tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61099393582674805872011-07-07T17:19:19.834-07:00This blog is dedicated to Entrepreneurship Week at Stanford University.Eweeknoreply@blogger.comBlogger211100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109939358267480587.post-72547765066665226052010-03-18T12:10:00.000-07:002010-03-18T12:11:00.440-07:00

Steve Case, the former AOL Chairman, looks thin and fresh as he takes the podium. He’s here in Stanford’s Hewlett hall, taking a photo of the audience before launching into his speech. “You don’t look so great as a group,” he cracks. Case is the co-architect of the biggest merger in history, the infamous AOL-Time Warner deal, which Vanity Fair journalist Nina Munk described in detail in her 2004

Miran Pavichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743222495465271579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109939358267480587.post-85329160866242325612010-03-01T19:29:00.000-08:002010-03-02T11:20:06.409-08:00

Theresa Lina Stevens and Forrest Glick of the Stanford Technology Venture Program (STVP) present a workshop on how to effectively pitch and present ideas to an audience of investors. The Hasso Plattner Institute of Design was a location befitting to the nature of the presentation and the diversity of the audience that attended. Adorning a blue foam tugboat sticker (my pass for the event) I

Ali Mendozahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00147493245989364706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109939358267480587.post-35531909090218840252010-02-28T15:05:00.000-08:002010-02-28T15:12:16.848-08:00

Solazyme CEO Jonathan Wolfson thinks that research into bio-fuels has finally approached a level that makes production scalable to meet mass-market demand.by Poornima Weerasekara A few years ago no one would have used the words Merceds and Algae in the same sentence. But now Solazyme, Inc., a South San Francisco, based biotechnology company has developed an algae oil-based biodiesel which it has

dewdrophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428119514179076723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109939358267480587.post-25411473150644811742010-02-27T15:12:00.000-08:002010-02-27T18:38:02.414-08:00

Tina Seelig stimulated the minds of hundreds of parents in the Hewlett Teaching Center at Stanford University this afternoon by showing them how to see the world through a lens of possibility. "This isn't about turning lemons into lemonade," Seelig said. "This is about turning things like lemonade into helicopters."Seelig is the Executive Director of the Stanford Technology Ventures Program,

Vanessa Castañedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10847622788485820763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109939358267480587.post-31744595346619591862010-02-27T14:44:00.001-08:002010-03-02T01:39:59.727-08:00

by Susana Montes-DelgadoWomen entrepreneurs are seldom the majority at Silicon Valley events. But when they get together, their combined experiences appear to increment the sound and the energy of a room. Last Wednesday, women flocked from all corners of the world to see Gina Bianchini, co-founder and CEO of Ning; Judy Estrin, CEO of JLABS and Mae Tai O’Malley, founder and managing attorney of

Susana Monteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11001633167225113656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109939358267480587.post-21534570086031467602010-02-26T17:13:00.000-08:002010-04-13T15:53:09.518-07:00

Quote of the afternoon: "Entrepreneurship is in full throttle. It’s a great time to start a company when there isn’t a shining rainbow in the distance," Warren Packard said this afternoon in Bishop Auditorium. As the Managing Director at Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ), a venture capitalist company that has managed over $6 billion, Packard knows a thing or two about investing in start-ups. Or 600

stacie_chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04786562941256032708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109939358267480587.post-88828727406841014092010-02-25T20:34:00.000-08:002010-02-25T21:59:21.863-08:00

A handful of companies are clustered in a corner of the Arbuckle Cafe in the Graduate School of Business building on Stanford Campus. The subject is water.Water is the ultimate resource, and more frequently, it is a scarce one. Not content to watch an opportunity go by, a handful of start-ups offer ways to save it, use it for irrigation and clean it up.Not your dad's sprinkler systemWhat do you

Jesse Luhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10724509983291987589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109939358267480587.post-14849919733009090232010-02-25T19:00:00.000-08:002010-02-26T12:39:12.418-08:00

When Mint.com launched, the web-based personal financial management service faced a huge security hurdle: it had to convince users to fork over all their financial information to a new start-up. That's why Mint launched at the 2007 TechCrunch conference to a crowd of Silicon Valley software developers already comfortable with online finance."If we could get these people who already have online

Lily Bixlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00899366472686156996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109939358267480587.post-11988704646124485922010-02-24T17:38:00.000-08:002010-02-24T18:23:18.576-08:00

Steve Case Advocates Entrepreneurship for Economic RecoveryBy Dong LiuThis afternoon at a heavily-packed Hewlett Auditorium audiences from all over the world came to attend Steve Case's talk during Stanford's Entrepreneurship Week. Steve Case is the co-founder of America Online and the founder and CEO of Revolution Partners. During his 30+ years of entrepreneurial experience Case summarized its

Dong Liuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02447468666723857429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109939358267480587.post-30274200374377874882010-02-23T21:29:00.000-08:002010-02-24T13:57:37.050-08:00

Seven panelists from the healthcare industry tonight answered the question, "How will Comparative Effectiveness Impact Medical Device Innovation?" The panelists included: - Ross Jaffee M.D. of Versant Ventures- Prof. Alan Garber M.D., Ph.D.- Robert Pearl M.D. CEO of Permanente Medical Group- Lewis Sandy M.D. SVP of Clinical Advancement with UnitedHealth Group- Chip Hance, President of Abbott

zammahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15624914743795862137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109939358267480587.post-16473650896021325252010-02-22T18:28:00.000-08:002010-02-22T19:52:13.297-08:00

