Stanford Entrepreneurship Videos
The DFJ Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Seminar (ETL) is a weekly seminar series on entrepreneurship, co-sponsored by BASES (a student entrepreneurship group), Stanford Technology Ventures Program, and the Department of Management Science and Engineering.
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Purpose Gets You Through Tough Times - Susan Koger (ModCloth)
Entrepreneur Susan Koger discusses how founders must learn to view ...
Entrepreneur Susan Koger discusses how founders must learn to view both success and failure with more objectivity as the team behind the venture grows. Koger, co-founder and chief creative officer of ModCloth, recalls some of the most difficult times f...
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Emotion Over Everything - Susan Koger (ModCloth)
"In the same way emotion connects customers to a brand, ...
"In the same way emotion connects customers to a brand, it connects a team to the work," says Susan Koger, co-founder and chief creative officer of ModCloth, explaining that belief in a company's mission matters internally and externally. For a busines...
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It's OK to Look Back and Cringe - Susan Koger (ModCloth)
Susan Koger, co-founder and chief creative officer of ModCloth, shares ...
Susan Koger, co-founder and chief creative officer of ModCloth, shares a lesson learned since launching the online retailer of women’s fashion in 2003: Your first attempts at something new are bound to be less sophisticated than later versions, which i...
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Be Confident, But Not Blind - Susan Koger (ModCloth)
While acknowledging that entrepreneurs must at times "fake it until ...
While acknowledging that entrepreneurs must at times "fake it until you make it" in order to convince investors and others that a venture can succeed, ModCloth Co-Founder Susan Koger says that constantly pretending to be competent or optimistic can inh...
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Embrace Your Wins and Inexperience - Susan Koger (ModCloth)
ModCloth's Susan Koger explains how the drive entrepreneurs have will ...
ModCloth's Susan Koger explains how the drive entrepreneurs have will never let them be satisfied, and so they should make time to celebrate achievements along the way. Koger, co-founder and chief creative officer of the online retailer, also discusses...
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Visualize Worst-Case Scenarios - Susan Koger (ModCloth)
ModCloth Co-Founder Susan Koger recalls the moment when she realized ...
ModCloth Co-Founder Susan Koger recalls the moment when she realized she could actually be an entrepreneur. Koger, also chief creative officer for the online retailer of women's fashion, talks about how visualizing worst-possible outcomes before making...
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A Proud Passion for Fashion - Susan Koger (ModCloth)
Susan Koger, co-founder and chief creative officer at ModCloth, an ...
Susan Koger, co-founder and chief creative officer at ModCloth, an online retailer of women's fashion, describes becoming an entrepreneur because of her passion for vintage clothing, not for starting a business. She says that passion, and meeting the m...
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Find Your Venture's Emotional Core [Entire Talk] - Susan Koger (ModCloth)
Susan Koger, co-founder and chief creative officer of the online ...
Susan Koger, co-founder and chief creative officer of the online retailer ModCloth, shares lessons that transcend the fashion industry. Reflecting on her startup's early years and challenges along the way, Koger explains how emotion not only connects c...
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Solve Problems on a Faster Timescale - William Marshall (Planet Labs)
Planet Labs Co-Founder and CEO Wiliiam Marshall explains a principle ...
Planet Labs Co-Founder and CEO Wiliiam Marshall explains a principle familiar to engineers: To affect a system, data on it must be gathered faster than the timescale of change. He says daily images of Earth will capture conditions quickly enough to add...
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Quick Tips on Fundraising - William Marshall (Planet Labs)
Planet Labs' William Marshall shares advice on raising venture capital, ...
Planet Labs' William Marshall shares advice on raising venture capital, based on first-hand experience. Among his rules for fundraising, Marshall says entrepreneurs should: only pitch to the people who actually make decisions, carefully calculate how m...
