Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders
About this Series
A candid exploration of the entrepreneurial journey where informed leaders share personal stories of the secrets and setbacks behind real success. For upcoming talks, see stvp.stanford.edu/events.The Latest
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Great Entrepreneurs Go Out and Do [Entire Talk]
Entrepreneur and early-stage investor Brad Feld offers advice and support to aspiring entrepreneurs. Feld, a managing partner at Foundry Group and a co-founder of TechStars, ...
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2 minutesPressure Points Around Opportunities
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2 minutesWhy Are You Doing It?
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6 minutesLife With an Entrepreneur
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3 minutesPrinciples for Building Entrepreneurial Communities
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4 minutesObsessed With Vision and Product
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6 minutesEnding and Starting Venture Capital Firms
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5 minutesFrom Entrepreneur to Investor
No Exit Strategy for Your Life’s Work [Entire Talk]
Thoughts and influences from early life continue to shape how Evernote CEO Phil Libin embraces his work. In this wide-ranging presentation, Libin shares key beliefs ...
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3 minutesMaking Bets and Getting Lucky
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4 minutesReflections on Combining Companies
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3 minutesDecoupling Exits from Liquidity
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3 minutesWe Live in a Geek Meritocracy
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3 minutesReasons Not to be an Entrepreneur
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3 minutesThere is No Exit Strategy
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4 minutesAcquisition After Honest Feedback
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4 minutesSurround Yourself with Smarter People
No Exit Strategy for Your Life’s Work
Entrepreneurship Gives Life Meaning
Entrepreneurship Gives Life Meaning [Entire Talk]
David Friedberg, CEO of The Climate Corporation (formerly WeatherBill), discusses the startup process and the challenges faced during the development of his innovative technology company ...
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2 minutesInnovation at Scale is Challenging
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5 minutesYou Gotta Grind
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3 minutesGetting Rid of Luck
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2 minutesThe Big Things Matter
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6 minutesMost Entrepreneurs are Not Rock Stars
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1 minutesFounder is Not a Role
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2 minutesWhen Nobody Buys
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3 minutesRecognizing Opportunity in the Rain
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1 minutesTaking Control of Your Destiny
Entrepreneurs Will Create the Future [Entire Talk]
In this keynote address from the Endeavor Entrepreneur Summit, serial entrepreneur and LinkedIn Co-Founder Reid Hoffman shares his views on the role of entrepreneurs in ...
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3 minutesWhen to Go Public
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3 minutesShaping Customer Experience on a Massive Scale
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2 minutesInvesting in Long Term Ideas
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4 minutesSurviving the Pivot
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2 minutesStart Local, Scale Global
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5 minutesAll Careers Will be Entrepreneurial
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12 minutesEntrepreneurship Rules of Thumb
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3 minutesEntrepreneurs are Modern Pioneers
Innovate for America [Entire Talk]
As America's first Chief Technology Officer, Aneesh Chopra focuses on advancing technology and innovation to unlock national economic growth and prosperity. In this inspiring and ...
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2 minutesInnovation Pathway for Bio-design
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3 minutesCustomer Feedback and Contests Come to Government
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7 minutesCase Studies of Innovation Solving Problems
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3 minutesUse Free Open Data and Solve Problems
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4 minutesUnleashing the Clean Energy Revolution
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6 minutesOpening the Education R & D Pipeline
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6 minutesMarket Opportunities in Healthcare Innovation
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3 minutesFix Immigration to Grow Innovation
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5 minutesStartup America Partnership & DC2VC
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3 minutesLeveraging Data for Improved Productivity
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3 minutesTransformational Change Through Technology
Innovate for America
The Value of True Partnerships [Entire Talk]
Wences Casares and Meyer "Micky" Malka are serial entrepreneurs who believe in the fundamental power of partnerships. Empowered by working in close collaboration for years, ...
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5 minutesWhat Motivates Serial Entrepreneurs?
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3 minutesPersist or Quit?
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3 minutesFounders Sharing Responsibility
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5 minutesChallenges to Entrepreneurship in Latin America
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5 minutesOriginal Vision to Current Transition
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3 minutesCo-Founders Should Act as One
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3 minutesLeave Ego at the Door
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2 minutesStartup Possibilities in Mobile Payments
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3 minutesRole of Retailers in Mobile Payments
The Value of True Partnerships
From Stanford to Startup [Entire Talk]
Instagram Co-Founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger challenge many of the myths surrounding startups and the lives of entrepreneurs. Both former Mayfield Fellows with the ...
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3 minutesThe Equity Question
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4 minutesThe Co-Founder Working Relationship
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3 minutesCombine and Share Ideas
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2 minutesBuilding a Product is Just the Beginning
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4 minutesA Problem with Stealth Startups
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4 minutesFinding the Problem is the Hard Part
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4 minutesSink or Swim School of Engineering
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4 minutesTrust Your Gut and Collect Experience
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2 minutesStart Now
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4 minutesOptimize for People, Not Valuation
From Stanford to Startup
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