Most people will work on an idea for a company for 2-3 yrs before they get the money. The best time to start a company according to Jerry is ...more
Jerry Kaplan talks about the different kinds of risks (market, financial and technical) that an entrepreneur faces when starting a company ...more
Jerry Kaplan says that every idea is repeatedly proposed. Timing of an idea is very important and very difficult to call. This involves ...more
Sales skills and very important and can mean many different things depending on what you are selling. However, an entrepreneur doesn't ...more
1. Leadership: ability to build consensus in the face of uncertainty, 2. communication: ability to keep a clear and consistent message, 3 ...more
Jerry Kaplan feels the best qualities of successful entrepreneurs are: 1. They believe that they can make a difference. 2. They have a ...more
Jerry Kaplan discusses 5 biggest mistakes that entrepreneurs make: 1.Having unclear goals and an unclear mission. 2.Trying to prove that ...more
While Bob doesn't think there is a true method to differentiate a good idea from a bad one, there are ways to help improve the chances of ...more
Bob Sutton shares what he believes is the single most important diagnostic question to ask within a creative organization, which is 'What ...more
When trying to foster innovation within an organization, Bob Sutton feels that sometimes the best management is no management at all. He ...more
Some companies like Google allocate a certain amount of time to employees for creative projects outside of daily tasks. Bob explains how ...more
Bob presents three tips for avoiding the common problem that companies face when they talk about creativity but don't implement it ...more
Too often, when companies realize they need to innovate and bring creativity into their company, they spend time discussing it but not ...more
Using Play-Doh and the Apple iPod as examples, Bob Sutton of Stanford University explains that often creativity is simply making new things ...more
How do philanthropies measure success? The Global Fund for Women makes general support grants, not project support grants. This is a huge ...more
Legendary venture capitalist, John Doerr gives general career advice for those who are planning to start their own businesses in this ...more
Stanford University hosts speaker Kavita Ramdas who talks to us about the definition of entrepeneurship and discusses it's French roots ...more
Watch how an extremely powerful person in Hollywood succeeded in becoming one of the top producers in the biz. Laura Ziskin shares some ...more
Do you have a great Entrepreneurial idea and you're in need of a venture capitalist? Watch and learn how to prepare your pitch to maximize ...more
Streaming Futures is interviewing Beth Burke who has tips and insight on what it's like to be an Executive Administrator for Sony Pictures ...more
