Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders

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The DFJ Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Seminar (ETL) is a weekly seminar series on entrepreneurship, co-sponsored by BASES (a student entrepreneurship group), Stanford Technology Ventures Program, and the Department of Management Science and Engineering. (Author: )
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Recent episodes from Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders

  • Music Artists Go Entrepreneurial - Tony Perkins (alwayson Panel)
    Published: Jul 24, 08
    Quincy Jones III, CEO of QD3 Entertainment moderates an engaging and entertaining panel discussion on the future of the music industry. Captured during the AlwaysOn Stanford Summit, panelists include Chamillionaire, Grammy Award winning & platinum recording artist, MC Hammer, and Mistah FAB.
     
  • A Vc Perspective On The Life Sciences - Beth Seidenberg (kpcb)
    Published: May 28, 08
    Beth Seidenberg, partner at venture firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, speaks at length about KPCB's current areas of interest, and its litmus test for projects worth supporting. Seidenberg also offers a case study of a life sciences firm moving from research lab toward market.
     
  • Under The Microscope: Socially Responsible Biotech - John Melo (amyris Biotechnologies)
    Published: May 21, 08
    Amyris Biotechnologies CEO John Melo explains his company's endeavors in the sustainable sciences; working both to fight disease and to create renewable energies. Melo also reflects upon his personal career path, from immigrant, to start-up, to Big Oil - and back to start-up again.
     
  • Under The Microscope: Socially Responsible Biotech - John Melo (amyris)
    Published: May 21, 08
    Amyris Biotechnologies CEO John Melo explains his company's endeavors in the sustainable sciences; working both to fight disease and to create renewable energies. Melo also reflects upon his personal career path, from immigrant, to start-up, to Big Oil - and back to start-up again.
     
  • The Next Wave Of Corporate Philanthropy - Larry Brilliant (google.org)
    Published: May 14, 08
    In contrast to simply donating dollars for PR benefit, in house altruism today means ubiquitous dedication to real causes. Dr. Larry Brilliant, Executive Director for Google.org, points out that effective business-backed giving means global outreach, partnerships with experts at the heart of solving problems, and a dedicated percentage of gross income to keep these projects afloat.
     
  • The Evolution Of Yahoo! - Sue Decker (yahoo!)
    Published: May 7, 08
    Just days after Yahoo! rejected Microsoft's bid, President Sue Decker unveils Yahoo!'s candid perspective on the news-making deal. Decker also points out the early Internet leader's strategic failures of the past, and details Yahoo!'s reinvention strategies in a competitive, advertising-driven online marketplace.
     
  • Unreeling The Documentary Film - Anand Chandrasekaran, Michealene C. Risley (tapestries Of Hope)
    Published: Apr 30, 08
    Documentary filmmakers Anand Chandrasekaran and Michaelene C. Risley discuss not only the inspiration for their film, Tapestries of Hope, but also some of the logistics of its production. Topics include fundraising strategies and how the film team overcame obstacles along the way.
     
  • Rewarding Sky-high Innovation - Peter Diamandis, George Zachary (x Prize)
    Published: Apr 23, 08
    Today's revolutionary breakthroughs are yesterday's crazy ideas. And Peter Diamandis, chairman and CEO of the X PRIZE Foundation and entrepreneur behind numerous commercial space travel ventures, speaks at length about finding support for new business frontiers that, literally, are out of this world.
     
  • Concentrated Power In A Global Economy - David Rothkopf (author)
    Published: Apr 16, 08
    David Rothkopf, CEO of Garten Rothkopf and author of Superclass: The Global Power Elite and the World They are Making, mulls over the research in his latest social macroeconomic tomb. He iterates a wealth of trends and statistics on the ever-broadening gap between rich and poor, and how true global influence is the product of a shockingly small handful of global players.
     
  • Entrepreneurship That Clicks - Jeff Housenbold (shutterfly)
    Published: Apr 9, 08
    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 Shutterfly shapes memories, rather than moves product.
     
  • Healthy Entrepreneurship In Medical Devices - Mir Imran (incube Labs)
    Published: Feb 20, 08
    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 biomedical healthcare vertical.
     
  • The Path To An Acquisition - Brett Crosby (google Analytics)
    Published: Feb 13, 08
    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 lessons in making small business loom large.
     
  • Entrepreneurial Practices For High-impact Non-profits - Christine Benninger (humane Society)
    Published: Feb 6, 08
    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 satisfied - she outlines how proven business practices transformed the HSSV into best of breed.
     
  • Podcast: Entrepreneurial Practices For High-impact Non-profits - Christine Benninger (humane Society)
    Published: Feb 6, 08
    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 satisfied - she outlines how proven business practices transformed the HSSV into best of breed.
     
  • Podcast: Intersection Of The Environment And Financial Markets - Jesse Fink, Steve Blank (priceline, Serial Entrepreneur)
    Published: Jan 30, 08
    Retired serial entrepreneur Steve Blank interviews MissionPoint Capital co-founder Jesse Fink. The two discuss the manifold investment opportunities in alternative energies and environmental conservation.