Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders (ETL)
Each week, experienced entrepreneurs and innovators come to Stanford University to candidly share lessons they’ve learned while developing, launching and scaling disruptive ideas. The Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Series (ETL) is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP) and published on eCorner by STVP.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 53 minutes
- Episodes
- 505
- Years Active
- 2005 - 2025
Jeff Housenbold (Shutterfly) - Entrepreneurship that Clicks
Jeff Housenbold, entrepreneur and CEO of Shutterfly, captures a candid snapshot of what it means to be an entrepreneur. He focuses on his multi-decade shift from finance to photos, and spotlights how…
00:56:15 |
Wed 09 Apr 2008
Ken Wilcox (Silicon Valley Bank Financial Group) - Banking on Corporate Culture and Strategy
An outstanding office culture trumps all, says Ken Wilcox, the CEO of Silicon Valley Bank, who heads the most noted financial hub for the technology sector. Wilcox discusses how his financial service…
00:57:46 |
Wed 05 Mar 2008
Debra Dunn (Skoll Foundation), Jay Coen Gilbert, Bart Houlahan, and Andrew Kassoy (B Corporation) - Representing the Socially Responsible Enterprise
The co-founders of B Lab, Jay Coen Gilbert, Bart Houlahan, and Andrew Kassoy, unveil their infrastructure play that seeks to give voice to the burgeoning panoply of green business. They explain how …
00:51:16 |
Wed 27 Feb 2008
Mir Imran (InCube Labs) - Healthy Entrepreneurship in Medical Devices
Parallel entrepreneur Mir Imran, CEO of InCube Labs, has launched twenty companies - at times simultaneously. He shares his solutions-focused expertise and identifies the vitality and growth of the b…
00:54:28 |
Wed 20 Feb 2008
Brett Crosby (Google Analytics) - The Path to an Acquisition
Brett Crosby, Group Manager of Google Analytics, describes the ebb and flow of the process by which his web analytics company, Urchin, was acquired by Google. He also shares some inspirational lesso…
01:01:05 |
Wed 13 Feb 2008
Christine Benninger (Humane Society of Silicon Valley) - Entrepreneurial Practices for High-Impact Non-Profits
The Humane Society of Silicon Valley had gone to the dogs before president Christine Benninger took hold of the leash in 1993. By nearly every metric - profits earned, animals saved, customers satis…
00:48:42 |
Wed 06 Feb 2008
Jesse Fink (MissionPoint Capital Partners), Steve Blank (Stanford Engineering) - Intersection of the Environment and Financial Markets
Retired serial entrepreneur Steve Blank interviews MissionPoint Capital co-founder Jesse Fink. The two discuss the manifold investment opportunities in alternative energies and environmental conserv…
00:57:51 |
Wed 30 Jan 2008
Ron Conway (Angel Investors LP), Mike Maples Jr. (Floodgate) - Angel Investing Revealed
Experienced angel investors, Ron Conway, Founder of Angel Investors LP, and Mike Maples, Founder of Maples Investments, provide a rare look into the ins and outs of angel investing. Conway and Maples…
01:00:13 |
Wed 23 Jan 2008
Mitch Kapor (Foxmarks) - How to Build a Successful Company
Serial entrepreneur Mitch Kapor speaks about the fundamental principles of building successful companies by drawing on his experience as creator of Lotus 1-2-3, Chairman of Second Life, Founder of Fo…
00:55:24 |
Wed 16 Jan 2008
Ashwin Navin (BitTorrent) - Delivering a Digital Torrent
Ping Li from Accel and Ashwin Navin, the President and Co-Founder of BitTorrent, Inc. talk about BitTorrent's journey from an open-source project to being a global standard for delivering high-qualit…
00:55:58 |
Wed 28 Nov 2007
Armen Berjikly (Experience Project) - Connecting Common Experiences
Armen Berjikly, the Founder and CEO of The Experience Project, and Julio Vasconcellos, VP of Business Development discuss their experience of building a technology start-up that unites people who can…
00:58:06 |
Wed 14 Nov 2007
Larry Bawden (Jadoo Power) - The Growth of Solar Ventures
Larry Bawden is a co-founder of Jadoo Power, an innovative supplier of fuel cells, and Q1 Nanosytems, a next-generation photo-voltaics provider. Bawden addresses the new landscape in technology and e…
00:43:39 |
Wed 07 Nov 2007
Stan Christensen (Stanford Technology Ventures Program; Arbor Advisors) - The Art of Negotiation
Stan Christensen is a partner at Arbor Advisors, an investment banking firm where he negotiates on behalf of mid-market technology companies. In this lecture, Christensen builds a framework and illum…
00:59:38 |
Wed 31 Oct 2007
Dominic Orr (Aruba Networks) - Startups: The Need for Speed
Dominic Orr is the President and CEO of Aruba Networks, a supplier of secure mobility and wireless Local Area Network (LAN) solutions for enterprises. Orr unveils Aruba's approach to building solutio…
00:57:57 |
Wed 17 Oct 2007
Martin Eberhard (Tesla Motors) - Lessons from the Electric Roadster
Martin Eberhard is the Co-Founder, President of Technology and former CEO of Tesla Motors, a company that produces the Tesla Roadster, a battery-powered electric sports car. Eberhard discusses his in…
00:55:21 |
Wed 10 Oct 2007
Donna Novitsky (STVP) - From Venture Capitalist to Entrepreneur
Donna Novitsky, CEO of Big Tent Design and a former venture capitalist at Mohr Davidow Ventures contrasts her experiences as an executive in a start-up, a venture capitalist and as an entrepreneur. N…
00:56:14 |
Wed 03 Oct 2007
Bob Sutton (Stanford University) - The No Jerk Rule
In this audio podcast, Professor Bob Sutton discusses "breakthrough" ideas in his latest book about dealing with difficult and conflicting relationships in a work environment. Sutton describes strate…
00:53:21 |
Wed 30 May 2007
Mitchell Baker (Mozilla Corporation) - Community-Based Organizations
Mitchell Baker, "Chief Lizard Wrangler" at Mozilla, discusses the organization's unique, community-based culture and how it has contributed to their success. She explains how freedom, openness, and d…
00:56:16 |
Wed 23 May 2007
Stan Christensen Interviews Secretary George P. Shultz on Negotiation
Secretary Shultz discusses what he learned about negotiation while serving in both the Nixon and Reagan administrations. Topics covered include how to know when to go to the negotiation table, the ro…
01:10:33 |
Tue 22 May 2007
Negotiations On and Off the Field
Steve Young, former quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, describes the lessons he's learned in negotiating with teammates, agents, and in his personal life. Interviewed as a guest in Stan Christe…
01:28:37 |
Tue 22 May 2007
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