Each week, experienced entrepreneurs and innovators come to Stanford University to candidly share lessons they’ve learned while developing, launching and scaling disruptive ideas. The Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Series is produced by Stanford eCorner during fall, winter and spring quarters.
The Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders podcast has a variety of compelling business topics. Stanford University's Emily Ma hosts the program.
The show points out that entrepreneurs don't all create businesses. Some develop products, markets, or ideas. So says Jeff Housenbold, a guest on the Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders podcast. A former CEO of Shutterfly, he and other innovators share lessons they've learned on this podcast. He says entrepreneurship is a state of mind. Listeners will hear the mindset of many fascinating people generating change. Housenbold talks on the show about why he decided to focus on resolution instead of size.
Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders has many other interesting guests. Martin Eberhard, former CEO of Tesla, discusses early electric cars and climate change. He says electric car sales seemed possible once Tesla styled an EV that appealed to car enthusiasts as well as "nerds." Elon Musk of Tesla visits Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders too. He explores fascinating concepts like colonizing Mars.
Dr. Jerrica Kirkley, cofounder of Plume, offers healthcare to transgender individuals. Kiki Freedman, cofounder of Hey Jane, facilitates abortion care through telemedicine. Both innovators serve communities affected by public policy. Kirkley and Freedman discuss real-world solutions to healthcare barriers. Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders isn't afraid to talk about this and other controversial topics.
Raj Kapoor was a strategic adviser for Lyft. John Viera was a sustainability director for Ford. They analyze transportation on Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders. Kapoor says humans spend more on transportation than food. But they only drive 4% of the time in cars that are 75% unoccupied. Lyft works to improve these statistics. Viera says Ford also focuses on carbon emissions and climate solutions. If Viera had a magic wand, he'd create an affordable storage system for renewable energy.
In Mark Zuckerberg's 2005 episode, Facebook was "TheFacebook." It was a tool for college students to connect on campus. It didn't even involve photos. In Evan Williams' episode, he says the word "podcast" comes from the original intent to listen on an iPod. Now, people listen to podcasts like Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders everywhere. Times change. Listeners will hear innovation develop in real time.
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