Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video Series
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Daniel Ek (Spotify) - A Playlist for Entrepreneurs
16 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Ek, founder of digital music service, Spotify, is driven by a desire to solve interesting problems. In this fascinating lecture, moderated by K...
Brian Murray (HarperCollins) - A Story of Change and Opportunity
09 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
HarperCollins President and CEO Brian Murray discusses the shifting economics of publishing and how his company, which launches 12 new products per da...
Rebeca Hwang (YouNoodle), Elizabeth Samara-Rubio (StorWatts) - Small Acts and Big Impacts
02 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This special lecture offers insights from two leaders creating impact through entrepreneurship. Founder Elizabeth Samara-Rubio explains how her compan...
Gale Anne Hurd (Film and Television Producer) - Producing a Career from the Ground Up
18 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Acclaimed film and television producer Gale Anne Hurd knows what it takes to build a career from scratch in a tough industry. Hurd describes her path ...
Jeff Church (Nika Water) - The Wave of Social Entrepreneurship
11 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Entrepreneur and successful executive Jeff Church founded Nika Water to create a thriving social enterprise that supports clean water projects in impo...
Andy Kurtzig (JustAnswer), Sandra Kurtzig (Kenandy, ASK Group) - Two Generations of Entrepreneurship
07 Mar 2012
Contributed by Lukas
In this special lecture, mother and son serial entrepreneurs Sandra and Andy Kurtzig share smart reasons for starting companies that matter. Sandra Ku...
Kristina Johnson (Enduring Energy) - Energies that Power a Career
29 Feb 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Former U.S. Undersecretary of Energy Kristina Johnson discusses the empowering experiences of her life and career in academia, government and private ...
Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn) - Live Life in Permanent Beta
22 Feb 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Serial entrepreneur and investor Reid Hoffman encourages individuals to become the entrepreneurs of their own lives. Hoffman shares the importance of ...
Sukhinder Singh Cassidy (JOYUS) - Find Your Vector of Impact
15 Feb 2012
Contributed by Lukas
JOYUS Founder and Chairman Sukhinder Singh Cassidy says entrepreneurs should leverage trademark strengths and lean in all the way when it's time to de...
Warren Packard (Thuuz) - Embrace Uncertainty
09 Feb 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Thuuz Co-Founder and CEO Warren Packard appreciates how uncertainty is a constant force in the lives of entrepreneurs. Sharing stories from his career...
Ted Zoller (Kauffman Foundation) - Building an Entrepreneurial Career
01 Feb 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Kauffman Foundation Senior Fellow Ted Zoller challenges Stanford students to engage in entrepreneurship as a practice of action. Based on his research...
Alexander Osterwalder (Author) - Tools for Business Model Generation
26 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Entrepreneur and business model innovator Alexander Osterwalder discusses dynamic, yet simple-to-use tools for visualizing, challenging and re-inventi...
Deborah Hopkins (Citi ) - Talking About a Revolution
18 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Citi Chief Innovation Officer Deborah Hopkins believes now is an incredible time for new companies due to the pace of cultural and technological chang...
Jessica Mah (inDinero) - A Startup is a Learning Experience
30 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
InDinero Founder Jessica Mah discusses the realities of the startup experience, in conversation with STVP faculty member and entrepreneur Steve Blank....
Dana Mead (KPCB) - Understanding Venture Capital
16 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
As a partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Dana Mead supports entrepreneurs and innovators seeking to make major impact through life science te...
Adam Lowry (Method) - Method to Success
09 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Lowry, co-founder of Method Products, has spent the last decade developing sustainable products that caused major disruption in the consumer good...
Marten Mickos (Eucalyptus Systems, MySQL AB) - Believe in Something Bigger Than Yourself
02 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
In this lecture, Mårten Mickos shares the benefits and challenges involved in building businesses in the open source and cloud computing spaces. As t...
Scott Summit (Bespoke Innovations) - Products With a Purpose
26 Oct 2011
Contributed by Lukas
As the Co-Founder and CTO of Bespoke Innovations, Scott Summit leads a continuing effort to create products that radically change lives. In this lectu...
Brad Feld (Foundry Group, TechStars) - Great Entrepreneurs Go Out and Do
19 Oct 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Entrepreneur and early-stage investor Brad Feld offers advice and support to aspiring entrepreneurs. Feld, a managing partner at Foundry Group and a c...
