Posts Tagged ‘Startup School’
Walker Twitter Highlights: November 26th – December 4th
by Scott Edward Walker on December 5th, 2012I’m using Twitter as a form of micro-blogging to share interesting blog posts, articles and podcasts relating to entrepreneurship and startups, M&A and legal issues. Below are my five most popular tweets (via bit.ly) for the past week and a couple of blog-related tweets. If you’d like to see all of my tweets (or an RSS feed of them), you can do so here. Cheers, Scott
Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed: Ron Conway
by Scott Edward Walker on November 29th, 2012To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our weekly series “Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.” Each week, we post a favorite video of a successful entrepreneur, investor or business leader on a variety of topics. This week, we present Ron Conway, the founder of SV Angel and a brilliant investor, who is commonly referred to as the “Godfather of Silicon Valley”.
Walker Twitter Highlights: November 12th – 25th
by Scott Edward Walker on November 26th, 2012I’m using Twitter as a form of micro-blogging to share interesting blog posts, articles and podcasts relating to entrepreneurship and startups, M&A and legal issues. Below are my five most popular tweets (via bit.ly) for the past two weeks and a couple of blog-related tweets. If you’d like to see all of my tweets (or an RSS feed of them), you can do so here. Cheers, Scott
Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed: Ben Silbermann
by Scott Edward Walker on November 8th, 2012To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our weekly series “Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.” Each week, we post a favorite video of a successful entrepreneur, investor or business leader on a variety of topics. This week, we present Ben Silbermann, the Co-founder and CEO of Pinterest and a very impressive entrepreneur.
Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed: Jim Goetz
by Scott Edward Walker on August 29th, 2012To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our weekly series “Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.” Each week, we share a favorite video of a successful entrepreneur, investor or business leader on a variety of topics. This week, we present Jim Goetz, a partner at Sequoia Capital and a smart, impressive investor.
In this solid, 25-minute clip followed by Q&A (courtesy of the Startup School), Jim initially discusses some of Sequoia’s successful investments and the respective founders and their struggles. The overriding takeaway is inspirational: “The spectacular companies start with people like yourself.” He then discusses the importance of a “unique and compelling” idea; and closes with an interesting discussion about timing. I hope you enjoy it. Cheers, Scott