Daniel Ek, founder of digital music service, Spotify, is driven by a desire to solve interesting problems. In this fascinating lecture, moderated by KPCB's Chi-Hua...
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Daniel Ek, founder of digital music service, Spotify, is driven by a desire to solve interesting problems. In this fascinating lecture, moderated by KPCB's Chi-Hua Chien, Ek shares his thoughts on leadership, collaboration, and a laser-focus on building truly great products.
A Story of Change a...
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HarperCollins President and CEO Brian Murray discusses the shifting economics of publishing and how his company, which launches 12 new products per day, is working...
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HarperCollins President and CEO Brian Murray discusses the shifting economics of publishing and how his company, which launches 12 new products per day, is working to succeed in this disruptive period. In conversation with STVP Executive Director Dr. Tina Seelig, Murray also talks about issues of digital rights management, his company's willingness to explore new business models, and how HarperCollins manages relationships with other major players in the space.
Changes in the Publ...
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HarperCollins CEO and President Brian Murray describes how the publishing industry landscape has fundamentally changed since he arrived at the company in the late ...
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HarperCollins CEO and President Brian Murray describes how the publishing industry landscape has fundamentally changed since he arrived at the company in the late 1990s.
When You Launch 12 ...
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HarperColliins CEO and President Brian Murray shares some interesting statistics from his company's operations. As the world's third-largest English language publi...
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HarperColliins CEO and President Brian Murray shares some interesting statistics from his company's operations. As the world's third-largest English language publisher, the company must re-invent its revenue streams each year, says Murray, and contend with supplying content to new platforms while launching, on average, 12 new products per day.
Content Creators as...
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According to Brian Murray, CEO and president of HarperCollins, the publishing industry has traditionally functioned using a business-to-business model, eschewing d...
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According to Brian Murray, CEO and president of HarperCollins, the publishing industry has traditionally functioned using a business-to-business model, eschewing direct relationships with consumers. In conversation with STVP Executive Director Tina Seelig, Murray explains why his company puts its authors forward as the brand.
Publishers Act as V...
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Brian Murray explains why publishing companies function much like venture capitalists, investing millions of dollars a year into developing new products in a cultu...
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Brian Murray explains why publishing companies function much like venture capitalists, investing millions of dollars a year into developing new products in a culture business. Here the CEO and president of HarperCollins also articulates how the company leverages their understanding of the marketplace when placing bets on authors and projects.
Finding the Right D...
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HarperCollins CEO and President Brian Murray talks about challenges and opportunities he sees on the horizon in the publishing industry. One of the primary issues,...
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HarperCollins CEO and President Brian Murray talks about challenges and opportunities he sees on the horizon in the publishing industry. One of the primary issues, says Murray, is ensuring that the right digital ecosystem exists to continue to produce, market and sell books.
On Digital Rights M...
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The issue of using digital rights management (DRM) technologies on content is a complicated one, says HarperCollins CEO and President Brian Murray. Here he shares ...
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The issue of using digital rights management (DRM) technologies on content is a complicated one, says HarperCollins CEO and President Brian Murray. Here he shares both the benefits and disadvantages of DRM, and describes tests being conducted to find a solution balancing a company's intellectual property rights with consumer desire to transfer files.
Partners as "Frenem...
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As a powerful distribution channel and a growing competitor in publishing, Amazon plays a disruptive role in the publishing industry. HarperCollins CEO and Preside...
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As a powerful distribution channel and a growing competitor in publishing, Amazon plays a disruptive role in the publishing industry. HarperCollins CEO and President Brian Murray describes the "complicated relationship" publishers have with Amazon, who is a partner they work with and compete against. "The term 'frenemy' is a great term to capture what business is like today," says Murray, here in conversation with STVP Executive Director Tina Seelig.
What Engineers Brin...
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In response to a question from STVP Executive Director Tina Seelig, HarperCollins CEO Brian Murray explains how his early engineering background continues to serve...
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In response to a question from STVP Executive Director Tina Seelig, HarperCollins CEO Brian Murray explains how his early engineering background continues to serve him as leader of a major publishing company. Murray believes engineers are solvers of complicated problems by training, and that, "a publishing company, any company, is one big, complex problem" needing to be solved.
A Perspective for L...
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StorWatts Founder and CEO Elizabeth Samara-Rubio shares an experience from childhood that forever altered her understanding of what it means to work with limited r...
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StorWatts Founder and CEO Elizabeth Samara-Rubio shares an experience from childhood that forever altered her understanding of what it means to work with limited resources.
Social Entrepreneur...
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Based on Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, entrepreneur Rebeca Hwang shares why she believes social entrepreneurs are aiming to achieve self-actualization by helping ot...
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Based on Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, entrepreneur Rebeca Hwang shares why she believes social entrepreneurs are aiming to achieve self-actualization by helping others gain basic happiness through meeting their basic survival needs.
You Don't Know Ever...
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Entrepreneur Rebeca Hwang talks about her experiences at MIT, where she built products in the lab and then deployed them in the field to solve real world problems....
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Entrepreneur Rebeca Hwang talks about her experiences at MIT, where she built products in the lab and then deployed them in the field to solve real world problems. Hwang also discusses why technologists don't know everything, and why spending time in the field is necessary to appreciate all the institutional factors in play.
Making Good Decisio...
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Entrepreneurs Elizabeth Samara-Rubio and Rebeca Hwang each describe their considerations when making decisions. For Samara-Rubio this means knowing what you want a...
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Entrepreneurs Elizabeth Samara-Rubio and Rebeca Hwang each describe their considerations when making decisions. For Samara-Rubio this means knowing what you want and acting with purpose; for Hwang, it's about either narrowing or enlarging your number of possible opportunities.
How Do You Assess T...
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Elizabeth Samara-Rubio and Rebeca Hwang, the founders of StorWatts and YouNoodle, respectively, share what they look for when assessing talent or prospective busin...
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Elizabeth Samara-Rubio and Rebeca Hwang, the founders of StorWatts and YouNoodle, respectively, share what they look for when assessing talent or prospective business partners. Having the ability to recover from adversity and possessing actual operating experience are particularly appealing characteristics to Samara-Rubio, while Hwang seeks partners with a value system that aligns with her own, and who possess complementary skill sets and a healthy obsession.
Small Acts and Big ...
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This special lecture offers insights from two leaders creating impact through entrepreneurship. Founder Elizabeth Samara-Rubio explains how her company, StorWatts,...
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This special lecture offers insights from two leaders creating impact through entrepreneurship. Founder Elizabeth Samara-Rubio explains how her company, StorWatts, aims to provide distributed energy storage to millions around the world, while YouNoodle entrepreneur Rebeca Hwang tells stories of her early field experiences which formed her passion for social entrepreneurship.
Historical Growth of Venture Capital - Dana Mead (KPCB) 11/16/11
KPCB Partner Dana Mead offers a historical perspective of venture capital, from its origin as a boutique industry to its current place as an established asset class. Mead also discusses why university endowments, particularly those at Stanford and Yale, drove the explosive growth of venture capital in California and the rest of the United States.
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