Stanford Technology Ventures Program - Tracks http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/itunes.stanford.edu.1291356983.01291356986 Stanford Technology Ventures Program - Tracks en-us Education no Lessons from the Electric Roadster Engineering - Audio - Lessons from the Electric Roadster - (October 10, 2007) Martin Eberhard discusses his inspiring journey of diverse experiences in building Tesla Motors. He describes the lessons he learned: from the realization of doing something meaningful to thinking an idea through and aggressively follow 1392260391 Wed, 24 Oct 2007 22:30:22 GMT Education Martin Eberhard 0:55:59 no Tom Byers Discusses Success Factors of High Tech Entrepreneurship Technology - Audio - Tom Byers Discusses Success Factors of High Tech Entrepreneurship - Stanford University professor, Tom Byers, discusses ten enduring success factors of high-technology entrepreneurship, including planning, teamwork, venture financing, leadership, cash flow, market positioning, partnerships, and identifying business opport 1292095130 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:52:53 GMT Education Tom Byers, Professor, Stanford University 0:53:35 no Mark Zuckerberg Discusses TheFacebook Technology - Audio - Mark Zuckerberg Discusses TheFacebook - Mark Zuckerberg, Founder of TheFacebook, is interviewed by VC, Jim Breyer, Managing Partner of Accel. Mark describes what it was like to leave Harvard to venture into a business to build a social utility tool for college students aorund the world. 1291751023 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:57:04 GMT Education Mark Zuckerberg, Founder of TheFacebook and Jim Breyer, Accel Managing Partner 0:57:02 no Marissa Mayer Discusses Web Applications at Google Technology - Audio - Marissa Mayer Discusses Web Applications at Google - Marissa Mayer, Vice President of Search Products and User Experience at Google, shares nine lessons learned about fostering creative ideas and innovation based on her experience developing highly successful Web applications at Google. 1292716475 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:59:08 GMT Education Marissa Mayer, Vice President of Search Products and User Experience, Google 0:48:31 no Kim Polese Discusses Software Development in Silicon Valley Technology - Audio - Kim Polese Discusses Software Development in Silicon Valley - Kim Polese, CEO of SpikeSource, describes her twenty years of experience in developing software in Silicon Valley including Java development with Sun Microsystems. She also discusses SpikeSource's relationship with the open source community. 1292340845 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:56:14 GMT Education Kim Polese, CEO of SpikeSource 0:59:24 no Evan Williams Discusses Podcasting Technology - Audio - Evan Williams Discusses Podcasting - Evan Williams, Co-founder and CEO of Odeo, discusses his views on the opportunities and challenges in the quickly emerging technology of Podcasting. 1292029714 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:58:12 GMT Education Evan Williams 0:57:34 no The New Frontier in Gaming Technology - Audio - The New Frontier in Gaming - (11-08-06) Nick Earl shares his thoughts on the future of the gaming market. He discusses the changing global market space, the latest generation of consoles, mobile game distribution, user generated content, social networks and EA's strategy in the onlin 1300752522 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:14:13 GMT Education Nick Earl, VP and General Manager of Electronic Arts 1:05:04 no Guy Kawasaki Highlight Technology - Video - Guy Kawasaki Highlight - Guy talks about one of the most important factors when starting a new venture - making meaning in a company 1292747264 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:58:29 GMT Education Guy Kawasaki, Founder and Managing Director of Garage Technology Ventures and author of The Art of the Start 0:03:14 no The No Jerk Rule Authors - Audio - The No Jerk Rule - (May 30, 2007) In this audio podcast, Professor Bob Sutton discusses "breakthrough" ideas in his latest book about dealing with difficult and conflicting relationships in a work environment. Sutton describes strategies to deal with "jerks" in an organizat 1386713629 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:11:05 GMT Education Robert I. Sutton 0:53:59 no Stephanie Keller-Bottom Discusses Emerging Markets Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - Stephanie Keller-Bottom Discusses Emerging Markets - Stephanie Keller-Bottom, Director of Nokia Innovent, shares experiences and lessons learned in founding Innovent, Nokia's entrepreneurial innovation unit that explores emerging markets and the opportunities they create. 