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Stanford Technology Ventures Program Lectures

Stanford Technology Ventures Program Lectures




The Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP) Educators Corner is a free online archive of entrepreneurship resources for teaching and learning. The mission of the project is to support and encourage faculty around the world who teach entrepreneurship to future scientists and engineers, as well as those in management and other disciplines. The site has been developed by a dynamic team of educators, entrepreneurs, engineers, and designers at the Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP).

The project has been financially supported by the Kauffman Foundation and Stanford University. Other collaborators in its creation include the Stanford Center for Professional Development and Stanford Video.



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Lessons from the Electric Roadster

Author: Martin Eberhard
Wed, Oct 24, 2007


Engineering - Audio - Lessons from the Electric Roadster - (October 10, 2007) Martin Eberhard discusses his inspiring journey of diverse experiences in building Tesla Motors. He describes the lessons he learned: from the realization of doing something meaningful to thinking an idea through and aggressively follow

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Tom Byers Discusses Success Factors of High Tech Entrepreneurship

Author: Tom Byers, Professor, Stanford University
Thu, Aug 30, 2007


Technology - Audio - Tom Byers Discusses Success Factors of High Tech Entrepreneurship - Stanford University professor, Tom Byers, discusses ten enduring success factors of high-technology entrepreneurship, including planning, teamwork, venture financing, leadership, cash flow, market positioning, partnerships, and identifying business opport

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Mark Zuckerberg Discusses TheFacebook

Author: Mark Zuckerberg, Founder of TheFacebook and Jim Breyer, Accel Managing Partner
Thu, Aug 30, 2007


Technology - Audio - Mark Zuckerberg Discusses TheFacebook - Mark Zuckerberg, Founder of TheFacebook, is interviewed by VC, Jim Breyer, Managing Partner of Accel. Mark describes what it was like to leave Harvard to venture into a business to build a social utility tool for college students aorund the world.

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Marissa Mayer Discusses Web Applications at Google

Author: Marissa Mayer, Vice President of Search Products and User Experience, Google
Thu, Aug 30, 2007


Technology - Audio - Marissa Mayer Discusses Web Applications at Google - Marissa Mayer, Vice President of Search Products and User Experience at Google, shares nine lessons learned about fostering creative ideas and innovation based on her experience developing highly successful Web applications at Google.

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Kim Polese Discusses Software Development in Silicon Valley

Author: Kim Polese, CEO of SpikeSource
Thu, Aug 30, 2007


Technology - Audio - Kim Polese Discusses Software Development in Silicon Valley - Kim Polese, CEO of SpikeSource, describes her twenty years of experience in developing software in Silicon Valley including Java development with Sun Microsystems. She also discusses SpikeSource's relationship with the open source community.

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Evan Williams Discusses Podcasting

Author: Evan Williams
Thu, Aug 30, 2007


Technology - Audio - Evan Williams Discusses Podcasting - Evan Williams, Co-founder and CEO of Odeo, discusses his views on the opportunities and challenges in the quickly emerging technology of Podcasting.

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The New Frontier in Gaming

Author: Nick Earl, VP and General Manager of Electronic Arts
Thu, Aug 30, 2007


Technology - Audio - The New Frontier in Gaming - (11-08-06) Nick Earl shares his thoughts on the future of the gaming market. He discusses the changing global market space, the latest generation of consoles, mobile game distribution, user generated content, social networks and EA's strategy in the onlin

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Guy Kawasaki Highlight

Author: Guy Kawasaki, Founder and Managing Director of Garage Technology Ventures and author of The Art of the Start
Thu, Aug 30, 2007


Technology - Video - Guy Kawasaki Highlight - Guy talks about one of the most important factors when starting a new venture - making meaning in a company

