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• Difference Between an Idea and an Opportunity

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    Difference Between an Idea and an Opportunity

    Tom Byers 00:01:31
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    Why do Ventures Require Dynamic Leaders?

    Tom Byers 00:03:23
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    Role of Context in High-Tech Venturing

    Tom Byers 00:01:34
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    Market Positioning and the Importance of Partnerships

    Tom Byers 00:04:12
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    Purpose of a Business Plan

    Tom Byers 00:01:10
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    Importance of Cash Flow

    Tom Byers 00:03:03
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    What are the Essentials of the Venture Finance Process?

    Tom Byers 00:02:57
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    Characteristics of Entrepreneurs

    Tom Byers 00:01:10
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    Role of Ethics in High-Tech Entrepreneurship

    Tom Byers 00:03:26

• Digital Chocolate: Persistence and Learning from Mistakes

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    Persistence and The Notion of the Big Idea

    Trip Hawkins 00:01:33
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    Real-world Learning

    Trip Hawkins 00:01:29
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    Challenges for an Entrepreneur

    Trip Hawkins 00:00:58
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    Learning from Mistakes

    Trip Hawkins 00:01:40

• DNA Direct: Importance of Information in the Medical Field

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    Importance of Information in the Medical Field

    Ryan Phelan 00:00:31
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    Starting a Business

    Ryan Phelan 00:00:52
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    Power of Genetics

    Ryan Phelan 00:00:34
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    What is Social Entrepreneurship?

    Ryan Phelan 00:00:38

• Draper Fisher Jurvetson: Entrepreneurs as Heroes

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    Who are Entrepreneurs?

    Tim Draper 00:01:05
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    The DFJ Network

    Tim Draper 00:02:21
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    Moore's Law

    Tim Draper 00:01:21

• Draper Fisher Jurvetson: How VCs Work

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    How Should Startups Adapt to Changing Times?

    Steve Jurvetson 00:03:08
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    How do Venture Capitalists Decide What to Invest in, and Why?

    Steve Jurvetson 00:02:04
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    What is the Average Size of a VC Investment?

    Steve Jurvetson 00:03:01
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    Is it too Early to Invest in Nanotech?

    Steve Jurvetson 00:04:07

• Draper Fisher Jurvetson: Increasing Pace of Change

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    Entrepreneurs Are Heroes and Change Agents

    Tim Draper 00:01:51
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    Increasing Pace of Technical and Entrepreneurial Change

    Tim Draper 00:03:37

• Driving Software Sales

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    Importance of Events in the Software Industry

    Tien Tzuo 00:02:41
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    Focusing on Post Sales Experience

    Tien Tzuo 00:04:23
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    Metrics Driven Sales Model

    Tien Tzuo 00:01:35
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    Facing Competition: Creating a Barrier to Entry

    Tien Tzuo 00:04:18

• E.piphany: Public vs. Private Companies

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    A Girl Among Geeks

    Karen Richardson 00:01:31
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    What E.piphany Does

    Karen Richardson 00:02:13
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    The 20th Century Gold Rush

    Karen Richardson 00:02:41
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    To Stay Private or Go Public

    Karen Richardson 00:01:17
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    What Kind of Person Are You?

    Karen Richardson 00:04:39
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    The Cost of Doing Business

    Karen Richardson 00:02:29
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    The Sarbanes-Oxley Act

    Karen Richardson 00:03:09
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    Public vs. Private Pros and Cons

    Karen Richardson 00:02:35
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    Company Ethics

    Karen Richardson 00:01:47
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    A Member of the CEO Minority

    Karen Richardson 00:01:55
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    Lessons from Failure

    Karen Richardson 00:02:44

• eBay: Success Factors in Developing a Global Enterprise

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    Introduction

    Lynn Reedy 00:01:16
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    eBay: The World's Online Marketplace

    Lynn Reedy 00:01:39
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    eBay Statistics: Usage and Revenue

    Lynn Reedy 00:01:53
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    Global eBay

    Lynn Reedy 00:00:38
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    eBay Volume Statistics

    Lynn Reedy 00:00:49
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    What Are the Three Key Factors in eBay's Success?

    Lynn Reedy 00:01:12
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    Right People, Right Time, Right Behavior

    Lynn Reedy 00:01:19
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    Develop the Right Strategy

    Lynn Reedy 00:00:18
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    Execute With a Vengeance

    Lynn Reedy 00:00:51
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    Keep the Community Front and Center in Decision-Making

    Lynn Reedy 00:01:24
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    Be Flexible

    Lynn Reedy 00:00:49
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    Engineering Principles at eBay

    Lynn Reedy 00:02:10
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    Auction for America: Teamwork at its Best

    Lynn Reedy 00:03:30
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    Continuously Improve

    Lynn Reedy 00:01:42
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    Leadership Characteristics at eBay

    Lynn Reedy 00:03:52
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    Acquisition: eBay and Auctionco

    Lynn Reedy 00:05:14
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    Saving a Failing Acquisition: eBay, Auctionco and Project Golden Bell

    Lynn Reedy 00:06:05
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    Global Acquisitions: Lessons Learned

    Lynn Reedy 00:02:57
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    What Did eBay Do Differently Early On to Ensure Success?

    Lynn Reedy 00:02:17
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    eBay vs. Yahoo! in Japan: What Would You Do Differently?

    Lynn Reedy 00:01:20
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    PayPal: A Payment Platform for eBay

    Lynn Reedy 00:02:17
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    eBay and PayPal: Going Global

    Lynn Reedy 00:02:13
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    Branding: Why eBay?

    Lynn Reedy 00:00:59
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    Strategy: Growth of eBay

    Lynn Reedy 00:01:38
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    eBay and Wireless Trading

    Lynn Reedy 00:00:56
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    eBay: Areas for Improvement

    Lynn Reedy 00:02:28
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    eBay's Future: Cross-Border Trading

    Lynn Reedy 00:01:56
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    eBay: Localization

    Lynn Reedy 00:02:20

• Effective Entrepreneurship: Following Your Goal, Planning, Going Slow

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    What is Entrepreneurship?

    Jeff Hawkins 00:02:28
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    Following Your Goal

    Jeff Hawkins 00:04:11
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    Outsourcing

    Jeff Hawkins 00:03:06
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    Hiring Plan

    Jeff Hawkins 00:02:12
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    Importance of Going Slow

    Jeff Hawkins 00:01:38