Phil Libin (Evernote) - No Exit Strategy for Your Life's Work
12 Oct 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Thoughts and influences from early life continue to shape how Evernote CEO Phil Libin embraces his work. In this wide-ranging presentation, Libin shar...
David Friedberg (The Climate Corporation) - Entrepreneurship Gives Life Meaning
05 Oct 2011
Contributed by Lukas
David Friedberg, CEO of The Climate Corporation (formerly WeatherBill), discusses the startup process and the challenges faced during the development ...
Entrepreneurs Will Create the Future [Entire Talk]
29 Jun 2011
Contributed by Lukas
In this keynote address from the Endeavor Entrepreneur Summit, serial entrepreneur and LinkedIn Co-Founder Reid Hoffman shares his views on the role o...
Aneesh Chopra (US Office of Science and Technology) - Innovate for America
26 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
As America's first Chief Technology Officer, Aneesh Chopra focuses on advancing technology and innovation to unlock national economic growth and prosp...
Wences Casares (Bling Nation & Lemon Bank) - The Value of True Partnerships
18 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Wences Casares and Meyer "Micky" Malka are serial entrepreneurs who believe in the fundamental power of partnerships. Empowered by working in close co...
Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger (Instagram) - From Stanford to Startup
11 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Instagram Co-Founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger challenge many of the myths surrounding startups and the lives of entrepreneurs. Both former Mayf...
Geoffrey Moore (Mohr Davidow Ventures) - Reach Your Escape Velocity
04 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
In this high-energy lecture, Geoffrey Moore discusses how companies can build the escape velocity necessary to move beyond the successes and failures ...
Richard Scheller (Genentech) - Developing Products that Save Lives
27 Apr 2011
Contributed by Lukas
As Genentech's Executive Vice President of Research and Early Development, Richard Scheller leads scientists discovering medicines that will significa...
Ori Brafman (Author) - How to Build Instant Connections
20 Apr 2011
Contributed by Lukas
In this illuminating lecture, bestselling author Ori Brafman explores subtle drivers that can help you spark immediate work, life, and romantic connec...
Barry Silbert (SecondMarket, Inc.) - A New Vision for Capital Markets
13 Apr 2011
Contributed by Lukas
SecondMarket Founder and CEO Barry Silbert thinks his online marketplace for trading alternative assets can play an important role in creating a new m...
Jennifer Morris (Conservation International) - Effective Models for Sustainable Growth
06 Apr 2011
Contributed by Lukas
In this informative lecture, Conservation International Executive Vice President Jennifer Morris shares her organization's commitment to creating prog...
Guy Kawasaki (Garage Technology Ventures) - Creating Enchantment
02 Mar 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Entrepreneur and bestselling author Guy Kawasaki shares the secrets to being enchanting and developing influence through the "pillars of enchantment."...
Bill Gross (Idealab & eSolar) - A Devotion to New Ideas
23 Feb 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Bill Gross thrives on turning innovative ideas into pioneering companies. He serves as founder and CEO of Idealab, which started over 75 companies sin...
Mark Forchette (OptiMedica) - Live for the Future and Survive Success
17 Feb 2011
Contributed by Lukas
As CEO of OptiMedica, Mark Forchette guides the company's continuing efforts to successfully deliver innovative medical technologies to market. In thi...
Jack Dorsey (Square) - The Power of Curiosity and Inspiration
09 Feb 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Square and Twitter Co-Founder Jack Dorsey is an entrepreneur driven by an innate curiosity to create amazing products and services. In this insightful...
Susan Desmond-Hellmann (UCSF) - Relentless Pursuit of Innovation
02 Feb 2011
Contributed by Lukas
UCSF Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann has a track record of fostering environments conducive to innovation, in both the public and private sector. In...
Brent Constantz (Calera) - Following Your Startup Vision
26 Jan 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Calera founder Brent Constantz is an innovator who believes that successful entrepreneurs are the ones who follow through on their original vision. Dr...
Aaron Levie (Box.net) - Delivering Innovation for the Enterprise
20 Jan 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Box.net CEO Aaron Levie is an entrepreneur who seeks to reinvent how enterprise businesses share content across their organizations. In 2005, Levie sa...
Wendy Kopp (Teach for America) - Social Entrepreneurship Changing Education
12 Jan 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Wendy Kopp, Teach For America's CEO and founder, is driven to end educational inequity across the nation. In this seminar, Kopp shares her entrepreneu...
Jennifer Aaker (Stanford University, GSB) - How Ideas Take Flight
17 Nov 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Stanford Graduate School of Business professor Jennifer Aaker shares the power behind creating ideas that can build momentum. Through her research on ...