1292308783 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:54:23 GMT Education Stephanie Keller-Bottom, Director of Nokia Innovent 0:47:43 no Ryan Phelan Discusses Entrepreneurship in Healthcare Initiatives Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - Ryan Phelan Discusses Entrepreneurship in Healthcare Initiatives - Ryan Phelan, Founder and CEO of DNA Direct, shares her thoughts on entrepreneurship, both for-profit and not-for-profit, based on her experience launching groundbreaking healthcare initiatives that provide public access to comprehensive medical informatio 1292046620 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:54:13 GMT Education Ryan Phelan, Founder and CEO of DNA Direct 0:54:18 no Randy Komisar and Debra Dunn Discuss Entrepreneurship Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - Randy Komisar and Debra Dunn Discuss Entrepreneurship - Randy Komisar of KPCB and Debra Dunn, previously of HP, discuss their careers and entrepreneurship during the Entrepreneurial Thought Leader lecture series, hosted by Stanford Technology Ventures Program. 1292684767 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:54:13 GMT Education Randy Komisar & Debra Dunn 1:04:03 no Michael Goldberg Shares Lessons Learned on Entrepreneurship and Investing Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - Michael Goldberg Shares Lessons Learned on Entrepreneurship and Investing - Michael Goldberg, General Partner at Mohr Davidow Ventures and Founder of Axion Inc., shares lessons learned through his 25 years of experience as an entrepreneur and investor in the life sciences industry. 1292308792 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:55:11 GMT Education Michael Goldberg, General Partner at Mohr Davidow Ventures 0:51:37 no Kim Popovits Discusses Organizational and Technological Strategies Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - Kim Popovits Discusses Organizational and Technological Strategies - Kim Popovits, President and COO of Genomic Health, Inc., discusses the organizational and technological strategies that have contributed to her success in the biopharmaceutical industry. 1292717150 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:54:13 GMT Education Kim Popovits, President and COO of Genomic Health, Inc. 0:51:59 no John Roos Discusses Branding Risks and Integrity Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - John Roos Discusses Branding Risks and Integrity - John Roos, CEO of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati, has represented many major Silicon Valley companies during mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, strategic alliances, and joint ventures. In this lecture, he describes many of the lessons 1292797046 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:59:46 GMT Education John Roos, CEO of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati 0:55:34 no Joe Liemandt Discusses Software Start-up Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - Joe Liemandt Discusses Software Start-up - Joe Liemandt, Founder, President and CEO of Trilogy, describes the passion and perseverance it took to take his enterprise software company from a five-person start-up to a global industry leader. 1292764387 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:45:30 GMT Education Joe Liemandt, Founder, President and CEO of Trilogy 0:54:47 no Jeff Hawkins Discusses Entrepreneurship Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - Jeff Hawkins Discusses Entrepreneurship - Jeff Hawkins, founder of Palm Computing and director of the Redwood Neuroscience Institute speaks at Stanford University’s Entrepreneurial Thought Leader lecture series. 1292780649 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:55:11 GMT Education Jeff Hawkins 0:57:09 no Jeff and Bobby Beaver Discuss the Power of Small Teams Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - Jeff and Bobby Beaver Discuss the Power of Small Teams - Jeff and Bobby Beaver, Co-founders of Zazzle and graduates of Stanford University, describe their story and entrepreneurial experiences in building an internet start-up. They discuss the passion, dedication and the power of small teams in achieving a visi 1291653429 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:59:46 GMT Education Jeff and Bobby Beaver, Co-founders of Zazzle 0:53:40 no Janice Fraser Discusses Entrepreneurial Leadership Qualities Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - Janice Fraser Discusses Entrepreneurial Leadership Qualities - Janice Fraser, CEO and a founding partner of Adaptive Path, discusses the entrepreneurial leadership qualities that have contributed to the success of her user experience consulting company. 1292861799 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:54:23 GMT Education Janice Fraser, CEO and a founding partner of Adaptive Path 0:56:07 no Chong-Moon Lee Discusses Path to Entrepreneurial Success in Silicon Valley Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - Chong-Moon Lee Discusses Path to Entrepreneurial Success in Silicon Valley - Chong-Moon Lee, chairman and CEO of Ambex Venture Group, and founder of Diamond Multimedia Systems, describes his path to becoming one of the most distinguished entrepreneurs and philanthropists in Silicon Valley. 1291768254 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:59:46 GMT Education Chong-Moon Lee, Chairman and CEO of Ambex Venture Group 0:56:40 no Carol Bartz Discusses Continued Learning and Global Markets Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - Carol Bartz Discusses Continued Learning and Global Markets - Carol Bartz, Executive Chairman of the Board and CEO of Autodesk for the past 14 years, reflects on her experience of running one of the largest PC software companies in the world while finding a balance between her career and personal life. She also stre 1292030419 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:54:01 GMT Education Carol Bartz, Executive Chairman of the Board at Autodesk 0:44:04 no A Culture of Making a Difference Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - A Culture of Making a Difference - (11-01-07) Joe McCracken, VP of Business Development at Genentech, walks through the founding and growth phase of the company.  