By Kavita Ramdas - Stanford University Licence: Course Description: Lectures: Lecture 1 - Definition of Entrepreneurship Kavita Ramdas, President and CEO of the Global Fund for Women, defines entrepreneurship by looking to the roots of the French language. She found two words: "entre" and
By Geoff Davis - Stanford University Licence: Course Description: Lectures: Lecture 1 - What is Microfinance? Geoff Davis, founder and CEO of Unitus, explains the meaning of microfinance and the huge potential and impact the field has. He goes on to discuss the difference between microfinance
By Kim Smith - Stanford University Licence: Course Description: Lectures: Lecture 1 - Hybrids: Entrepreneurs Must Lead People from Radically Different Sectors Kim Smith, co-founder and CEO of NewSchools Venture Fund, is a leader in a hybrid environment between business people and educators,
By Larry Brilliant - Stanford University Licence: Course Description: Lectures: Lecture 1 - Strategic Philanthropy Find something in the world you're capable of fixing, and use all the skills at your disposal to make it work. Acting for the common good should be as commonplace and as
By Kim Smith - Stanford University Licence: Course Description: Lectures: Lecture 1 - Forming the Founding Team Smith believes that the most successful teams combine someone who has experience within the system, someone who understands technology, and a sales expert. The environment of the
By Edgar Bronfman Jr - Stanford University Licence: Course Description: Lectures: Lecture 1 - Three Facets of Business Edgar Bronfman, Jr., CEO of Warner Music Group, believes business is a circular concept that can be described using three words: believe, listen, and act. First, he says, you
By Andy Rubin - Stanford University Licence: Course Description: Lectures: Lecture 1 - How the Founders Met All three founders of Danger, Andy Rubio, Joe Britt, and Matt Hershenson, came to the Valley in the late 80's or early 90's where they worked for a series of companies and invariably met
By David Kelley - Stanford University Licence: Course Description: Lectures: Lecture 1 - 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
By Jackie Speier - Stanford University Licence: Course Description: Lectures: Lecture 1 - Life and its Purpose Former California State Senator Jackie Speier talks about the importance of standing up for a purpose in the course of life. She illustrates this idea by talking about people who
By Jack Leslie - Stanford University Licence: Course Description: Lectures: Lecture 1 - Entrepreneurship and Free, Prosperous Society Jack Leslie, Chairman of Weber Shandwick, discusses the lessons he learned regarding emerging economies and entrepreneurship. First, Leslie argues that the
