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Marrying Socially Responsible Investment to the Enterprise Channel: ACADEMIC EARTH Length: 0 Date: September 22, 2009 Andrew Kassoy, co-founder of non-profit B Labs, says that $2.5 trillion organization thinks of itself as socially responsible business. His infras...

Attracting Talented People Channel: ACADEMIC EARTH Length: 0 Date: September 22, 2009 Scott describes how the interview process at Juniper was designed to attract the best people. He encourages students to be excited about companies ...

Work-Life Balance for Driven People Channel: ACADEMIC EARTH Length: 0 Date: September 22, 2009 Dominic Orr, CEO of Aruba Networks, wrestles with the definition of work-life balance for people who are deeply engaged by their work. Orr recogni...

Financial Support for the Arts Channel: ACADEMIC EARTH Length: 0 Date: September 22, 2009 We’re living in the YouTube world, say documentary film Tapestries of Hope creators Michealene C. Risley and Anand Chandrasekaran. While the stati...

The Best Money Comes from Customers Channel: ACADEMIC EARTH Length: 0 Date: September 22, 2009 William Sahlman, professor at Harvard Business School, argues that revenue generating business models are the best source of funding and that entr...

How to Pick a Venture Partner Channel: ACADEMIC EARTH Length: 0 Date: September 22, 2009 Jason Green, Founding Partner at Emergence Capital, speaks on how to select a venture partner. Green emphasizes that selecting a VC is a long-term...

Problem Analysis at the Cellular Level Channel: ACADEMIC EARTH Length: 0 Date: September 22, 2009 How big is the problem? And how large is the opportunity to solve it? Mir Imran, parallel entrepreneur and CEO of InCube Labs, says that 90 percen...

Market Selection Channel: ACADEMIC EARTH Length: 0 Date: September 22, 2009 Scott describes his experience at Stratacom where for the first 5 years the company lost a lot of money and had modest revenue growth, and then af...

Seeking Advice and Guidance as a CEO Channel: ACADEMIC EARTH Length: 0 Date: September 22, 2009 Dominic Orr, CEO of Aruba Networks, reflects on sources of advice and guidance in his role as CEO. Orr highlights the importance of a rigorous boa...

Creating Real Value: Substance over Form When Raising Money Channel: ACADEMIC EARTH Length: 0 Date: September 22, 2009 Michael Cline, Founding Partner at Accretive Technology Partners, reminds entrepreneurs that when raising money they should not let the form of th...

Distribution of The Electric Roadster Channel: ACADEMIC EARTH Length: 0 Date: September 22, 2009 Martin Eberhard talks about the distribution plan for the new Electric Car. He mentions the restrictions and legal constraints for selling a car th...

When to Kill A Business Channel: ACADEMIC EARTH Length: 0 Date: September 22, 2009 InCube Labs CEO Mir Imran reflects upon his failed business ventures. It’s much more painful to kill a failing company than it is to nix an innovat...

Transitioning from an Angel to a VC Channel: ACADEMIC EARTH Length: 0 Date: September 22, 2009 Part of the responsibility of the angel is to help secure the VC round. Experienced entrepreneurs Ron Conway and Mike Maples lay out the blueprint ...

Mission Statement and Culture Transfer Channel: ACADEMIC EARTH Length: 0 Date: September 22, 2009 Frank describes the mission statement and the principles they follow at LRK Architecture. He goes on to talk about the issue of perpetuating the co...

Delivering Shared Experiences Channel: ACADEMIC EARTH Length: 0 Date: September 22, 2009 Armen Berjikly, Founder and CEO of Experience Project, shares the basic concept behind the company: a portal for people to share experiences with ...

Working With and Making Decisions with Great People Channel: ACADEMIC EARTH Length: 0 Date: September 22, 2009 Dominic Orr, CEO of Aruba Networks, begins by describing two surprises he encountered when working with great people: first, how difficult it is f...

Funding Artistic Activism Channel: ACADEMIC EARTH Length: 0 Date: September 22, 2009 How do you raise awareness and still pay off investors? And how do you motivate your audience to action? These are the challenges of activists and ...

Facing the Unexpected with Adaptability Channel: ACADEMIC EARTH Length: 0 Date: September 22, 2009 Waldorf believes that in an entrepreneurial career, nothing plays out as expected. Being flexible and willing to adapt to new things is the key to...

Cautions about Raising Too Much Money Channel: ACADEMIC EARTH Length: 0 Date: September 22, 2009 David Frankel, Founding Partner at Altirah Capital, cautions against raising too much money in an early round for two reasons. First, if things go...

Raising Money outside Silicon Valley Channel: ACADEMIC EARTH Length: 0 Date: September 22, 2009 Jason Green, Founding Partner at Emergence Capital, suggests that outside Silicon Valley entrepreneurs may need to approach the fundraising proces...

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