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The No Jerk Rule

Author: Robert I. Sutton
Wed, Oct 10, 2007


Authors - Audio - The No Jerk Rule - (May 30, 2007) In this audio podcast, Professor Bob Sutton discusses "breakthrough" ideas in his latest book about dealing with difficult and conflicting relationships in a work environment. Sutton describes strategies to deal with "jerks" in an organizat

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Stephanie Keller-Bottom Discusses Emerging Markets

Author: Stephanie Keller-Bottom, Director of Nokia Innovent
Thu, Aug 30, 2007


Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - Stephanie Keller-Bottom Discusses Emerging Markets - Stephanie Keller-Bottom, Director of Nokia Innovent, shares experiences and lessons learned in founding Innovent, Nokia's entrepreneurial innovation unit that explores emerging markets and the opportunities they create.

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Ryan Phelan Discusses Entrepreneurship in Healthcare Initiatives

Author: Ryan Phelan, Founder and CEO of DNA Direct
Thu, Aug 30, 2007


Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - Ryan Phelan Discusses Entrepreneurship in Healthcare Initiatives - Ryan Phelan, Founder and CEO of DNA Direct, shares her thoughts on entrepreneurship, both for-profit and not-for-profit, based on her experience launching groundbreaking healthcare initiatives that provide public access to comprehensive medical informatio

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Randy Komisar and Debra Dunn Discuss Entrepreneurship

Author: Randy Komisar Author: &Author: Debra Dunn
Thu, Aug 30, 2007


Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - Randy Komisar and Debra Dunn Discuss Entrepreneurship - Randy Komisar of KPCB and Debra Dunn, previously of HP, discuss their careers and entrepreneurship during the Entrepreneurial Thought Leader lecture series, hosted by Stanford Technology Ventures Program.

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Michael Goldberg Shares Lessons Learned on Entrepreneurship and Investing

Author: Michael Goldberg, General Partner at Mohr Davidow Ventures
Thu, Aug 30, 2007


Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - Michael Goldberg Shares Lessons Learned on Entrepreneurship and Investing - Michael Goldberg, General Partner at Mohr Davidow Ventures and Founder of Axion Inc., shares lessons learned through his 25 years of experience as an entrepreneur and investor in the life sciences industry.

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Kim Popovits Discusses Organizational and Technological Strategies

Author: Kim Popovits, President and COO of Genomic Health, Inc.
Thu, Aug 30, 2007


Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - Kim Popovits Discusses Organizational and Technological Strategies - Kim Popovits, President and COO of Genomic Health, Inc., discusses the organizational and technological strategies that have contributed to her success in the biopharmaceutical industry.

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John Roos Discusses Branding Risks and Integrity

Author: John Roos, CEO of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati
Thu, Aug 30, 2007


Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - John Roos Discusses Branding Risks and Integrity - John Roos, CEO of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati, has represented many major Silicon Valley companies during mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, strategic alliances, and joint ventures. In this lecture, he describes many of the lessons

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Joe Liemandt Discusses Software Start-up

Author: Joe Liemandt, Founder, President and CEO of Trilogy
Thu, Aug 30, 2007


Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - Joe Liemandt Discusses Software Start-up - Joe Liemandt, Founder, President and CEO of Trilogy, describes the passion and perseverance it took to take his enterprise software company from a five-person start-up to a global industry leader.

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Jeff Hawkins Discusses Entrepreneurship

Author: Jeff Hawkins
Thu, Aug 30, 2007


Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - Jeff Hawkins Discusses Entrepreneurship - Jeff Hawkins, founder of Palm Computing and director of the Redwood Neuroscience Institute speaks at Stanford University’s Entrepreneurial Thought Leader lecture series.

