Young at Heart: How to Be an Innovator for Life - Tom Kelley (IDEO)
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 these techniques help us all become more innovative in every aspect of...
A Cuil Tune-up for Search Engines - Anna Patterson (Cuil)
As a research scientist at Stanford University, Anna Patterson committed herself to indexing the world`s online information. Her latest venture, Cuil (pronounced "cool") is a search engine that is challenging Google. She explains how she is using her...
Is Innovation Withering on the Vine? - Judy Estrin (JLabs)
JLabs LLC CEO and author Judy Estrin puts the processes and philosophies of innovation under the microscope. Her current analysis indicates that we`re short-changing the business arena and culture at large, as we`ve stopped planting the seeds for true,...
The Black Swans of Energy Invention - Vinod Khosla (Khosla Ventures)
Toss the old notions of environmentalism into the recycling bin. Investor Vinod Khosla of Khosla Ventures shatters conventional wisdom of energy reduction, and instead encourages entrepreneurs to solve environmental problems via cost-effective,...
Balancing Economy, Equity, and Ecology Through Design - William McDonough (Architect and Author)
How do we love all of the children of all species for all time? The unlikely answer comes from architect, materials designer, VC, and eco-efficiency expert William McDonough, who sees the challenge of cycling biological and technical "nutrients" as...
The Next Wave of Industry: Global Clean Tech - Erik Straser (MDV)
Mohr Davidow Ventures partner Erik Straser offers insight on the unfolding sector of new energy technologies, and discusses how it will be affected by an economy in credit crisis. He unveils the market`s high level of industrial innovation, and offers...
Retooling Early Stage Development - Steve Blank (Serial Entrepreneur)
Ninety-percent of Silicon Valley`s start-ups fail not because of faulty product, but because they don`t tap the right market and they don`t know their customer. Well-seasoned serial entrepreneur Steve Blank drafts a new model for plotting the path...
Music Artists Go Entrepreneurial - Tony Perkins (AlwaysOn Panel)
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...
A VC Perspective on the Life Sciences - Beth Seidenberg (KPCB)
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...
Under the Microscope: Socially Responsible Biotech - John Melo (Amyris)
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 -...
The Next Wave of Corporate Philanthropy - Larry Brilliant (Google.org)
In contrast to simply donating dollars for public relations 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...
The Evolution of Yahoo! - Sue Decker (Yahoo!)
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...
Unreeling the Documentary Film - Anand Chandrasekaran, Michealene C. Risley (Tapestries of Hope)
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...
Rewarding Sky-High Innovation - Peter Diamandis, George Zachary (X Prize)
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...
Concentrated Power in a Global Economy - David Rothkopf (Author)
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...
Entrepreneurship that Clicks - Jeff Housenbold (Shutterfly)
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.
Banking on Corporate Culture and Strategy - Ken Wilcox (Silicon Valley Bank)
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 services institution has scaffolded against recession, and...
Representing the Socially Responsible Enterprise - Debra Dunn, Jay Coen Gilbert, Bart Houlahan,...
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 a higher set of corporate standards accountable to the...
Healthy Entrepreneurship in Medical Devices - Mir Imran (InCube Labs)
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)
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)
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...
Intersection of the Environment and Financial Markets - Jesse Fink, Steve Blank (Priceline, Serial...
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.
Angel Investing Revealed - Ron Conway, Mike Maples Jr. (Angel Investors)
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 discuss how angel investors assess opportunities,...
How to Build a Successful Company - Mitch Kapor (Foxmarks)
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 Foxmarks and a wealth of technical and social...
Delivering a Digital Torrent - Ashwin Navin, Ping Li (BitTorrent)
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-quality files over the Internet. He discusses how their team...
Connecting Common Experiences - Armen Berjikly, Julio Vasconcellos (Experience Project)
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 improve each other`s lives. Berjikly discusses how he...
The Growth of Solar Ventures - Larry Bawden (Jadoo Power)
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 energy and notes the pivotal role of newer technologies...
The Art of Negotiation - Stan Christensen (Arbor Advisors)
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 illuminates a few of the classical mistakes in negotiation....
Startups: The Need for Speed - Dominic Orr (Aruba Networks)
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 solutions for mobile workforces at Fortune 500 and Global 2000...
Lessons from the Electric Roadster - Martin Eberhard (Tesla Motors)
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 inspiring journey of diverse experiences in building...
