Stanford Technology Ventures Program : Jack Dorsey

ETL Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Podcast

Jack Dorsey, Square

The Power of Curiosity and Inspiration

Square and Twitter Co-Founder Jack Dorsey is an entrepreneur driven by an innate curiosity to create amazing products and services. In this insightful lecture, Dorsey ...

Podcast 61 minutes

Jack Dorsey, Square

The Power of Curiosity and Inspiration [Entire Talk]

Square and Twitter Co-Founder Jack Dorsey is an entrepreneur driven by an innate curiosity to create amazing products and services. In this insightful lecture, Dorsey ...

Video 60 minutes

Jack Dorsey , Square

The Power of Curiosity and Inspiration [Entire Talk]

Square and Twitter Co-Founder Jack Dorsey is an entrepreneur driven by an innate curiosity to create amazing products and services. In this insightful lecture, Dorsey ...

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Jack Dorsey, Square

One Startup With Many Startups Inside

Square CEO Jack Dorsey recognizes that his company is doing many things at one time, including hardware development, software creation, support, fraud protection, and a ...

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Jack Dorsey, Square

Becoming a Better Storyteller

Square and Twitter Co-Founder Jack Dorsey explains some important steps to becoming a better storyteller. According to Dorsey, the first step is to get ideas ...

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Jack Dorsey, Square

Marketing by Surfacing the Product

Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Square and Twitter, speaks to the marketing value that Square sees in finding the key influencers in merchant areas, and then ...

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Be the Unexpected

In this short clip, Square and Twitter Co-Founder Jack Dorsey shares a wise and insightful idea that speaks to the core of the entrepreneur's experience: "...

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The CEO as Chief Editor

As CEO of Square, Jack Dorsey sees himself as a "Chief Editor," charged with addressing the flood of inputs and ideas that come into the ...

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The Power of User Narratives

Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Square and Twitter, explains the value in writing a story from the user's perspective. He discusses Square's vital use of narratives ...

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Instrument Everything

In this clip, Square and Twitter Co-Founder Jack Dorsey articulates his passion to measure and instrument everything for the collection of data. Based on his ...

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Payment is a Form of Communication

Square and Twitter Co-Founder Jack Dorsey views payments not only as an exchange of value, but also as a form of communication. Although everyone can ...

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Show Investors a Working Product

Square and Twitter Co-Founder Jack Dorsey urges all entrepreneurs to show investors a working version of their product or service. Dorsey explains how this was ...

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The Idea for Square

"A recession is a great time to start a company," says Square CEO and Twitter Co-Founder Jack Dorsey. Dorsey explains the numerous reasons why this ...

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The Birth of Twitter

In this clip, Square and Twitter Co-Founder Jack Dorsey shares how Twitter came into existence, while he was working at Odeo, a consumer podcasting company. ...

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The Right Idea at the Wrong Time

Square and Twitter Co-Founder Jack Dorsey describes the experience of having the right idea, but at the wrong time. In 2000, Dorsey had early ideas on ...

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Parallels Between Policy and Programming

Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Square and Twitter, explains his decision to study computer programming in college, rather than political science. Dorsey saw many parallels between ...

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A Love for Real-Time Data

Square and Twitter Co-Founder Jack Dorsey shares his childhood experience of falling in love with maps, while growing up in St. Louis, Missouri. Dorsey taught ...

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