Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video Series

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Tina Seelig (Stanford Technology Ventures Program) - The Art of Teaching Entrepreneurship and Innovation May 27, 2009

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Stanford Technology Ventures Program's Executive Director Tina Seelig shares rich insights in creative thinking and the entrepreneurial mindset. Her talk, based on her 2009 book, What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20, cites numerous classroom successes of applied problem-solving and the lessons of failure.

Steve Ballmer (Microsoft) - The Future of Microsoft, The Future of Technology May 06, 2009

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Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, shares his optimism for emerging innovation in the midst of economic turmoil, and the story of his own entrepreneurial path. He also speaks of his company's continued investment in Internet-ready hardware and software that seeks progress in healthcare, education, and science.

Stan Christensen (Stanford Technology Ventures Program; Arbor Advisors) - The Art of Negotiation Oct 31, 2007

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Stan Christensen is a partner at Arbor Advisors, an investment banking firm where he negotiates on behalf of mid-market technology companies. In this lecture, Christensen builds a framework and illuminates a few of the classical mistakes in negotiation. He defines negotiation as an attempt to persuade or influence a situation. He emphasizes relationship management and problem solving as being fundamental to negotiation. He also alludes to the conceptual framework by illustrating examples from his vast global experience.