In particular, Joe describes the culture at Genentech which is credited for consistent ground breaking R&D and the resulting fi 1300556881 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 05:38:59 GMT Education Joe McCracken, Genentech 0:59:30 no Founding Prosper, a People-to-People Lending Marketplace Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - Founding Prosper, a People-to-People Lending Marketplace - (10-25-06) Jim Breyer, a partner at Accel Investments, interviews Chris Larsen, the founder and CEO of Prosper - America's first people-to-people lending marketplace. Ranging from regulation to global financial markets, Chris shares a wide variety of expe 1301007153 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 05:38:59 GMT Education Chris Larsen, Prosper; Jim Breyer, Accel Partners 0:56:21 no Research Lens on Understanding Entrepreneurial Firms Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - Research Lens on Understanding Entrepreneurial Firms - (10-04-06) Kathy Eisenhardt, co-director of Stanford Technology Ventures Program and professor in Management Science and Engineering, shares results from her research regarding successful ventures, addressing fundamental issues such as team building, mark 1300556886 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 05:38:59 GMT Education Kathleen M. Eisenhardt, STVP 0:51:28 no Vision, Values & Strategy Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - Vision, Values & Strategy - (10-18-06) Rick Wallace shares his management philosophy and the key to the company's success over the last 30 years.  He stresses the importance of having a clear vision, distinct values and a well defined strategy to take care of his key constituencies: 1300850192 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:30:40 GMT Education Rick Wallace, CEO of KLA-Tencor 0:57:28 no Using Creative Leadership Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - Using Creative Leadership - (11-16-06) Frank Ricks, Founder of LRK Architecture, discusses design and creating value for clients while using creative leadership to increase the firm from seven to a hundred and sixty employees. 1300941692 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:29:30 GMT Education Frank Ricks, LRK Architecture 0:57:26 no An Entrepreneurial Perspective on the Life Sciences Industry Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - An Entrepreneurial Perspective on the Life Sciences Industry - (02-21-07) Steve Burrill provides an overview of the life sciences industry, reflecting on insights he has gained throughout his career. Along the way, he shares his laws of survival and anecdotes that relate the keys to his success in the areas of biotec 1301007160 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 05:38:59 GMT Education G. Steven Burrill, CEO of Burrill & Co. 1:02:58 no The Role of Entrepreneurship in Solving World Problems Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - The Role of Entrepreneurship in Solving World Problems - (02-28-07) Prominent industry leaders team up with Stanford Faculty to discuss entrepreneurial solutions to problems in the areas of international affairs, human health and the environment. 1300556892 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 05:38:59 GMT Education Tom Byers, Kavita Ramdas, Paul Yock, John Hennessy, Brook Byers, Jeff Koseff, Chip Blacker, KR Sridhar 1:23:21 no Choosing the Entrepreneurial Path Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - Choosing the Entrepreneurial Path - (02-07-07) In this candid entrepreneurial narrative, Reid Hoffman describes his journey from academia to PayPal, to finally founding the professional networking site LinkedIn. Reid suggests that to be a successful entrepreneur you have to take risks where 1300653906 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 05:38:59 GMT Education Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn 1:03:56 no 5 Must-Haves of an Entrepreneurial Career Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - 5 Must-Haves of an Entrepreneurial Career - (02-14-07) Greg Waldorf, CEO of the online matchmaking service eHarmony.com, describes the essential components of a successful entrepreneurial career. He believes that working with great people, taking risks, adaptability, passion and timely execution of 1300768452 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 05:41:53 GMT Education Gregory Waldorf, eHarmony 0:54:50 no The Dynamic Relationship Between an Entrepreneur and VC Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - The Dynamic Relationship Between an Entrepreneur and VC - (01-31-07) Ray Lane, General Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Ron Bloom, CEO of PodShow, describe their relationship in building an online media entertainment company focused on meeting the fast-changing demands of today's web users. 