Bob Sutton (Stanford University) - What Great Leaders Do
10 Nov 2010
Contributed by Lukas
In this lecture that parallels his book Good Boss, Bad Boss, Stanford professor Bob Sutton unpacks the best habits of beloved and effective managers, ...
Diego Piacentini (Amazon) - Customer Focus Builds Global Growth
03 Nov 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Diego Piacentini, Senior VP of International Retail for Amazon, discusses the company's growth-centered business model, its global presence, and the s...
Ann Miura-Ko (FLOODGATE) - Funding Thunder Lizard Entrepreneurs
27 Oct 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Stanford Engineering lecturer and FLOODGATE partner Ann Miura-Ko offers insight into the democratization of innovation in the Internet age, and its af...
Thomas Prescott (Align Technology) - Leadership and Disruptive Technologies
21 Oct 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Thomas Prescott, CEO of medical device manufacturer Align Technology, discusses disruptive product innovation and leadership in the medical device ind...
Mark Suster (Serial Entrepreneur) - Honest Advice on Starting a Company
14 Oct 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Entrepreneurship is an emotional and economic roller coaster, says venture capitalist and serial entrepreneur Mark Suster. In this candid and informat...
Chi-Hua Chien (Goodwater Capital), Dan Rosensweig (Chegg) - Solving Problems Makes a Great Business
07 Oct 2010
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with KPCB's Chi-Hua Chien, Dan Rosensweig, CEO of textbook rental company Chegg, speaks about his professional history within Yahoo!, ...
Amit Chatterjee (Hara, Inc.) - Entrepreneurial Lessons: Find Value and Make Impact
29 Sep 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Amit Chatterjee, founder and CEO of Hara, the growing energy management solutions company, shares the wisdom of his entrepreneurial experience. He cov...
Juan Andrés Fontaine (Chilean Government) - Chile: Launching a Global Entrepreneurship Hub
22 Sep 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Juan Andrés Fontaine, Chile's Minister of Economy, Development and Tourism, discusses his government's recent practices and programs that strive to d...
Alec Ross (Advisor to US Secretary of State) - The Diplomacy of Technology
26 May 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Alec Ross, Senior Advisor for Innovation in the Office of Secretary of State and Co-founder of global non-profit One Economy, discusses in detail inno...
Josh Makower (ExploraMed) - The Perfect Storm in MedTech
19 May 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Makower, CEO of ExploraMed, speaks briefly about his experience working in medicine and technology. Dr. Makower also discusses at length the nume...
Marc Andreessen (Serial Entrepreneur) - A Panorama of Venture Capital and Beyond
13 May 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Serial entrepreneur Marc Andreessen offers the Stanford audience a rare opportunity to pose open questions. Topics addressed include everything from t...
Lisa Lambert (Intel Capital) - Investing for Market Strategy and Capital
05 May 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa Lambert, Vice President at Intel Capital, speaks at length on the experience of working for a mammoth, corporate-backed strategic venture capital...
Tom Conrad (Pandora) - A Pandora's Box of Start-up Expertise
28 Apr 2010
Contributed by Lukas
After nearly two decades in the trenches of Pets.com, Apple Computer, and the You Don't Know Jack game series at Berkeley Systems, Tom Conrad (Pandora...
Carlos Perea (Miox) - The Ebb and Flow of Clean Tech and Entrepreneurs
21 Apr 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Twenty percent of the world's population do not have access to clean drinking water, says Miox CEO Carlos Perea. What's an entrepreneur to do? Ideally...
John Seely Brown (Deloitte Center for Edge Innovation) - Collaborative Innovation and a Pull Economy
14 Apr 2010
Contributed by Lukas
What can extreme surfing and World of Warcraft teach the enterprise? Independent Co-Chairman of the Deloitte Center for the Edge and former Xerox PARC...
Polly Sumner (salesforce.com), Liz Tinkham (Accenture) - Success and Failure Drive Innovation
03 Mar 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Accenture's Liz Tinkham interviews salesforce.com's Polly Sumner about entrepreneurship that occurs in both large and small companies. They both agree...
Steve Case (AOL, Revolution) - People, Passion, Perseverance: You've Got Entrepreneurship
24 Feb 2010
Contributed by Lukas
People, passion, perseverance. Former AOL CEO and Chairman Steve Case describes these words as the bedrock of successful entrepreneurship. Heading int...
