The Startup Workshop: Entrepreneurship Through the Lens of Venture Capital Stanford University

Bill Draper talks about his experiences as a venture capitalist, what he looks for in an entrepreneur, how Silicon Valley has changed over 40 years, and gives advice to future entrepreneurs.

Mark Leslie talks about running a company and how to make it successful after it has been started. (February 21, 2012)

Gilman Louie, a partner at Alsop Louie Partners, discusses decision making, which details matter when starting and growing a business, and venture capital conventional wisdom. (February 14, 2012)

How do we create a winning culture? Harrison Miller, Managing Director at Summit Partners, and Nick Mehta, CEO of LiveOffice Inc., discuss the keys to building a great team and company culture. (February 7, 2012)

Howard Hartenbaum from August Capital discusses different types of funding sources, different types of investors and how to approach them, what VCs look for in companies, and his experiences from being an IT investor and entrepreneur. (January 31, 2012)

Greg Ennis and Sanjay Dholakia discuss the keys to iterating to success in a startup and gives examples from Crowd Factory of the challenges in creating a successful market strategy and getting the most from your customers. (January 24, 2012)