening to the Market

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2019 52:36


The podcast market was growing rapidly when Luminary Media was founded at the beginning of 2018, and it was even bigger by the time the company launched its podcasting service on April 23, 2019. Just a month after that launch, CEO Matthew Sacks and co-founder/head of talent Lauren Perkins step back to assess how they identified an opportunity in the podcasting space, built a team and launched a product with a library of exclusive content in a little over a year. They also address the negative headlines and Twitter backlash they received during launch week, and share strategies for responding to the kinds of mistakes that fast-moving startups often make.

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video Series
Ritu Narayan (Zūm) - Sustaining a Startup's Growth

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video Series

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2019 40:57


Ritu Narayan founded Z_m in 2014 to solve a problem that working parents (herself included) face every day: transporting and caring for children before and after school. She describes her journey from the Delhi Institute of Technology to Silicon Valley and unpacks three factors that catalyze sustained growth: passion, perseverance and people.

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video Series
Ritu Narayan (Zūm) - Sustaining a Startup's Growth

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video Series

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2019 40:56


Ritu Narayan founded Zūm in 2014 to solve a problem that working parents (herself included) face every day: transporting and caring for children before and after school. She describes her journey from the Delhi Institute of Technology to Silicon Valley and unpacks three factors that catalyze sustained growth: passion, perseverance and people.

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders
Ritu Narayan (Zūm) - Sustaining a Startup's Growth

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2019 41:59


Ritu Narayan founded Zūm in 2014 to solve a problem that working parents (herself included) face every day: transporting and caring for children before and after school. She describes her journey from the Delhi Institute of Technology to Silicon Valley and unpacks three factors that catalyze sustained growth: passion, perseverance and people.

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders
The Upside of Quitting: A Taste of LEAP!

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2019 22:09


You can’t do it all, no matter what our crazed culture tells you—and there’s no shame in walking away from a commitment that isn’t working out, as long as you do it thoughtfully, respectfully, and with plenty of advance warning. On this episode of LEAP!, Tina Seelig, Professor of the Practice in Stanford’s Department of Management Science & Engineering, and guests Konstantine Buhler of Meritech Capital Partners and John Melas-Kyriazi of Spark Capital embrace the negative, exploring when, why, and how to say no. Life is full of great opportunities, but they’re not all for you.

LEAP! with Tina Seelig
The Upside of Endings

LEAP! with Tina Seelig

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2019 21:49


You can’t do it all, no matter what our crazed culture tells you—and there’s no shame in walking away from a commitment that isn’t working out, as long as you do it thoughtfully, respectfully, and with plenty of advance warning. In this episode, Tina Seelig, Professor of the Practice in Stanford's Department of Management Science & Engineering, and guests Konstantine Buhler of Meritech Capital Partners and John Melas-Kyriazi of Spark Capital embrace the negative, exploring when, why, and how to say no. Life is full of great opportunities, but they’re not all for you.

Stanford Innovation Lab with Tina Seelig
The Upside of Endings: A Taste of LEAP!

Stanford Innovation Lab with Tina Seelig

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2019 22:07


You can’t do it all, no matter what our crazed culture tells you—and there’s no shame in walking away from a commitment that isn’t working out, as long as you do it thoughtfully, respectfully, and with plenty of advance warning. In the first episode of the LEAP! podcast, Tina Seelig, Professor of the Practice in Stanford’s Department of Management Science & Engineering, and guests Konstantine Buhler of Meritech Capital Partners and John Melas-Kyriazi of Spark Capital embrace the negative, exploring when, why, and how to say no. Life is full of great opportunities, but they’re not all for you.

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video Series
Alice Zhang (Verge Genomics) - When DNA Meets AI

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video Series

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2019 50:17


Midway through a M.D./Ph.D program at UCLA, Alice Zhang made a discovery that she felt could reverberate far beyond the halls of academia. So she shifted directions, leaving her Ph.D program to found Verge Genomics, a biomedical firm that aims to unite genetic research and artificial intelligence in service of drug discovery. She describes how AI can revolutionize the drug discovery process, and reframes risk-taking as a simple series of optimistic next steps.

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders
Alice Zhang (Verge Genomics) - When DNA Meets AI

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2019 51:18


Midway through a M.D./Ph.D program at UCLA, Alice Zhang made a discovery that she felt could reverberate far beyond the halls of academia. So she shifted directions, leaving her Ph.D program to found Verge Genomics, a biomedical firm that aims to unite genetic research and artificial intelligence in service of drug discovery. She describes how AI can revolutionize the drug discovery process, and reframes risk-taking as a simple series of optimistic next steps.

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video Series
Alice Zhang (Verge Genomics) - When DNA Meets AI

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video Series

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2019 50:16


Midway through a M.D./Ph.D program at UCLA, Alice Zhang made a discovery that she felt could reverberate far beyond the halls of academia. So she shifted directions, leaving her Ph.D program to found Verge Genomics, a biomedical firm that aims to unite genetic research and artificial intelligence in service of drug discovery. She describes how AI can revolutionize the drug discovery process, and reframes risk-taking as a simple series of optimistic next steps.

