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Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed: Ron Conway
by Scott Edward Walker on November 29th, 2012
To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our weekly series “Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.” Each week, we post a favorite video of a successful entrepreneur, investor or business leader on a variety of topics. This week, we present Ron Conway, the founder of SV Angel and a brilliant investor, who is commonly referred to as the “Godfather of Silicon Valley”.
Words of Wisdom from Jessica Livingston
by Scott Edward Walker on November 15th, 2012
To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our weekly series “Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.” Each week, we post a favorite video of a successful entrepreneur, investor or business leader on a variety of topics. This week, we present Jessica Livingston, the Co-founder of Y Combinator, the author of the book Founders at Work: Stories of Startups’ Early Days, and indeed an extraordinary investor.
Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed: Ben Silbermann
by Scott Edward Walker on November 8th, 2012
To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our weekly series “Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.” Each week, we post a favorite video of a successful entrepreneur, investor or business leader on a variety of topics. This week, we present Ben Silbermann, the Co-founder and CEO of Pinterest and a very impressive entrepreneur.
More Words of Wisdom from Jack Dorsey
by Scott Edward Walker on October 31st, 2012
To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our weekly series “Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.” Each week, we share a favorite video clip of a successful entrepreneur, investor or business leader on a variety of topics. This week, we again present Jack Dorsey, Co-founder and Executive Chairman of Twitter and Co-founder and CEO of Square, and indeed an extraordinary entrepreneur.
Words of Wisdom from Elon Musk
by Scott Edward Walker on October 25th, 2012
To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our weekly series “Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.” Each week, we share a favorite video clip of a successful entrepreneur, investor or business leader on a variety of topics. This week, we again present Elon Musk, a brilliant entrepreneur and the co-founder of PayPal, Tesla Motors and Space Exploration Technologies.
Words of Wisdom from Jeff Bezos
by Scott Edward Walker on October 17th, 2012
To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our weekly series “Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.” Each week, we share a brief video clip of a successful entrepreneur, investor or business leader on a variety of relevant topics. This week, we again present Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon.com and an extraordinary entrepreneur.
Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed: Mark Zuckerberg
by Scott Edward Walker on October 4th, 2012
To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our weekly series “Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.” Each week, we post a short video clip of a successful entrepreneur, investor or business leader on a variety of topics. This week, we again present Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder of Facebook and a brilliant entrepreneur.
Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed: Arnold Schwarzenegger
by Scott Edward Walker on September 27th, 2012
To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our weekly series “Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.” Each week, we share a favorite clip of a successful entrepreneur, investor or leader on a variety of topics. This week, we present Arnold Schwarzenegger, the former Governor of California and a former professional bodybuilder, movie star, author and investor.
Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed: Larry Page
by Scott Edward Walker on September 20th, 2012
To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our weekly series “Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.” Each week, we share a favorite video of a successful entrepreneur, investor or business leader on a variety of topics. This week, we again present Larry Page, co-founder of Google and a brilliant entrepreneur.
Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed: Ev Williams and Biz Stone
by Scott Edward Walker on September 12th, 2012To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our weekly series “Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.” Each week, we share a favorite video of a successful entrepreneur, investor or business leader on a variety of topics. This week, we present Ev Williams and Biz Stone, co-founders of Twitter (and now Obvious) and brilliant entrepreneurs.
Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed: Jim Goetz
by Scott Edward Walker on August 29th, 2012To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our weekly series “Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.” Each week, we share a favorite video of a successful entrepreneur, investor or business leader on a variety of topics. This week, we present Jim Goetz, a partner at Sequoia Capital and a smart, impressive investor.
In this solid, 25-minute clip followed by Q&A (courtesy of the Startup School), Jim initially discusses some of Sequoia’s successful investments and the respective founders and their struggles. The overriding takeaway is inspirational: “The spectacular companies start with people like yourself.” He then discusses the importance of a “unique and compelling” idea; and closes with an interesting discussion about timing. I hope you enjoy it. Cheers, Scott
Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed: Ann Miura-Ko
by Scott Edward Walker on August 2nd, 2012To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our weekly series “Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.” Each week, we share a favorite video clip of a successful entrepreneur, investor or business leader on a variety of topics.