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Jeff and Bobby Beaver Discuss the Power of Small Teams

Author: Jeff and Bobby Beaver, Co-founders of Zazzle
Thu, Aug 30, 2007


Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - Jeff and Bobby Beaver Discuss the Power of Small Teams - Jeff and Bobby Beaver, Co-founders of Zazzle and graduates of Stanford University, describe their story and entrepreneurial experiences in building an internet start-up. They discuss the passion, dedication and the power of small teams in achieving a visi

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Janice Fraser Discusses Entrepreneurial Leadership Qualities

Author: Janice Fraser, CEO and a founding partner of Adaptive Path
Thu, Aug 30, 2007


Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - Janice Fraser Discusses Entrepreneurial Leadership Qualities - Janice Fraser, CEO and a founding partner of Adaptive Path, discusses the entrepreneurial leadership qualities that have contributed to the success of her user experience consulting company.

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Chong-Moon Lee Discusses Path to Entrepreneurial Success in Silicon Valley

Author: Chong-Moon Lee, Chairman and CEO of Ambex Venture Group
Thu, Aug 30, 2007


Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - Chong-Moon Lee Discusses Path to Entrepreneurial Success in Silicon Valley - Chong-Moon Lee, chairman and CEO of Ambex Venture Group, and founder of Diamond Multimedia Systems, describes his path to becoming one of the most distinguished entrepreneurs and philanthropists in Silicon Valley.

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Carol Bartz Discusses Continued Learning and Global Markets

Author: Carol Bartz, Executive Chairman of the Board at Autodesk
Thu, Aug 30, 2007


Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - Carol Bartz Discusses Continued Learning and Global Markets - Carol Bartz, Executive Chairman of the Board and CEO of Autodesk for the past 14 years, reflects on her experience of running one of the largest PC software companies in the world while finding a balance between her career and personal life. She also stre

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A Culture of Making a Difference

Author: Joe McCracken, Genentech
Thu, Aug 30, 2007


Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - A Culture of Making a Difference - (11-01-07) Joe McCracken, VP of Business Development at Genentech, walks through the founding and growth phase of the company.  In particular, Joe describes the culture at Genentech which is credited for consistent ground breaking R&D and the resulting fi

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Founding Prosper, a People-to-People Lending Marketplace

Author: Chris Larsen, Prosper; Jim Breyer, Accel Partners
Thu, Aug 30, 2007


Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - Founding Prosper, a People-to-People Lending Marketplace - (10-25-06) Jim Breyer, a partner at Accel Investments, interviews Chris Larsen, the founder and CEO of Prosper - America's first people-to-people lending marketplace. Ranging from regulation to global financial markets, Chris shares a wide variety of expe

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Research Lens on Understanding Entrepreneurial Firms

Author: Kathleen M. Eisenhardt, STVP
Thu, Aug 30, 2007


Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - Research Lens on Understanding Entrepreneurial Firms - (10-04-06) Kathy Eisenhardt, co-director of Stanford Technology Ventures Program and professor in Management Science and Engineering, shares results from her research regarding successful ventures, addressing fundamental issues such as team building, mark

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Vision, Values & Strategy

Author: Rick Wallace, CEO of KLA-Tencor
Thu, Aug 30, 2007


Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - Vision, Values & Strategy - (10-18-06) Rick Wallace shares his management philosophy and the key to the company's success over the last 30 years.  He stresses the importance of having a clear vision, distinct values and a well defined strategy to take care of his key constituencies:

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Using Creative Leadership

Author: Frank Ricks, LRK Architecture
Thu, Aug 30, 2007


Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - Using Creative Leadership - (11-16-06) Frank Ricks, Founder of LRK Architecture, discusses design and creating value for clients while using creative leadership to increase the firm from seven to a hundred and sixty employees.

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An Entrepreneurial Perspective on the Life Sciences Industry

Author: G. Steven Burrill, CEO of Burrill Author: &Author: Co.
Thu, Aug 30, 2007


Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - An Entrepreneurial Perspective on the Life Sciences Industry - (02-21-07) Steve Burrill provides an overview of the life sciences industry, reflecting on insights he has gained throughout his career. Along the way, he shares his laws of survival and anecdotes that relate the keys to his success in the areas of biotec

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The Role of Entrepreneurship in Solving World Problems

Author: Tom Byers, Kavita Ramdas, Paul Yock, John Hennessy, Brook Byers, Jeff Koseff, Chip Blacker, KR Sridhar
Thu, Aug 30, 2007


Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - The Role of Entrepreneurship in Solving World Problems - (02-28-07) Prominent industry leaders team up with Stanford Faculty to discuss entrepreneurial solutions to problems in the areas of international affairs, human health and the environment.

