Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders

Stanford University President Marc Tessier-Lavigne shares a few strategies for how to increase the likelihood of making good decisions when there's no "right" answer: turn ...

Leadership rests on knowing your values and those guiding your organization, according to Stanford University President Marc Tessier-Lavigne. He talks about how his values are ...

Stanford University President Marc Tessier-Lavigne discusses the similarities between leading large organizations in the private sector and in higher education. Whether at biopharmaceutical giant Genentech, ...

Drawing from his leadership experiences in industry, Stanford University President Marc Tessier-Lavigne explains how bureaucracy can stifle entrepreneurial fervor in large organizations. He gives an ...

Stanford University President Marc Tessier-Lavigne talks about ways to quench a desire to make a social impact in the world. Bring a "spirit of service" ...

Josh McFarland, partner at Greylock Partners, draws on his time as a tech entrepreneur to illustrate that there's no ideal time to start a company, ...

Venture capitalist Josh McFarland explains how being frugal when he was a tech-startup founder helped in the beginning, but hindered the venture once it entered ...

Josh McFarland of Greylock Partners shares advice from peers about how to hire senior-level executives to work at a startup. He discusses the concept of “...

Josh McFarland of Greylock Partners reveals how a deal for Twitter to acquire his startup, TellApart, almost fell apart. All appeared to be in order ...

Tech startup founder and venture capitalist Josh McFarland shares inspirational words from renowned architect Daniel Burnham. "It is as hard to run a company of ...