What is the current state of entrepreneurship activity in different countries around the world? How does this relate to global development?Ignacio de la Vega, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management and at the Instituto de Empresa (IE) in Madrid and Chairman of Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) has the answers, in the form of the GEM 2009 Global Report, published in January

Frankie Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01266204604968579755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109939358267480587.post-83427979746029888302010-02-22T12:35:00.000-08:002010-02-22T15:12:44.303-08:00

Amid the crackling of lunch bags and sandwich plastic, Monday's second E-week event, Legal Tips for Startups in Today's Economy, kicked off at the Stanford Law School to a packed audience. Hosted by the Stanford Law and Technology Association, the event--billed as a panel discussion and brown bag lunch--featured four speakers from the Emerging Companies Group at global law firm Orrick, Herrington

Ryan Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06057818744554270066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109939358267480587.post-69222962629093236822010-02-22T11:38:00.000-08:002010-02-23T14:47:33.615-08:00

After the a nostalgic reminiscence of the world before Windows and a now considered primitive little game called The Colossal Cave, Graduate Business School Dean Garth Saloner, spoke about his experience with Twitter - through which he informs students and alumni on what's going on in the Business School. "It's hard to find your voice in Twitter," he said. And then he proceeded to give us some

Mirandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16516168935269205632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109939358267480587.post-45789646111074377062009-02-25T19:56:00.000-08:002009-02-25T20:01:16.050-08:00

Students and entrepreneurs came together Tuesday night to save the world from a deadly asteroid strike. That, at least, was the premise of the tongue-in-cheek event run by Alistair Fee who teaches creative thinking at the Queens University Belfast. The exclusive event admitted only 30 participants after screening their applications for humor, creativity, and level of interest. Alistair

Sean Treanornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109939358267480587.post-40469770762634257022009-02-24T09:31:00.000-08:002009-02-24T09:35:56.846-08:00

Four Silicon Valley-based global executives joined the “Solving the Global Leadership and Talent Equation" Panel Discussion of the Eweek, sharing insights about the crucial elements of recruiting talents and managing across borders in a global environment.The event, hosted by Stanford Program on Regions of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, took place Monday at Bechtel Conference Center of Encina

Li Lounoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109939358267480587.post-65114104137634319122007-03-03T08:03:00.000-08:002007-03-03T08:05:01.256-08:00

Two large white party tents sat empty in White Plaza for two days – and then on Thursday – they filled with undergraduate students, graduate students and recruiters from 66 fast growing start-ups. In addition to giving away pens, t-shirts, chattering teeth and jolly ranchers all of these recruiters were looking to hand out jobs.“This is nothing like the career fairs when I was graduating from

KD Sullivannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109939358267480587.post-3281767713905497452007-03-02T15:52:00.000-08:002008-11-18T23:37:22.589-08:00

NYT columnist and Discovery Channel reporter Tom Friedman told a packed Memorial Auditorium Friday afternoon that reversing the threat of climate change and introducing green technologies requires a full-scale commitment from private industry, government, and individual consumers.According to Friedman, Wall Street must drive clean technology innovation. Federal and state governments can prod

William Boscianoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109939358267480587.post-20940577973644438122007-02-28T19:02:00.000-08:002007-02-28T19:54:49.228-08:00

As part of the E-week festivities, the Stanford Office of Technology Licensing (OTL) hosted a showcase Wednesday night of Stanford tech research that has found success with real world applications. Held in the atrium of the Packard Electrical Engineering Building (right next to Bytes Cafe, one of the more delicious places to eat on campus) the showcase contained about 10 small exhibits that

Cliff Glickmannoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109939358267480587.post-87884814699955676372007-02-28T18:30:00.000-08:002007-03-01T14:01:00.096-08:00

A full panel of Stanford academics and successful entrepreneurs unanimously affirmed optimism about the potential of entrepreneurial thinking in solving global problems, but disagreed about the importance of strong institutions in facilitating innovation.Entrepreneurs and those interested in entrepreneurship tend to arrive early it seems. At 4:10 PM, 20 minutes before the start of E-Week's "

Claranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109939358267480587.post-45011919680081615882007-02-26T16:09:00.000-08:002007-02-26T17:29:10.089-08:00

Stanford, Feb. 26 — E-Week crossed the International Date Line today, as three Stanford graduates discussed what entrepreneurship is like in China. To an audience of over 150 people, including such notables as Chairman of Stanford's Board of Trustees Burt McMurtry,the panelists for "Global Entrepreneurship: Stanford Trailblazers in China" spent much of the two hours stressing the differences in

Nirajnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109939358267480587.post-41674861373046944222007-02-25T15:14:00.000-08:002007-02-25T18:02:13.272-08:00

E-Week Schedule, Feb 24 - March 3About 100 people gathered to hear about social entrepreneurship at Stanford's Wallenberg Hall, spilling out of the Peter Wallenberg Learning Theater and into the hallway.Three leading executives from foundations that support the work of social entrepreneuers shared their insights into funding social entreprenuership projects.The panelists included Lance Henderson,

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