1300784869 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:29:21 GMT Education Ron Bloom, PodShow; Ray Lane, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers 1:02:21 no Changing the Game of Enterprise Software Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - Changing the Game of Enterprise Software - (01-24-07) Tien Tzuo, Chief Strategy Officer for Salesforce.com, describes seven lessons for transforming an enterprise software business from a traditional direct sales model, to one which leverages the internet to produce in-bound sales. 1300653913 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 05:40:27 GMT Education Tien Tzuo, Salesforce.com 0:52:58 no The New Adventures of Old VC's Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - The New Adventures of Old VC's - (01-17-07) Janice Roberts discusses how her venture capital firm is going global and carefully evaluating opportunities in countries like India and China. She stresses the importance of accessing the needs of young customers who are embracing new techno 1301007170 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 05:40:27 GMT Education Janice Roberts, Mayfield Fund 0:49:48 no Phases of a Start-up Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - Phases of a Start-up - (04-18-07) Mark Jung, former internet CEO and entrepreneur discusses the personal and professional challenges in the five phases of a start-up. Jung explores these phases namely inception, growth, setback, rejuvenation and transition. 1301613241 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:28:49 GMT Education Mark Jung, IGN 0:54:39 no Words of Wisdom from an Experienced CEO Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - Words of Wisdom from an Experienced CEO - (11-29-06) In a humble and anecdotal talk, Scott Kriens, CEO of Juniper Networks, walks through the founding and growth of the company.  He provides insight on a variety of issues ranging from the power of strong markets, to personal growth, to globalizat 1301187303 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:22:15 GMT Education Scott Kriens, Juniper Networks 0:57:29 no Stimulating Innovation and Creativity in the Workplace Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - Stimulating Innovation and Creativity in the Workplace - (08-26-06) This October 2004 lecture by Bob Sutton focuses on what it takes to stimulate innovation and creativity in the workplace and relates the key points from his book "Weird Ideas that Work." 1300637443 Tue, 01 May 2007 00:20:23 GMT Education Robert I. Sutton, Stanford 0:56:57 no Leadership and Choice Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - Leadership and Choice - (May 2, 2007) Carly Fiorina, CEO of Hewlett Packard (1999-2005), discusses her leadership experience in her journey from the job of a secretary to the leader of one of the biggest technology companies in the world. Fiorina describes ways in which leadersh 1380432261 Wed, 03 Oct 2007 17:41:55 GMT Education Carly Fiorina 1:12:18 no Overcoming Adversity and Taking Risks Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - Overcoming Adversity and Taking Risks - (May 9, 2007) Former California State Senator Jackie Speier and best-selling author Deborah Collins Stephens share engaging stories about taking risks, learning from failure, overcoming adversity, and challenging the status quo based on their extensive le 1380106063 Wed, 03 Oct 2007 17:41:59 GMT Education Jackie Speier, Deborah Stephens 0:59:57 no The Positive Impact of Entrepreneurship in the American Economy Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - The Positive Impact of Entrepreneurship in the American Economy - (August 6, 2007) Carl Schramm, President of the Kauffman Foundation, examines the vital role of entrepreneurship in the changing economy. He emphasizes how entrepreneurs have a positive influence on the American economy by creating ways to reinvent and in 1380547107 Wed, 03 Oct 2007 17:42:14 GMT Education Carl J. Schramm 0:20:23 no Adventures of a Startup CEO: No Guts No Glory Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - Adventures of a Startup CEO: No Guts No Glory - (May 16, 2007) Warren Packard, Managing Director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and Andrew Frame, CEO of Ooma, present 10 lessons for building a successful start-up. They highlight the importance of dislocating large markets, active recruiting, organizationa 1379907894 Wed, 03 Oct 2007 17:42:27 GMT Education Andrew Frame, Warren Packard 0:57:01 no The Physics of Startups Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - The Physics of Startups - (April 25, 2007) Shai Agassi discusses his entrepreneurial journey from the enterprise software industry to his current work in clean energy. In the process, he describes the "physics of startups", drawing parallels between principles of business and the 1385569482 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:12:45 GMT Education Shai Agassi 0:47:54 no Social Networking 3.0 Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - Social Networking 3.0 - (August 16, 2007) Introduced by AlwaysOn founder Tony Perkins, this panel discussion considers the new opportunities related to the social networking space. Panelists