From: Stanford ECorner on Mon, Jun 06 2011 7:16 AM

As America’s first Chief Technology Officer, Aneesh Chopra focuses on advancing technology and innovation to unlock national economic growth and prosperity. In this inspiring and entertaining lecture, Chopra challenges students and entrepreneurs to take action now to bring innovation to the heal...

From: Stanford ECorner on Mon, May 30 2011 11:03 PM

Bling Nation Co-Founder Wences Casares warns against being too focused on the technology of mobile payments. According to Casares, the real question is how the necessary infrastructure will evolve to support merchants' ability to smoothly process payments with banking institutions. As big p...

From: Stanford ECorner on Mon, May 30 2011 11:03 PM

Serial entrepreneurs Wences Casares and Meyer Malka answer an intriguing question: What motivates successful entrepreneurs to continue to start new ventures? Both men describe how their minds are naturally attuned to developing new ideas, and how each of them values the opportunity to work with ...

From: Stanford ECorner on Mon, May 30 2011 11:02 PM

As co-founders, Wences Casares and Meyer Malka don’t believe in dividing their roles, Even though each man has areas of strength, both want to communicate with a single, coherent and unified voice. In this clip, Casares and Malka explain why this policy also requires them to keep disagreements t...

From: Stanford ECorner on Mon, May 30 2011 11:02 PM

"To be an entrepreneur, you need to have some super strong convictions," says serial entrepreneur Wences Casares. However, even if you hold strong opinions on products, markets and customers, Casares says entrepreneurs must also have the humility to change course when circumstances call for a ne...

From: Stanford ECorner on Mon, May 30 2011 11:02 PM

According to Bling Nation Co-Founder Meyer Malka, retailers are in the best position in the mobile payment space, as payment companies interested in placing solutions in retail stores are courting them. However, fellow Co-Founder Wences Casares warns that retailers have been slow to adopt mobile...

From: Stanford ECorner on Tue, May 24 2011 6:19 AM

Building an incredible product or service is just part of starting a company, according to Instagram Co-Founder Kevin Systrom. In this clip, he explains how much legwork is involved in filing paperwork, understanding regulations and taxes, and other operational issues. Systrom also identifies re...

From: Stanford ECorner on Tue, May 24 2011 6:18 AM

Co-Founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger were able to launch Instagram without being computer science graduates. Krieger is proud of this fact, as it shows students from other disciplines can start companies in the technology space. He recalls his most valuable Stanford courses as the ones tha...

From: Stanford ECorner on Tue, May 24 2011 6:18 AM

"The hunger to build stuff and put it in front of people is really valuable in entrepreneurship," says Instagram Co-Founder Kevin Systrom. In this short clip, Systrom recalls a story related to this idea, from his days studying abroad as a Stanford student. He also encourages entrepreneurs to st...

From: Stanford ECorner on Tue, May 24 2011 6:18 AM

"Seeking venture capital is like hiring people for your team," says Instagram Co-Founder Kevin Systrom. Here he encourages aspiring founders to find funding from individuals that truly believe in what you are trying to achieve, rather than those seeking immediate boosts in valuation. According t...

From: Stanford ECorner on Tue, May 24 2011 6:18 AM

Instagram Co-Founder Kevin Systrom believes building solutions for most problems is the easy part; the hard part is finding the right problem to solve. Here he opens up about how he and fellow Co-Founder Mike Krieger identified the problems they wanted to solve around sharing photos through mobil...

From: Stanford ECorner on Tue, May 24 2011 6:18 AM

Instagram Co-Founder Mike Krieger encourages aspiring entrepreneurs to avoid following trends. He explains founders deal with uncertainty everyday, so you should pursue ideas that you truly believe in. Krieger also believes it’s important to collect experience, including the completion of side p...

From: Stanford ECorner on Wed, May 18 2011 3:41 AM

Technology moves too fast to justify standing still on innovation, says author and MDV venture partner Geoffrey Moore. He believes big companies, while always incubating new ideas, have a difficult time shifting resources to support long-term commercial development of new activities. "There’s al...

From: Stanford ECorner on Fri, May 06 2011 12:50 AM

Author Ori Brafman describes behaviors of good "clickers," those individuals skilled in making instant connections with others. Brafman relates two studies, one focusing on MBA students, and the other on members of a string quartet, that reveal insights about interaction between "clickers": 1) T...

From: Stanford ECorner on Fri, May 06 2011 12:50 AM

As Genentech’s Executive Vice President of Research and Early Development, Richard Scheller leads scientists discovering medicines that will significantly impact the lives of patients. In this candid interview, he describes the challenges of his industry, and outlines the required steps for deve...

From: Stanford ECorner on Fri, May 06 2011 12:49 AM

Author Ori Brafman presents the question of whether it’s possible to build more nurturing leadership models that function through trust-based networks. Brafman relates how the US Army is trying to tackle this issue, in light of so many service personnel struggling with the combat fatigue of the ...

From: Stanford ECorner on Fri, Apr 29 2011 7:07 PM

Barry Silbert sees investment banks as being "conflicted" in the growing space of secondary markets. In this clip, the CEO and founder of SecondMarket identifies the different investment groups (and their differing desires), and explains why none of these groups has yet to establish a definitive...

From: Stanford ECorner on Fri, Apr 29 2011 7:07 PM

"Wall Street is in serious need of disruption," according to SecondMarket Founder Barry Silbert. He describes his company’s commitment to transparency, and explains why this decision protects against becoming a traditional Wall Street firm that hordes information.

From: Stanford ECorner on Fri, Apr 29 2011 7:07 PM

SecondMarket Founder and CEO Barry Silbert held a number of jobs in banking before starting his own company. However, trading baseball cards as a child gave him the most profound preparation for understanding illiquid assets and inefficient markets.

From: Stanford ECorner on Fri, Apr 29 2011 7:07 PM

"Just open your doors and start a business," is the best advice ever received by SecondMarket Founder and CEO Barry Silbert. SecondMarket started with a very simple operation, experienced profitable growth over the next five years, and now stands to play an even larger role in the secondary mark...