Our Stanford and Berkeley Lean LaunchPad classes are over for this year, and as usual we learned as Read More
The importance of talking to customers as a startup
Business to Business Business to Consumer Entrepreneurship from entrepreneurs Launching a business Lessons and advice Managing a business
Corporate acquisitions of startups
For decades large companies have gone shopping in Silicon Valley for startups. Lately the pressure of continuous disruption has forced Read More
Business to Business Business to Consumer Education Entrepreneurship from entrepreneurs Launching a business Lessons and advice
‘Embrace change and lead the way’
President Bieto, Dean Sauquet, members of the faculty, distinguished guests, and ladies and gentlemen….Thank you for the kind Read More
Henry Chesbrough is known as the father of Open Innovation and wrote the book that defined the practice. Henry is Read More
Business basics Education Entrepreneurship from entrepreneurs Launching a business Lessons and advice
Beyond the lemonade stand
While the Lean LaunchPad class has been adopted by Universities and the National Science Foundation, the question we Read More
Business to Business Business to Consumer Education Entrepreneurship from entrepreneurs How to build a product Launching a business Lean startup Lessons and advice Minimum viable product
Get the Heck Out of the Building
With a ~$2 billion endowment the Kauffman Foundation is the largest non-profit focused on entrepreneurship in the world. Giving away Read More
Business models/plans Business to Business Business to Consumer Education Entrepreneurship from entrepreneurs Lessons and advice
Why companies are not startups
In the last few years we’ve recognized that a startup is not a smaller version of a large Read More
Biotech/Life Sciences Business to Business Business to Consumer Education Entrepreneurship Financing and fundraising from entrepreneurs Launching a business Lessons and advice
Is This Startup Ready for Investment?
Since 2005 startup accelerators have provided cohorts of startups with mentoring, pitch practice and product focus. However, accelerator Read More
Editor’s Note: Nir Eyal is the author of Hooked: A Guide to Building Habit Forming Products and blogs at NirAndFar.com. Wednesday was Read More
Business to Business Business to Consumer Education Entrepreneurship from entrepreneurs How to build a product Lessons and advice
How to be Smarter Than Your Investors
Teams that build continuous customer discovery into their DNA will become smarter than their investors, and build more Read More
Plenty of people have thought about becoming an entrepreneur, but not many follow through. Many are hesitant because Read More
Two of the hot topics in education in the last few years have been Massive Open Online Courses Read More
Character Education Entrepreneurship from entrepreneurs Launching a business Lessons and advice Team building
Sometimes it Pays to Be a Jerk
That he which hath no stomach to this fight,Let him depart; his passport shall be madeWilliam Shakespeare Henry V | Read More
Business to Business Business to Consumer Entrepreneurship Financing and fundraising from entrepreneurs Lessons and advice Venture capital
Engineering a regional tech cluster
Dino Vendetti a VC at Bay Partners, moved up to Bend, Oregon on a mission to engineer Bend Read More
Business models/plans Business to Business Business to Consumer Education Entrepreneurship from entrepreneurs How to build a product Launching a business Lessons and advice Team building
Time for Founders School
Having a film crew in your living room for two days is something you want to put on Read More