Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders (ETL)

How do graduates of the Stanford Technology Ventures Program’s entrepreneurship fellows programs apply their skills in the real world? STVP’s Tina Seelig spoke with four alumni about how they have used their academic experiences to address some of the world's most challenging problems. In this episode: * Etosha Cave, Opus 12 * Jonah Greenberger, Bright, Inc. * Cody Karutz, STRIVR Labs, Inc. * Elaine Cheung, GRAIL, Inc. The episode first aired on November 2, 2016 Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP), the entrepreneurship center at the Stanford School of Engineering. STVP empowers aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations. CONNECT WITH US * X: https://x.com/ECorner [https://x.com/ECorner]   * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram/ [https://www.linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram/]   * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram/ [https://www.facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram/]   * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ecorner [https://www.youtube.com/user/ecorner]   LEARN MORE * eCorner by STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/ecorner [https://stvp.stanford.edu/ecorner]  * STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/ [https://stvp.stanford.edu/]  Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://stvp.stanford.edu/giving-to-stvp/ [https://stvp.stanford.edu/giving-to-stvp/].

Clara Shih is the CEO of Salesforce AI and has received recognition as one of Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs and TIME’s Most Influential People in AI. In this episode, she emphasizes the importance of maintaining pre-existing friendships for mental health and support during her entrepreneurial journey at Hearsay Systems, particularly when her time for developing new relationships was limited. The STVP Mayfield Fellow alum reminds us that as our companies scale, so does our role as a leader.  This talk first aired on March 6, 2024 —----------------------------------- Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP), the entrepreneurship center at the Stanford School of Engineering. STVP empowers aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations. CONNECT WITH US * X: https://x.com/ECorner [https://x.com/ECorner]   * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram/ [https://www.linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram/]   * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram/ [https://www.facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram/]   * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ecorner [https://www.youtube.com/user/ecorner]   LEARN MORE * eCorner by STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/ecorner [https://stvp.stanford.edu/ecorner]  * STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/ [https://stvp.stanford.edu/]  Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://stvp.stanford.edu/giving-to-stvp/ [https://stvp.stanford.edu/giving-to-stvp/].

As an entrepreneur in education, Maria Barrera, founder of Clayful, started to apply her training as a mechanical engineer to thinking about mental health and the challenges young people were facing in schools post-pandemic. In true Stanford d.school [https://dschool.stanford.edu/] fashion, Barrera says she went into a lot of need-finding, talking to everyone she could, finding “aha” moments that would help shape her company’s preventative approach to emotional support for kids.  This talk includes references to trauma and suicide. The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is a hotline for individuals in crisis or for those looking to help someone else. To speak with a trained listener, call 988. Visit 988lifeline.org for crisis chat services or for more information. The Crisis Text Line is a texting service for emotional crisis support. To text with a trained helper, text SAVE to 741741. It is free, available 24/7, and confidential This talk first aired on May 29, 2024. —----------------------------------- Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP), the entrepreneurship center at the Stanford School of Engineering. STVP empowers aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations. CONNECT WITH US * X: https://x.com/ECorner [https://x.com/ECorner]   * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram/ [https://www.linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram/]   * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram/ [https://www.facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram/]   * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ecorner [https://www.youtube.com/user/ecorner]   LEARN MORE * eCorner by STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/ecorner [https://stvp.stanford.edu/ecorner]  * STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/ [https://stvp.stanford.edu/]  Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://stvp.stanford.edu/giving-to-stvp/ [https://stvp.stanford.edu/giving-to-stvp/].

Burnout is familiar to all entrepreneurs and takes its toll. Gabriel Parisi-Amon, founder of Nebia, which was acquired by Brondell, takes on the “perfect founder” myth and asks us to reconsider the system that inevitably leads to burnout. Parisi-Amon offers practical advice on priorities and perspectives for founders at any stage. Through examples from his own experience as a founder, he reminds us that failing to prioritize and personally understand what work you should be doing, will inevitably lead to burnout.  This talk first aired on May 18, 2018 --------- Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP), the entrepreneurship center at the Stanford School of Engineering. STVP empowers aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations. CONNECT WITH US X: https://x.com/ECorner [https://x.com/ECorner]   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram/ [https://www.linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram/]   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram/ [https://www.facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram/]   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ecorner [https://www.youtube.com/user/ecorner]   LEARN MORE eCorner by STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/ecorner [https://stvp.stanford.edu/ecorner]  STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/ [https://stvp.stanford.edu/]  Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://stvp.stanford.edu/giving-to-stvp/ [https://stvp.stanford.edu/giving-to-stvp/].

Andy Dunn [https://stvp.stanford.edu/videos/mental-health-for-entrepreneurs-entire-talk/], founder of the menswear line Bonobos, speaks frankly about his own struggles with bipolar disorder and how his mental illness didn’t define him but rather helped him innovate and become the creative founder his company needed. He challenges the field to transform the stigma attached to mental illness to better recognize the strengths of those who are living with one—the creativity, the drive, and the ability to overcome adversity. This talk includes discussions of suicide and self-harm. The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is a hotline for individuals in crisis or for those looking to help someone else. To speak with a trained listener, call 988. Visit 988lifeline.org for crisis chat services or for more information. The Crisis Text Line is a texting service for emotional crisis support. To text with a trained helper, text SAVE to 741741. It is free, available 24/7, and confidential. This talk first aired on November 8, 2023. —----------------------------------- Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP), the entrepreneurship center at the Stanford School of Engineering. STVP empowers aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations. CONNECT WITH US X: https://x.com/ECorner [https://x.com/ECorner]   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram/ [https://www.linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram/]   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram/ [https://www.facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram/]   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ecorner [https://www.youtube.com/user/ecorner]   LEARN MORE eCorner by STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/ecorner [https://stvp.stanford.edu/ecorner]  STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/ [https://stvp.stanford.edu/]  Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://stvp.stanford.edu/giving-to-stvp/ [https://stvp.stanford.edu/giving-to-stvp/].