include moderator Charlene Li, Senior Analyst, Forrester Research; Travis Katz, SVP, MyS 1385127503 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:13:47 GMT Education Tony Perkins 0:57:58 no Startups: The Need for Speed Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - Startups: The Need for Speed - (October 17, 2007) Dominic Orr unveils Aruba's approach to building solutions for mobile workforces at Fortune 500 and Global 2000 companies. He articulates Aruba's strategies for competing with mammoths like Cisco, and emphasizes that speed of execution 1392585108 Wed, 24 Oct 2007 22:33:05 GMT Education Dominic Orr 0:58:34 no From Venture Capitalist to Entrepreneur Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - From Venture Capitalist to Entrepreneur - (October 3, 2007) Donna Novitsky, contrasts her experiences as an executive in a start-up, a venture capitalist and as an entrepreneur. Novitsky addresses the role of risk mitigation in investing in new ventures and the importance of having a singular foc 1393203507 Wed, 24 Oct 2007 22:50:04 GMT Education Donna Novitsky 0:56:52 no Geoff Davis Discusses Microfinance Finance - Audio - Geoff Davis Discusses Microfinance - Geoff Davis of Unitus talks about microfinance at the Entrepreneurial Thought Leader lecture series emphasizing on the relevance and potential of this field. 1292308806 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:55:11 GMT Education Geoff Davis 0:52:19 no Lonnie Smith Discusses Intuitive Surgical Research - Audio - Lonnie Smith Discusses Intuitive Surgical - Lonnie Smith, President and CEO of Intuitive Surgical, discusses Intuitive's path from start-up to market dominance in the field of surgical robotics. 1292829745 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:42:39 GMT Education Lonnie Smith, President and CEO of Intuitive Surgical 0:50:58 no Pam Marrone Discusses Biotechnology Biology - Audio - Pam Marrone Discusses Biotechnology - Pam Marrone, founder of AgraQuest, relates the challenges and rewards she experienced in building a successful biotechnology company that specializes in ecologically friendly agricultural products. 1292781358 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:00:39 GMT Education Pam Marrone, Founder of AgraQuest 0:49:34 no Tina Seelig Provides Insight on Life and Leadership Career Development - Audio - Tina Seelig Provides Insight on Life and Leadership - Tina Seelig, Executive Director for the Stanford Technology Ventures Program, provides insights on life, leadership, and the little things that make a big difference in an entrepreneurial setting. Her talk is entitled, "What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20." 1291522738 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:42:39 GMT Education Tina Seelig, Executive Director for the Stanford Technology Ventures Program 0:42:24 no Katie Rodan Discusses Personal Journey to Entrepreneurship Career Development - Audio - Katie Rodan Discusses Personal Journey to Entrepreneurship - Dr. Katie Rodan, co-founder of Proactiv Solution talks about her personal journey from a resident in the medical school program to an entrepreneur. She shares the trials and tribulations of her experience in the creation of Proactiv, a globally recognized 1292046997 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:00:09 GMT Education Katie Rodan, Co-founder of Proactiv Solution 0:52:07 no Confessions of a Serial Silicon Valley CEO Career Development - Audio - Confessions of a Serial Silicon Valley CEO - (11-15-06) Greg Ballard, a veteran entrepreneur and currently the CEO of Glu Mobile, shares his business insights on products, people and values through a variety of enlightening and entertaining anecdotes. 1301187796 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:22:15 GMT Education Greg Ballard, Glu Mobile 1:01:04 no Secret to Successful Negotiations Career Development - Audio - Secret to Successful Negotiations - (05-02-06) Joel Peterson, founder of Peterson Partners, discusses the secret to successful negotiations. He reminds us that negotiation is how one navigates their way through life, and in order to have successful negotiations, people must be empowered, ha 1300557408 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:11:49 GMT Education Stan Christensen, Stanford Technology Ventures Program and Arbor Advisors; Joel Peterson, Peterson Partners 1:28:10 no It's Your Ship: Lessons in Leadership Career Development - Audio - It's Your Ship: Lessons in Leadership - (4-11-07) Dr. William J. Perry discusses lessons in leadership reminding us that a pivotal point in management is realizing that "It's your ship" and your own "crew". 1300850675 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:30:40 GMT Education William Perry 1:00:11 no Negotiations On and Off the Field Career Development - Audio - Negotiations On and Off the Field - (May 22, 2007) Steve Young, former quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, describes the lessons he's learned in negotiating with teammates, agents, and in his personal life. Interviewed as a guest in Stan Christensen's Negotiations course, Young provide 1384979969 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:09:23 GMT Education Stan Christensen, Steve Young 1:29:14 no