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders
Lisa Alderson (Genome Medical) - Dare to Stretch Your Boundaries

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2018 56:54


Serial entrepreneur Lisa Alderson, co-founder and CEO of Genome Medical, shares her vision for the future of medicine, along with real-world advice for those seeking to start their own company: Discover and follow your passion to ensure you stay driven through the highs and lows. Above all, venture into unfamiliar territory in order to build the confidence to embrace change.

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video Series
Lisa Alderson (Genome Medical) - Dare to Stretch Your Boundaries

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video Series

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2018 55:54


Serial entrepreneur Lisa Alderson, co-founder and CEO of Genome Medical, shares her vision for the future of medicine, along with real-world advice for those seeking to start their own company: Discover and follow your passion to ensure you stay driven through the highs and lows. Above all, venture into unfamiliar territory in order to build the confidence to embrace change.

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video Series
Lisa Alderson (Genome Medical) - Dare to Stretch Your Boundaries

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video Series

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2018 55:54


Serial entrepreneur Lisa Alderson, co-founder and CEO of Genome Medical, shares her vision for the future of medicine, along with real-world advice for those seeking to start their own company: Discover and follow your passion to ensure you stay driven through the highs and lows. Above all, venture into unfamiliar territory in order to build the confidence to embrace change.

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders
Chip Heath (Stanford University) - How Organizations Can Win Our Hearts

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2018 57:20


Stanford business Professor Chip Heath discusses how certain moments we all experience — the first day at a new job, finishing a difficult project —don’t feel as special as they should, and how we can make them much more memorable with a few simple touches. In conversation with Stanford Professor of the Practice Tina Seelig, Heath shares insights from his new book, “The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact.”

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video Series
Chip Heath (Stanford University) - How Organizations Can Win Our Hearts

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video Series

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2018 56:17


Stanford business Professor Chip Heath discusses how certain moments we all experience - the first day at a new job, finishing a difficult project -don't feel as special as they should, and how we can make them much more memorable with a few simple touches. In conversation with Stanford Professor of the Practice Tina Seelig, Heath shares insights from his new book, "The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact."

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video Series
Chip Heath (Stanford University) - How Organizations Can Win Our Hearts

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video Series

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2018 56:16


Stanford business Professor Chip Heath discusses how certain moments we all experience — the first day at a new job, finishing a difficult project —don’t feel as special as they should, and how we can make them much more memorable with a few simple touches. In conversation with Stanford Professor of the Practice Tina Seelig, Heath shares insights from his new book, “The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact.”

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders
Eurie Kim (Forerunner Ventures) - How to Know if Entrepreneurship is For You

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2018 55:24


The key is understanding your own tolerance for risk in what you do for work, and how you pay the bills at home. At the firm Forerunner Ventures, founders must have three traits in spades to get funding: magnetism, discipline and vision. Eurie Kim, general partner at the firm, explains what it’s like to work at companies of different sizes, and what skills and strengths make you best suited for each.

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video Series
Eurie Kim (Forerunner Ventures) - How to Know if Entrepreneurship is For You

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video Series

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2018 54:33


The key is understanding your own tolerance for risk in what you do for work, and how you pay the bills at home. At the firm Forerunner Ventures, founders must have three traits in spades to get funding: magnetism, discipline and vision. Eurie Kim, general partner at the firm, explains what it's like to work at companies of different sizes, and what skills and strengths make you best suited for each.

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video Series
Eurie Kim (Forerunner Ventures) - How to Know if Entrepreneurship is For You

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video Series

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2018 54:32


The key is understanding your own tolerance for risk in what you do for work, and how you pay the bills at home. At the firm Forerunner Ventures, founders must have three traits in spades to get funding: magnetism, discipline and vision. Eurie Kim, general partner at the firm, explains what it’s like to work at companies of different sizes, and what skills and strengths make you best suited for each.

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders
Chris Gerdes (Stanford University) - Ingenuity Derived from Self-Driving Cars

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2018 56:13


On the racetrack, the checkered flag goes to the car that’s driven to its limits and maneuvered decisively in the moment. On a two-lane road, the split-second act of passing a vehicle stopped in front of you becomes a way more complicated call when algorithms are in control. Autonomous-vehicle maker and Stanford Professor Chris Gerdes applies these findings and more to business and life.

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video Series
Chris Gerdes (Stanford University) - Ingenuity Derived from Self-Driving Cars

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video Series

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2018 55:32


On the racetrack, the checkered flag goes to the car that's driven to its limits and maneuvered decisively in the moment. On a two-lane road, the split-second act of passing a vehicle stopped in front of you becomes a way more complicated call when algorithms are in control. Autonomous-vehicle maker and Stanford Professor Chris Gerdes applies these findings and more to business and life.

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video Series
Chris Gerdes (Stanford University) - Ingenuity Derived from Self-Driving Cars

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video Series

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2018 55:32


On the racetrack, the checkered flag goes to the car that’s driven to its limits and maneuvered decisively in the moment. On a two-lane road, the split-second act of passing a vehicle stopped in front of you becomes a way more complicated call when algorithms are in control. Autonomous-vehicle maker and Stanford Professor Chris Gerdes applies these findings and more to business and life.

