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  1. The Past, Present, and Future of Food

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    Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma, and John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods, continue their year-long public conversation about the future of organic food and agricultural sustainability. In front of a sold-out crowd at UC Berkeley on February 27, 2007, they cover some of the inconvenient truths about the world’s food systems. Mackey begins with a 45-minute presentation about unsustainable agricultural and food distribution practices, as well as Whole Foods’ efforts to improve them. (A note of caution: The audio lecture includes brief descriptions of animal cruelty and harsh human working conditions, and so may not be work- or family-safe.) He and Pollan then continue the discussion they started shortly after the publication of The Omnivore’s Dilemma, and which continues on their respective Web logs.

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  2. Making Good Eating Choices

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    Supermarkets are, in effect, "ground zero" for our food decisions, and those decisions are not just financial ones. The question of what’s for dinner raises important moral and environmental issues as well.

    In this audio lecture, sponsored by the Stanford Ethics and Society Program, NYU professor and author Marion Nestle talks about the personal and social factors that influence our food choices. She considers the relationship of agriculture to food, nutrition, and health, and the role of corporations in bargaining to get particular—and not always healthy—foodstuffs on the shelves. Nestle cuts through confusing and contradictory nutrition advice posited by the experts to offer simple rules for making healthy and sustainable choices about eating.

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  3. 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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  4. Steve Jobs Speech at Stanford University

    Drawing from some of the most pivotal points in his life, Steve Jobs, chief executive officer and co-founder of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios,…

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  5. Obsessive Choral: Howells and Stanford

    I live for cheesy mid-century choral music. Today: Herbert Howells and Charles Villiers Stanford.

    Howells, who half-ironically styled himself after his Collegiate predecessors, knew his way around long, long lines. The melodies in Howells unfold like taffy: endless, unctuously unfolding strings of notes (usually with a million flats in the key signature). Stanford, for his part, can work a melody: check out the treble solo "I will stand upon my rock" halfway through his bellicose and insane anthem For Lo, I Raise Up.

    The Howells Collegium Regale service (an absurd way of saying that he wrote it for King’s College) is one of the short list of pieces I can sing all the way through from memory anytime, anywhere. The Gloria Patri in the Magnificat is, I think, the best thing England has produced since the Heptarchy.

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  6. David Heinemeier Hansson: Unlearn Your MBA

    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 focus must be on today and not on tomorrow. He argues that constraints—fiscal, temporal, or otherwise—drive innovation and effective problem-solving. The most important thing, Hansson believes, is to make a dent in the universe with your company.

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  7. 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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  8. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook - Jim Breyer, Accel Partners - From Harvard to the Facebook [Stanford’s Entrepreneurship Corner]

    Mark Zuckerberg, founder of TheFacebook, is interviewed by VC, Jim Breyer, Managing Partner of Accel. Mark describes what it was like to leave Harvard to venture into a business to build a social utility tool for college students around the world.

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  9. Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn - Choosing the Entrepreneurial Path [Stanford’s Entrepreneurship Corner]

    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.

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  10. Gregory Waldorf, eHarmony - 5 Must-Haves of an Entrepreneurial Career [Stanford’s Entrepreneurship Corner]

    Greg Waldorf, CEO of the online matchmaking service eHarmony.com, describes the essential components of a successful entrepreneurial career. He believes that working with great people, taking risks, adaptability, passion and timely execution of plans can lead to success for entrepreneurs. He draws parallels between the satisfaction found through finding the right career path and a fulfilling relationship.

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