From Imagination to Entrepreneurship The concept of “entrepreneurship education” still has its skeptics, perhaps because what immediately comes to mind are iconic entrepreneurs like Elon Musk or Oprah Winfrey. How could anyone possibly teach ...
How Humility Helps the Entrepreneur Think back to when you were in high school. How did you do your hair? How did you dress? People generally develop a sense of personal fashion over the ensuing ...
Make Rules and Limits Work for You Even for those who aim to think "outside the box," rules and constraints aren't always bad. They focus our thinking and remind us to be deliberate with our execution by ...
Find Your Motivation in Unlikely Places An entrepreneur, as the quintessential self-starter, naturally looks inward for inspiration when the road gets rockier and the hurdles higher. But no matter how awesome you are, people can’t ...
Stanford President to Accel Innovation Scholars: “Keep the innovation cycle going” For the second year in a row, Stanford Engineering Ph.D. students in the Accel Innovation Scholars (AIS) program welcomed a special guest who once filled their shoes. University ...
A Professor’s Focus on Students, Strategy and Simplicity “I really enjoy working with students and sharing fundamental ideas with them. It's as simple as that,” says Professor Kathleen Eisenhardt, one of the most cited scholars in the ...
Introspection’s Place in Entrepreneurship Taking time to reflect and understand what matters most to us, both professionally and personally, provides us with a strong framework for making decisions. In addition, staying clear on what ...
Show and Tell at Sparks Class on ‘Thunderlizards’ Rare beasts, “thunderlizards” are companies that exit the startup phase at greater than $500 million — at least in the vernacular of venture capitalists. Each year, 4,000 to 5,000 companies are funded ...