STVP Sparks are short-term, extracurricular “pop-up classes” on a variety of topics related to entrepreneurship and innovation. Taught by Stanford adjunct faculty or a member of the local entrepreneurial community, each Spark consists of three night sessions, one night a week for three weeks. This makes Sparks an excellent way to expand your entrepreneurial mindset without adding course units. All members of the Stanford community may enroll in Sparks, but space is highly limited, so register now.
Register now for:
Effective Communication for Startup Teams
with Anamaria Nino Murcia, Co-Founder and Coach, Foothold Coaching
October 14, 21 and 28 | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Description:
Entrepreneurship researchers at Harvard have found that nearly two-thirds of high-potential startups fail due to tensions within the founding and executive team. This is a sobering statistic, but there is one critical skill a founding team can develop in order to prevent or navigate these tensions – the ability to communicate effectively.
Whether you are a founder who wants to improve communication on your team or you are more generally interested in learning about how startup teams can communicate better, this Spark will offer a mix of seminar content, case examples from real startups, and skill-building activities. You will learn three startup communication skills over three evenings:
Contracting Conversations — how to facilitate a “contracting” conversation to set expectations on a startup team
Feedback Conversations — how to engage in a feedback conversation to influence startup teammates
Emotional Conversations — how to regulate and express your own emotions more effectively during intense startup moments (pivots, team departures, conflict, fundraising struggles, etc.)