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video Series
Patrick Brown, (Impossible Foods) - Food Fight To Turn Back Climate Change

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video Series

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2017 58:28


Make beef out of plants instead of cows and you can begin to save the planet. That's what inspired award-winning scientist Patrick Brown to leave his professorship at Stanford University and found Impossible Foods. In conversation with Stanford Professor of the Practice Tina Seelig, Brown describes how his singular passion for impact prompted him to leave academia and become a food-tech entrepreneur.

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders
Patrick Brown (Impossible Foods) - Food Fight To Turn Back Climate Change

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2017 59:30


Make beef out of plants instead of cows and you can begin to save the planet. That's what inspired award-winning scientist Patrick Brown to leave his professorship at Stanford University and found Impossible Foods. In conversation with Stanford Professor of the Practice Tina Seelig, Brown describes how his singular passion for impact prompted him to leave academia and become a food-tech entrepreneur.

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video Series
Patrick Brown, (Impossible Foods) - Food Fight To Turn Back Climate Change

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video Series

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2017 58:28


Make beef out of plants instead of cows and you can begin to save the planet. That's what inspired award-winning scientist Patrick Brown to leave his professorship at Stanford University and found Impossible Foods. In conversation with Stanford Professor of the Practice Tina Seelig, Brown describes how his singular passion for impact prompted him to leave academia and become a food-tech entrepreneur.

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video Series
Anne Wojcicki (23andMe) - Driving Discovery and Disruption

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video Series

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2017 55:59


Anne Wojcicki, co-founder and CEO of the popular DNA-testing company 23andMe, discusses how providing people with their own genetic data empowers consumers to make better health decisions and advances science. In conversation with Stanford Professor of the Practice Tina Seelig, Wojcicki explains how the intense scrutiny that the DNA-testing company has received is a sign that it is disrupting the status quo.

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders
Anne Wojcicki (23andMe) - Driving Discovery and Disruption

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2017 56:56


Anne Wojcicki, co-founder and CEO of the popular DNA-testing company 23andMe, discusses how providing people with their own genetic data empowers consumers to make better health decisions and advances science. In conversation with Stanford Professor of the Practice Tina Seelig, Wojcicki explains how the intense scrutiny that the DNA-testing company has received is a sign that it is disrupting the status quo.

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video Series
Anne Wojcicki (23andMe) - Driving Discovery and Disruption

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video Series

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2017 55:58


Anne Wojcicki, co-founder and CEO of the popular DNA-testing company 23andMe, discusses how providing people with their own genetic data empowers consumers to make better health decisions and advances science. In conversation with Stanford Professor of the Practice Tina Seelig, Wojcicki explains how the intense scrutiny that the DNA-testing company has received is a sign that it is disrupting the status quo.

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders
Rich Barton (Zillow Group) - Empower People with Information

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2017 56:41


There was a time, not long ago, when information we desperately wanted wasn’t at our fingertips. What’s the best deal on flights to New York? How much does that home down the street cost? Serial entrepreneur Rich Barton has made a career out of providing all those juicy details by launching platforms such as Expedia, Zillow and the company-review site Glassdoor. He shares his journey and advice for the next generation of entrepreneurs.

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video Series
Rich Barton (Zillow Group) - Empower People with Information

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video Series

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2017 55:35


There was a time, not long ago, when information we desperately wanted wasn't at our fingertips. What's the best deal on flights to New York? How much does that home down the street cost? Serial entrepreneur Rich Barton has made a career out of providing all those juicy details by launching platforms such as Expedia, Zillow and the company-review site Glassdoor. He shares his journey and advice for the next generation of entrepreneurs.

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video Series
Rich Barton (Zillow Group) - Empower People with Information

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video Series

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2017 55:35


There was a time, not long ago, when information we desperately wanted wasn’t at our fingertips. What’s the best deal on flights to New York? How much does that home down the street cost? Serial entrepreneur Rich Barton has made a career out of providing all those juicy details by launching platforms such as Expedia, Zillow and the company-review site Glassdoor. He shares his journey and advice for the next generation of entrepreneurs.

Business - Video (HD)
Opportunity Recognition and New Business Ideation Seminar

Business - Video (HD)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2016 79:29


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Business - Audio
Opportunity Recognition and New Business Ideation Seminar

Business - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2016 79:29


Join MBA alumni for a seminar on the process of new business ideation and how to find the right opportunities with purpose and intent. Learn how to identify the perfect intersection point of market opportunities, socioeconomic trends, core strengths, and personal entrepreneurial screens to find the right business for you. We have lots in store for you for this event, including a special beer collaboration with alumni- owned Deer Creek Malt Co. and alumni-owned Levante Brewing Co. Complimentary drinks and appetizers will be served. We hope you can join us!

Baylor University Business Review

Why is it some people see opportunities where others don’t? Here is a closer look at the cognitive process successful entrepreneurs go through to determine whether an idea is worth pursuing.