Stanford GSB: Entrepreneurship: "Isadore Sharp: Founder, Chairman, CEO, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts"

Stanford GSB: Entrepreneurship

 

"Isadore Sharp": As the keynote speaker at the 2010 Conference on Entrepreneurship, Isadore Sharpe addressed the growth of the Four Seasons over 50 years from a single modest motor hotel to a worldwide chain of hotels and resorts synonomous with luxury and unparalled customer service.

 

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March 22, 2020
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Stanford GSB: Entrepreneurship: "Angel Investors"

.embed-container .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed "Angel Investors": What role do angel investors play in financing start-ups? What other value can angels contribute beyond capital? How does an entrepreneur assess who…
March 22, 2020
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Stanford GSB: Entrepreneurship: "Idea Evaluation"

.embed-container .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed "Idea Evaluation": Inspiration for a new product or service can come out of the blue or from a very deliberate search. Once an idea strikes, what processes are the most…
March 22, 2020
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Stanford GSB: Entrepreneurship: "Opportunities in the Mobile Industry"

.embed-container .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed "Opportunities in the Mobile Industry": In Silicon Valley, the iPhone conversation currently dominates (140,000 apps, 43 million phones sold), but what about the mobile…
March 22, 2020
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Stanford GSB: Entrepreneurship: "Social Entrepreneurship"

.embed-container .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed "Social Entrepreneurship": Recognizing a social problem or opportunity, a social entrepreneur applies entrepreneurship principles to organize, create and manage a…
March 22, 2020
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Stanford GSB: Entrepreneurship: "Start-Up Compensation and Hiring"

.embed-container .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed "Start-Up Compensation and Hiring": This panel combines the experience of an entrepreneur turned VC, an executive recruiter, an in-house HR and recruiting expert, and…
March 22, 2020
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Stanford GSB: Entrepreneurship: "Top 10 Mistakes Made by Entrepreneurs"

.embed-container .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed "Top 10 Mistakes Made by Entrepreneurs": What things typically trip up an entrepreneur in starting and running a company? Is it getting the right business partner? Is it…
March 22, 2020
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Stanford GSB: Entrepreneurship: "Using Social Media as a Marketing Tool"

.embed-container .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed "Using Social Media as a Marketing Tool": You've set up a Facebook Fan page and Twitter accounts for your company. Now what? These expert panelists will share best…
March 22, 2020
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Stanford GSB: Entrepreneurship: "Joe Kennedy: CEO of Pandora Media"

.embed-container .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed "Joe Kennedy": As part of the annual GSB Conference on Entrepreneurship, Joe Kennedy, CEO of Pandora Media, delivers a keynote speech. By matching someone's personal…
March 22, 2020
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Stanford GSB: Entrepreneurship: "Dave Blakely: Fostering Innovation"

.embed-container .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed "Dave Blakely": Innovation and creativity are learnable skills, not inborn talents. In this talk, Dave Blakely presents a set of principles for successful innovation,…
March 22, 2020
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Stanford GSB: Entrepreneurship: "The VC-Entrepreneur Lifecycle"

.embed-container .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed "The VC-Entrepreneur Lifecycle": A seasoned operator turned VC leads an interactive session with one entrepreneur who "crushed the pitch" to investors and one…
March 22, 2020
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Stanford GSB: Entrepreneurship: "Trends in Social Commerce"

.embed-container .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed "Trends in Social Commerce": The world of commerce - in both the online and physical worlds - is evolving at a rapid pace. The rise of social networks, location based…
March 22, 2020
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Stanford GSB: Entrepreneurship: "Gaming for the Greater Good"

.embed-container .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed "Gaming for the Greater Good": We spend over three billion hours a week playing online games. Games are engaging; they provide us with a sense of satisfaction and a…
March 22, 2020
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Stanford GSB: Entrepreneurship: "Building A Distinct Company Culture"

.embed-container .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed "Building a Distinct Company Culture": The most successful entrepreneurs are very deliberate in the company cultures they envision and how that culture is developed and…
March 22, 2020
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Stanford GSB: Entrepreneurship: "One Year In..."

.embed-container .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed "One Year In...": Moving from idea to implementation isn't easy. Learn from recently graduated entrepreneurs about what it has taken to get their businesses off the…
March 22, 2020
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Stanford GSB: Entrepreneurship: "The Personalized Web"

.embed-container .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed "The Personalized Web": As consumers are increasingly willing to share more about themselves in return for services, access to contextual information such as a person's…

 

 

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