Knowledge and inspiration, one entrepreneur at a time. Stanford University's Entrepreneurship Corner (eCorner) offers videos featuring entrepreneurship and innovation thought leaders. eCorner, produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program, also offers hundreds of podcasts and articles to help you develop an entrepreneurial mindset at http://ecorner.stanford.edu.
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Blue Bottle Coffee Founder James Freeman discusses the realization that the coffee he started making need not be perfect. While musicians practice till they play perfectly, Freeman says what served...
Michael Moritz, chairman of Sequoia Capital, describes seeing the telltale traits of successful entrepreneurs in Lisa Sugar and her husband, Brian, who co-founded the women's interest site Popsugar...
HubSpot Co-Founder Dharmesh Shah, whose 128-slide presentation "Culture Code" has tallied over 2 million views online since its 2003 debut, flips a popular line from the movie "Fight Club" and says...
Silicon Valley veteran Mike Maples Jr. shares heartfelt advice urging aspiring entrepreneurs to "only do things that you think have a chance to be legendary." By committing to always doing exceptio...
Stockton City Councilman Michael Tubbs expresses concern that Silicon Valley has become indifferent to humanity's greatest injustices in its bid to be a hotbed for startups. The Stanford alum calls...
Stanford University President John Hennessy defines entrepreneurship as transforming an idea into something real that can have wide impact, not just starting a business. In conversation with Tina S...
Intuit's Scott Cook illustrates the importance of welcoming unexpected results by describing how the company’s foray into small-business bookkeeping was delayed by years because the company failed ...
Rebecca Lynn of Canvas Ventures talks about how moments of cognitive dissonance can signal when to pay close attention to an idea. Considering the many pitches she has heard over the years, Lynn sa...
Mike Rothenberg discusses the importance of letting others know that you want to hear their brutally honest feedback. The founder and CEO of Rothenberg Ventures says listening carefully can reveal ...
During a special appearance at Stanford University on Oct. 7, 2015, Elon Musk discusses the double-edged sword of paying close attention to tiny details. The iconic entrepreneur behind SpaceX, Tesl...
Elon Musk talks about how the goal of SpaceX was not to launch another lucrative startup, but to encourage the U.S. government to renew and increase funding for space exploration. The visionary ent...
In an interview with DFJ General Partner Steve Jurvetson, Elon Musk recalls how the rise of the Internet in the mid 1990s prompted him to switch from pursuing a Ph.D. to launching an online startup...
The iconic entrepreneur behind SpaceX, Tesla Motors and Paypal shares his predictions for artificial intelligence, renewable energy and space exploration, in conversation with DFJ General Partner S...
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla Motors, discusses the benefits of a “purpose-driven company” with venture capitalist Steve Jurvetson, adding that a business’s mission need not be world-changing,...
Elon Musk explains how he initially estimated a slim chance of success for his companies Tesla Motors and SpaceX, and how major failures led to dismal times for each. Interviewer Steve Jurvetson, g...
Starting from a lofty vision of the first Mars colony, Elon Musk and Steve Jurvetson – both heavily invested in the future of space exploration – discuss issues of democratic governance on the red ...
Venture capitalist Steve Jurvetson asks Elon Musk to think back to his teenage years and his vision of the future at the time. Musk discusses how the Internet exceeded anyone's expectations, while ...
The renowned entrepreneur Elon Musk talks about how the definition of beauty may vary based on the person, but also how humans consistently agree on some characteristics. In conversation with ventu...
Beginning with the example of self-driving vehicles, Elon Musk and Steve Jurvetson discuss innovation sectors that will advance the most in the next 20 years, from artificial intelligence, to susta...