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    Team Composition

    Kathy Eisenhardt, co-director of Stanford Technology Ventures Program and professor in Management Science and Engineering, discusses the size and composition of successful teams. She recommends a team of 3-5 cross-functional people with diverse age group and experience.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdbFpkqKw60

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    A Good Team Needs Technical and Non-technical People

    A good entrepreneurial company requires a variety of people with diverse skills, says Hennessy. Though there is a natural tendency to focus on the technology side of the company, non-engineering people are just as critical as the engineering people. In addition, the success of a venture is not based solely on the skills of the technical employees, […]

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH1n0IRJA58

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    Be Open to Opportunity

    Jeff Raikes, group vice president of Productivity and Business Services (PBS) at Microsoft Corporation, explains his own background and how being open to opportunities helped him become the only undergraduate from the Engineering Economic Systems department at Stanford. Â Plans change as opportunities arise, he says. He also recommends entrepreneurs look for a job they love.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqcbHyWNMyI

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    Team Size and Product Development

    Turner explains that while console teams can be upwards of 100 people, GameBoy games can be built with 10-15 people. This core group of people is divided up into engineering, art, animation, game design, and production. The product cycle was optimized to get the best product out as quickly as possible by condensing the concept cycle, focusing […]

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyftKTmRvUQ

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    Career Development

    David Kelley, founder and CEO of IDEO Product Development, grew up in Ohio, where he survived on a diet of Velveeta cheese and white bread, He attended Carnegie Mellon and studied electrical engineering, but spent more time working on carnival floats. After graduation, he worked for Boeing on the 747. He learned early that in […]

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUCfz5pna4g
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