Rashmi Sinha and Jonathan Boutelle (SlideShare) - Sharing a Measure of Success
17 Feb 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan Boutelle and Rashmi Sinha, founders of the presentation-sharing site SlideShare, describe the entrepreneurial process as a series of pivots. ...
Steve Garrity and Clara Shih (Hearsay Social), Jeff Seibert (Twitter), Joshua Reeves (Gusto), Tristan Harris (Apture) - Panel of Young Entrepreneurs
10 Feb 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Six young Stanford grads and entrepreneurs -- Steven Garrity, Clara Shih, Kimber Lockhart, Jeff Seibert, Josh Reeves, and Tristan Harris -- share thei...
William Hagstrom (Crescendo Bioscience) - Entrepreneurial Journeys in Healthcare
03 Feb 2010
Contributed by Lukas
It's not just your strengths as a leader, it's your passion, says William Hagstrom, CEO of Crescendo Bioscence, in South San Francisco, CA. He strongl...
Elisabeth Paté-Cornell (Stanford University) - Risky Business: Analysis from an Engineering Perspective (Entire talk)
27 Jan 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Don't set sail without thinking first: this sage advice sums up risk analysis for Elisabeth Paté-Cornell, department chair of Management Science and ...
David Heinemeier Hansson (37signals) - Unlearn Your MBA
20 Jan 2010
Contributed by Lukas
David Heineimeier Hansson, the creator of Ruby on Rails and partner at 37signals in Chicago, says that planning is guessing, and for a start-up, the f...
John Adler (Accuray), Trip Adler (Scribd) - Evolution of a CEO
13 Jan 2010
Contributed by Lukas
John Adler and Trip Adler discuss their entrepreneurial experience and evolution as business leaders: John Adler describes his bumpy course in develop...
Steve Blank (Stanford Engineering) - Fall 2009 Quarter Roundup: What Did We Learn?
11 Nov 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Stanford instructor and seasoned serial entrepreneur Steve Blank looks back at the commonalities and quirks of the quarter's previous speakers. Blank ...
Chamillionaire (Music Artist & Performer) - Successful Independent Promotion: From Artist to Entrepreneur
04 Nov 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Hip-hop artists Quincy Jones III and Chamillionaire discuss mastering the business side of the music industry. Keeping up with cutting-edge technologi...
Mark Pincus (Zynga) - A Serious Take on Internet Game Play
28 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Serial entrepreneur and Zynga founder Mark Pincus and Bing Gordon, longtime Electronic Arts creative mind and investor on behalf of KPCB, provide a ve...
Craig Barrett (Intel Corporation (Formerly)) - A Historical Perspective on Semiconductors and Moore's Law
21 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Intel Corporation legend, former CEO, and Chairman of the Board Craig Barrett discusses his personal career path from a Stanford Associate Professor, ...
Greg Papadopoulos (Sun Microsystems) - Responsible Engineering in the Modern Age
14 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Whereas the 20th century belonged to the scientist, the 21st century, says Sun Micosystems' CTO Greg Papadopoulos, is the domain of the engineer. Rath...
Steve Jurvetson (Draper Fisher Jurvetson) - Innovation in a Disruptive Environment
07 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Jurvetson, partner at Draper Fisher Jurvetson, offers perspective on the market opportunities in innovation and technology. Topics discussed inc...
Eric Ries (Author) - Evangelizing for the Lean Startup
30 Sep 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Speaker, author, and entrepreneur Eric Ries shares rapid fire wisdom on building nimble, responsive, and efficient online software-based businesses. H...
Robin Li (Baidu) - Lessons From China: The Evolution of The Globe's Largest Search Engine
23 Sep 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Robin Li, CEO of Baidu, speaks in detail about the launch and growth of the company and the search engine. He discusses how its intimate understanding...
Tina Seelig (Stanford Technology Ventures Program) - The Art of Teaching Entrepreneurship and Innovation
27 May 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Stanford Technology Ventures Program's Executive Director Tina Seelig shares rich insights in creative thinking and the entrepreneurial mindset. Her t...
Steve Ballmer (Microsoft) - The Future of Microsoft, The Future of Technology
06 May 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, shares his optimism for emerging innovation in the midst of economic turmoil, and the story of his own entrepreneurial p...
Stan Christensen (Stanford Technology Ventures Program; Arbor Advisors) - The Art of Negotiation
31 Oct 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Stan Christensen is a partner at Arbor Advisors, an investment banking firm where he negotiates on behalf of mid-market technology companies. In this ...