Stanford Technology Ventures Program : Chris Larsen

Jim Breyer, Accel Partners Chris Larsen, Prosper Marketplace

Career Advice for Students about Entrepreneurship

Larsen and Breyer provide career advice to students. The most important thing is to be passionate about what you do, they say. They also suggest ...

Video 3 minutes

Jim Breyer, Accel Partners Chris Larsen, Prosper Marketplace

Managing the Burn Rate

Larsen and Breyer explain the lessons learned during the bubble. They suggest that it is important to spend frugally and get the maximum value for ...

Video 5 minutes

Jim Breyer, Accel Partners Chris Larsen, Prosper Marketplace

Importance of Building a Strong Culture

Larsen stresses the importance of having a strong positive culture. He believes that the consumer advocacy culture at E-Loan motivated employees even when the stock ...

Video 2 minutes

Jim Breyer, Accel Partners Chris Larsen, Prosper Marketplace

Defensibility Through Regulatory Constraints

Larsen and Jim Breyer, Managing Partner at Accel Partners, stress the value of having approval in a regulated industry. This provides an excellent barrier to ...

Video 4 minutes

Jim Breyer, Accel Partners Chris Larsen, Prosper Marketplace

The Emotional Roller Coaster

Chris Larsen, a veteran entrepreneur, CEO and co-founder of Prosper.com shares the ups and downs he faced during the first year and a half ...

Video 3 minutes

ETL Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Podcast

Chris Larsen, Prosper Marketplace

“Founding Prosper, a People-to-People Lending Marketplace”

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 ...

Podcast 56 minutes