In this candid entrepreneurial narrative, Reid Hoffman describes his journey from academia to PayPal, to finally founding the professional networking site LinkedIn. Hoffman suggests that to be a successful entrepreneur you have to take risks where others wouldn’t and be willing to deviate from the beaten path.
Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn - Choosing the Entrepreneurial Path [Stanford’s Entrepreneurship Corner]
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Stanford’s Entrepreneurship Corner: Steve Blank, Serial Entrepreneur - Fall 2009 Quarter Roundup: What Did We Learn? (Entire Talk)
Stanford instructor and seasoned serial entrepreneur Steve Blank looks back at the commonalities and quirks of the quarter’s previous speakers. Blank outlines a thorough checklist of questions and analysis helpful to any new enterprise leader, and offers insight and case studies from industry giants and new technology plays alike.
http://ecorner.stanford.edu/authorMaterialInfo.html?mid=2327
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Joe Liemandt, Trilogy - The Passion and Perseverance Behind a Start-up [Stanford’s Entrepreneurship Corner]
Joe Liemandt, founder, President and CEO of Trilogy, describes the passion and perseverance it took to take his enterprise software company from a five-person start-up to a global industry leader.
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