Steve Case is certainly most well known as one of the co-founders of AOL, but these days, as Read More
Steve Case: “The Three ‘P’s”
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Delip Andra: “Solving a Problem”
Delip Andra is the founder and CEO of Twezr, developers of a popular personal organizer app for e-mail Read More
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Tips for Entrepreneurs: Scott K. Curry
Scott K. Curry is Founder and CEO of Bizznesscard, an online marketing solution for small businesses, and a Read More
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The Democratization of Entrepreneurship
Last week I had 15 Finnish entrepreneurs out to the ranch (Aalto University has a partnership with Stanford’s Technology Ventures Program.) Monday Read More
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Today’s Entrepreneur: Scott Cote
Entrepreneurs often choose the path of innovation, without realizing the kind of lifestyle that comes with it. They Read More
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Reinventing the board meeting – Part 2 of 2
There is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come Victor Hugo When The Boardroom is Read More
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Reinventing the board meeting – Part 1 of 2
There are none so blind as those who will not see. Jonathan Swift As customer and agile development Read More
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The startup genome
Three months ago, we set out on a mission to crack the innovation code of Silicon Valley and Read More
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Rebranding Your Image
This is the new logo, start of a total rebranding initiative at SGB Media Group With all the Read More
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Final Presentations – The Lean LaunchPad
The Stanford Lean LaunchPad class was an experiment in a new model of teaching startup entrepreneurship. This last post Read More
Vator is the home to entrepreneurs who embrace their passion and follow their dreams. We are a diverse Read More
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The Lean LaunchPad at Stanford – Class 6
The Stanford Lean LaunchPad class was an experiment with a new model of teaching startup entrepreneurship. With two weeks Read More
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Mentors, coaches and teachers
When the student is ready, the master appears.— Buddhist Proverb Lots of entrepreneurs believe they want a mentor. Read More
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Ronen advises “people who should not listen”
Avner Ronen, CEO and founder of Boxee, set the tone for his talk at Vator Splash with one Read More
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Eric Ries on learning, failing, and pivoting
Author, speaker, and consultant Eric Ries spoke at Thursday’s Amplify event, where the former Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Read More