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Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Stanford eCorner
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Each week, experienced entrepreneurs and innovators come to Stanford University to candidly share lessons they’ve learned while developing, launching and scaling disruptive ideas. The Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Series is produced by Stanford eCorner during fall, winter and spring quarters.
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Josh Makower (Stanford University) – The Biodesign Innovation Process
Josh Makower, MD, is the Boston Scientific Applied Bioengineering Professor of Medicine and of Bioengineering at the Stanford University Schools of Medicine and Engineering, and is the director and co-founder of the Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign. In this conversation with Stanford adjunct lecturer Ravi Belani, Makower unpacks the center’s biodesign process and encourages entrepreneurs to find opportunities in the world of health technology innovation.
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Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.
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eCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/
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John Felts (Cruz Foam) - Engineering Green Materials
John Felts is the co-founder and CEO of Cruz Foam, which produces bio-benign foam and eco-friendly alternative packaging solutions that power key industry leaders to be the catalyst for a cleaner environment. In this conversation with Stanford adjunct lecturer Toby Corey, Felts shares how his engineering studies and career led him to launching a startup, and offers advice for new tech entrepreneurs learning how to pitch to investors and build scalable solutions.
Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.
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CONNECT WITH US
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ECorner
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ecorner
LEARN MORE
eCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/
STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/
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Kristen Fortney (BioAge) - Derisking Biotech
Kristen Fortney is the co-founder and CEO of BioAge Labs, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a pipeline of treatments to extend healthy lifespan by targeting the molecular causes of aging. In this conversation with Stanford adjunct lecturer Toby Corey, Fortney discusses strategies for reducing risk along the path to developing world-changing therapies.
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Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.
CONNECT WITH US
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ECorner
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ecorner
LEARN MORE
eCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/
STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/
Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University's network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give. -
Alfred Lin (Sequoia Capital) - Developing a Founder’s Mindset
Alfred Lin is a partner at Sequoia Capital, where he focuses on consumer and enterprise investments and co-leads Sequoia’s early-stage investment business in the United States and Europe. In this conversation with Stanford adjunct lecturer Ravi Belani, Lin offers advice for aspiring entrepreneurs and early-stage founders who want to identify worthwhile ideas and seed excellence in their startups.
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Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.
CONNECT WITH US
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ECorner
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ecorner
LEARN MORE
eCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/
STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/
Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University's network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give. -
Jorge Rios (Bridgefy) - Seizing Global Opportunities
Jorge Rios is the founder and CEO of Bridgefy. Bridgefy’s technology helps millions of people around the world use mobile apps without an internet connection, through Bluetooth-based mesh networks for mobile. In this conversation with Stanford adjunct lecturer Ravi Belani, Rios shares how his company’s success is rooted in a distinctly international approach to entrepreneurship.
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Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.
CONNECT WITH US
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ECorner
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ecorner
LEARN MORE
eCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/
STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/
Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University's network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give. -
Patrick Schmitt and Jenny Xia Spradling (FreeWill) - Building From Values
Patrick Schmitt and Jenny Xia Spradling are the co-founders and co-CEOs of FreeWill, a social venture that has helped charitable organizations generate more than $5 billion in new planned gifts, stock gifts, and qualified charitable distributions. In this conversation with lecturer Toby Corey, Schmitt and Spradling discuss how they’ve built values such as kindness into their company from the beginning, and how entrepreneurs can use their company’s values and mission to drive fundraising and growth.
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Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.
CONNECT WITH US
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ECorner
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ecorner
LEARN MORE
eCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/
STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/
Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University's network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.
Customer Reviews
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