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Choosing the Entrepreneurial Path

Author: Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn
Thu, Aug 30, 2007


Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - Choosing the Entrepreneurial Path - (02-07-07) In this candid entrepreneurial narrative, Reid Hoffman describes his journey from academia to PayPal, to finally founding the professional networking site LinkedIn. Reid suggests that to be a successful entrepreneur you have to take risks where

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5 Must-Haves of an Entrepreneurial Career

Author: Gregory Waldorf, eHarmony
Thu, Aug 30, 2007


Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - 5 Must-Haves of an Entrepreneurial Career - (02-14-07) Greg Waldorf, CEO of the online matchmaking service eHarmony.com, describes the essential components of a successful entrepreneurial career. He believes that working with great people, taking risks, adaptability, passion and timely execution of

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The Dynamic Relationship Between an Entrepreneur and VC

Author: Ron Bloom, PodShow; Ray Lane, Kleiner Perkins Caufield Author: &Author: Byers
Thu, Aug 30, 2007


Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - The Dynamic Relationship Between an Entrepreneur and VC - (01-31-07) Ray Lane, General Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Ron Bloom, CEO of PodShow, describe their relationship in building an online media entertainment company focused on meeting the fast-changing demands of today's web users.

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Changing the Game of Enterprise Software

Author: Tien Tzuo, Salesforce.com
Thu, Aug 30, 2007


Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - Changing the Game of Enterprise Software - (01-24-07) Tien Tzuo, Chief Strategy Officer for Salesforce.com, describes seven lessons for transforming an enterprise software business from a traditional direct sales model, to one which leverages the internet to produce in-bound sales.

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The New Adventures of Old VC's

Author: Janice Roberts, Mayfield Fund
Thu, Aug 30, 2007


Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - The New Adventures of Old VC's - (01-17-07) Janice Roberts discusses how her venture capital firm is going global and carefully evaluating opportunities in countries like India and China. She stresses the importance of accessing the needs of young customers who are embracing new techno

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Phases of a Start-up

Author: Mark Jung, IGN
Thu, Aug 30, 2007


Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - Phases of a Start-up - (04-18-07) Mark Jung, former internet CEO and entrepreneur discusses the personal and professional challenges in the five phases of a start-up. Jung explores these phases namely inception, growth, setback, rejuvenation and transition.

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Words of Wisdom from an Experienced CEO

Author: Scott Kriens, Juniper Networks
Thu, Aug 30, 2007


Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - Words of Wisdom from an Experienced CEO - (11-29-06) In a humble and anecdotal talk, Scott Kriens, CEO of Juniper Networks, walks through the founding and growth of the company.  He provides insight on a variety of issues ranging from the power of strong markets, to personal growth, to globalizat

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Stimulating Innovation and Creativity in the Workplace

Author: Robert I. Sutton, Stanford
Tue, May 01, 2007


Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - Stimulating Innovation and Creativity in the Workplace - (08-26-06) This October 2004 lecture by Bob Sutton focuses on what it takes to stimulate innovation and creativity in the workplace and relates the key points from his book "Weird Ideas that Work."

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Leadership and Choice

Author: Carly Fiorina
Wed, Oct 03, 2007


Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - Leadership and Choice - (May 2, 2007) Carly Fiorina, CEO of Hewlett Packard (1999-2005), discusses her leadership experience in her journey from the job of a secretary to the leader of one of the biggest technology companies in the world. Fiorina describes ways in which leadersh

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