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
The Democratization of Entrepreneurship
Less than one year after its launch, the .CO registry announced Thursday that it has reached the one 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
In April 2010 I received an email that said, “I’m an incoming Stanford student in the fall and Read More
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Peter Thiel announces “20 Under 20” fellows
Peter Thiel’s inaugural class of “20 Under 20” fellows was announced Wednesday morning, and a brief skim Read More
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Can You Be a Mom In Tech
Although I have yet to enter into the joy that is motherhood, I talk to and am great Read More
As more and more jobs are moved out of the office and into the home, a new challenge 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
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Kids and startups: nothing a mom can’t handle
Happy Mother’s Day! At Vator, we like to highlight the awesomeness of entrepreneurs, those fascinating and unique human Read More
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The Lean LaunchPad at Stanford – Class 8
The Stanford Lean LaunchPad class was an experiment in a new model of teaching startup entrepreneurship. This post – Read More
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First time vs serial entrepreneurs
I’ve been thinking a lot about the differences between first time and serial entrepreneurs. We invest in both Read More
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The Apprentice – Entrepreneur version
We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master — Ernest Hemingway Silicon Read More
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Entrepreneur Commons Mutual Guarantee Fund
In a slow economy where banks have tightened credit, getting funding for your startup or your small businesses Read More
Everybody loves top 10 lists and every startup loves advice from renowned Silicon Valley entrepreneurs. Reid Hoffman, Executive Read More