This week, we present Ann Miura-Ko, a co-founding partner at FLOODGATE, a lecturer in the School of Engineering at Stanford University (where she received her PhD) and “the most powerful woman in startups” according to Forbes.
In this interesting, brief clip (courtesy of Startup Grind), Ann shares some solid nuggets for founders, including the importance of (i) authenticity, (ii) seeing a path through obstacles and (iii) a “singular focus and drive.” I hope you enjoy it. Cheers, Scott
Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed: Ann Winblad
by Scott Edward Walker on July 25th, 2012To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our weekly series “Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.” Each week, we share a favorite video clip of a successful entrepreneur, investor or business leader on a variety of topics. This week, we present Ann Winblad, the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Hummer Winblad Venture Partners.
In this brief clip (courtesy of Stanford University’s Entrepreneurship Corner), Ann discusses the importance of startups identifying and testing its core assumptions. Indeed, this is a critical point that many founders overlook. I hope you enjoy it. Many thanks, Scott
Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed: Marissa Mayer
by Scott Edward Walker on July 18th, 2012
To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our weekly series “Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.” Each week, we share a favorite video of a successful entrepreneur, investor or business leader on a variety of topics. This week, we present Marissa Mayer, the new CEO of Yahoo! and a very smart engineer.
Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed: Jeff Weiner
by Scott Edward Walker on July 5th, 2012To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our weekly series “Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.” Each week, we post a brief clip of a successful entrepreneur, investor or business leader on a variety of topics. This week, we present Jeff Weiner, the CEO of LinkedIn and a very impressive leader.
In this interesting, two-minute podcast (courtesy of Bloomberg), Jeff shares some words of wisdom with respect to the role of senior leadership. I hope you enjoy it. Thanks, Scott
Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed: David Cowan
by Scott Edward Walker on June 28th, 2012
To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our weekly series “Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.” Each week, we share a favorite video of a successful entrepreneur, investor or business leader on a variety of topics. This week, we present David Cowan, a partner at Bessemer Venture Partners and a smart investor.
Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed: Randy Komisar of Kleiner Perkins
by Scott Edward Walker on June 20th, 2012
To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our weekly series entitled “Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.” Each week, we post a video clip of a successful entrepreneur, investor or business leader on a variety of topics to help entrepreneurs succeed.
Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed: Adeo Ressi
by Scott Edward Walker on June 14th, 2012
To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our weekly series “Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.” Each week, we share a favorite video of a successful entrepreneur, investor or business leader on a variety of topics.
Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed: Drew Houston
by Scott Edward Walker on June 7th, 2012
To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our weekly series “Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.” Each week, we share a favorite video clip of a successful entrepreneur, investor or business leader on a variety of topics. This week, we present Drew Houston, the founder and CEO of Dropbox and a very impressive entrepreneur.
Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed: Tim Cook
by Scott Edward Walker on May 30th, 2012
To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our weekly series “Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.” Each week, we share a favorite video of a successful entrepreneur, investor or business leader on a variety of topics. This week, we present Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple and an extraordinary leader.
Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed: Daniel Ek
by Scott Edward Walker on May 23rd, 2012
To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our weekly series “Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.” Each week, we share a favorite video of a successful entrepreneur, investor or business leader on a variety of topics. This week, we present Daniel Ek, the founder and CEO of Spotify and a brilliant, serial entrepreneur.
Congrats Zuck!
by Scott Edward Walker on May 17th, 2012To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our weekly series “Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.” Each week, we post a short video clip of a successful entrepreneur, investor or business leader on a variety of topics.
This week, in celebration of Facebook’s initial public offering tomorrow, we again present Mark Zuckerberg, an amazing, inspirational entrepreneur. Congrats Zuck! All the hard work and perseverance has paid-off.