David Morgenthaler

It is a challenge to recruit when you don't have money. The solution comes in strong leadership. The leader must create a strong sense of ...

Morgenthaler Ventures maintains its standard of ethical behavior by explicitly conveying to the managers that unethical behavior will not be tolerated. Life is too short ...

Gary believes we all have a social responsibility not to be involved with companies we believe to be socially irresponsible. Unfortunately, the line between responsible ...

There is no question that the economy is globalizing and that low-skill manufacturing is increasingly done overseas. Still, product design and development cannot be easily ...

The VC selection process is a sort of mating dance. A VC can identify promising business plans by focusing on the references and credentials of ...

A comparative advantage puts a company in a position that is difficult for a competitor to reach. Intellectual property is key for establishing and maintaining ...

While doing research at Stanford, Gary recognized that many problems with applications had to do with managing data and information. Gary co-founded his company, Ingres, ...

Gary starts his top 10 list with seek out good advice from the loads you receive and rounds out list with graduate from Stanford and your ...

Cash is king. The days of free-flowing cash are over and VCs are now looking for companies that can do more with less money. David ...

Communication is greatly underemphasized in business schools today. Ideas are useless unless they can be effectively communicated, and a communicative style is an influential factor ...

Though individual excellence abounds, teamwork is really what makes people and businesses successful. Most innovation is actually done in groups in which people can assume ...

When hiring employees, ask four questions: are their values compatible with the organization; are they think-type, people-type or situationally-intelligent; are they motivated by a desire ...

Leadership is an increasingly important skill for entrepreneurs , but its education is difficult. David emphasizes that a leader should motivate and inspire people to perform ...

David introduces Gary, his son, as educationally handicapped because he attended Harvard, rather than Stanford. Realizing the mistake after graduation, Gary moved to California and ...

Morgenthaler Ventures was formed in 1968, before there really was a VC industry. David Morgenthaler invested $3 million of his own money in new businesses and became ...

Gary would like to impart to the audience all the wisdom he wishes someone had told him before he embarked on his career. He sets ...