Eric Volmar (Stanford University) – A New Entrepreneurship Playbook
Eric Volmar
Eric Volmar is teaching lead at the Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation at Stanford. His work…
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Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders
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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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Hugh Martin,
Pacific Biosciences
Believe in the Value of Investors
Hugh Martin, Chairman and CEO of Pacific Biosciences, advises entrepreneurs to avoid a common pitfall when it comes to the entrepreneur/VC relationship: Instead of ...
Stan Christensen,
Arbor Advisors
Negotiating Your Career
Stan Christensen, a partner at Arbor Advisors, offers advice on transactional negotiations and relationship management geared toward the student embarking upon their career. Topics covered ...
Tom Kelley,
IDEO
Case Study: Best Buy’s Failure to See Napster
"It's not what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that ain't so," says Mark Twain. And Tom Kelley, General Manager of IDEO, ...
Tom Kelley,
IDEO
Field Observations with Fresh Eyes
IDEO's General Manager, Tom Kelley, shares a case study demonstrating value opportunities that arise when designers, innovators, and entrepreneurs see with fresh eyes. He cites his company's challenge to design ...
Tom Kelley,
IDEO
Orbiting the Giant Hairball
IDEO's General Manager Tom Kelley relays a tale about artist and author Gordon MacKenzie. In his book, "Orbiting the Giant Hairball", MacKenzie asks school children from kindergarten through sixth grade ...
Tom Kelley,
IDEO
Do What You Love
You won't just be happier when you follow your passionate career path; you'll be better at it. IDEO's General Manager Tom Kelley quotes author Jim Collins who identifies a Venn ...
Tom Kelley,
IDEO
Thinking Like a Traveler
Like taking vitamins or exercising daily, Tom Kelley, General Manager of IDEO, points out that fostering lifelong creativity depends on instituting good, healthy mental habits. This first habit on his ...
Tom Kelley,
IDEO
Innovation Made Personal
Tom Kelley, the highly acclaimed general manager of IDEO and author of best-selling books on creativity, targets his thoughts on corporate creativity to the inexperienced student - and how the ...
Tom Kelley,
IDEO
Using Your Whole Brain
Fine tune your left brain, but don't overlook the opportunities to let your right brain make its mark. Tom Kelley, General Manager of IDEO, also discusses the use of the "...
Tom Kelley,
IDEO
Cultivating an Attitude of Wisdom
Be confident in what you know well, but be distrusting enough of what you don't know to keep yourself learning more at all times. This axiom will keep life-long learners ...
Tom Kelley,
IDEO
Young at Heart: How to Be an Innovator for Life
Tom Kelley, general manager at the world-renowned design firm, IDEO, presents five core practices that enhance creativity. Through entertaining stories and examples, he describes how ...
Tom Kelley,
IDEO
Treat Life As an Experiment
Sometimes it works out, and sometimes it doesn't. Just ask Thomas Edison, the makers of WD-40, and vacuum guru James Dyson - who collectively tested thousands of ideas before finding ...
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