Stanford Entrepreneurship Videos

Michael Moritz, chairman of Sequoia Capital, describes seeing the telltale traits of successful entrepreneurs in Lisa Sugar and her husband, Brian, who co-founded the women's interest site Popsugar. Those qualities include a clear sense of product, a strong connection with the audience, and an obsession that drives entrepreneurs to devote everything they have to building their business. Emily Ma, a lecturer in management at Stanford, interviews.

Popsugar Founder Lisa Sugar, in conversation with Stanford lecturer Emily Ma, explains how she admires Disney for its ability to inspire and entertain customers, while also being a profitable enterprise. Sugar also talks about the effort to maintain a workplace culture that is both family friendly and hardworking – values imprinted by Popsugar's husband-and-wife founders.

Sequoia Capital Chairman Michael Moritz underscores the importance of following your instincts despite the advice and expectations of others that would send you in different directions. Popsugar Founder Lisa Sugar urges those who don't yet know their path to simply explore their interests until they discover their passion. Emily Ma, a lecturer in management at Stanford, interviews.

Michael Tubbs, a fellow and lecturer at the Stanford d.school, contrasts two approaches to addressing societal woes. He describes charity as an important but temporary fix that involves a simple donation of resources, whereas justice means committing one's talents, time and entire self to finding a systemic solution. "That's the only way we as a society will progress," Tubbs says.

Stockton City Councilman Michael Tubbs expresses concern that Silicon Valley has become indifferent to humanity's greatest injustices in its bid to be a hotbed for startups. The Stanford alum calls on the tech industry to turn its innovative efforts to solving society's biggest challenges, such as racism, poverty and failing educational systems.

Civic leader Michael Tubbs shares his story of growing up in the California Central Valley, attending Stanford and going on to become one of the youngest elected officials in U.S. history. The Stockton City Councilman calls on entrepreneurs behind today's biggest tech innovations to also focus on solving society's biggest problems, like poverty, illiteracy and inequality.

Stockton City Councilman Michael Tubbs describes his unlikely path from a single-parent household in a tough neighborhood to a White House internship that first showed him he could be a civic leader. The Stanford graduate says the pains of his childhood and challenges in his community fueled his passion to return to Stockton to help make a difference.

Stockton civic leader Michael Tubbs explains how all the advice on political campaigning by so-called experts ran contrary to what appealed to voters when he first ran for city council in 2012. Tubbs says the message of his campaign to improve people's lives came from speaking to those less fortunate, and often ignored, in the neighborhood.

Stanford alumnus Michael Tubbs talks about how his path from humble roots to civic leader proves that those less privileged can succeed and still remain grounded. The Stockton city councilman and 2016 mayoral candidate also says admitting to himself that he doesn't know everything freed him to surround himself with those who have answers.

Brit Morin, founder and CEO of Brit + Co, describes her path and motivation for launching a platform that aims to inspire women and girls to be creative through compelling content such as videos, online classes and do-it-yourself kits. Morin explains how creativity is sparked by rekindling that playful spirit from our youth and stems from the primal instinct to make things.

Brit Morin, founder and CEO of Brit + Co, shows a video that captures how uninhibited young girls are when asked to be creative, and how differently young women behave in the same situation. Morin says it illustrates how people, especially women, often lose touch with the playfulness of their youth by the time they become adults.

Brit + Co Founder and CEO Brit Morin talks about seeing a business opportunity in the rising demand for how-to content and artisanal products, and in the rejection of mass-produced goods and lack of disruption in the arts-and-crafts industry. She explains how the maker movement is fueled by the natural drive in humans to create.

Brit + Co's Brit Morin discusses all that was involved in single-handedly launching a company focused on building an audience by offering engaging content. She also points out how her original mission to "help others live a more creative and efficient life at home" has remained essentially the same – calling that unique among startups that survive the first few years.

Entrepreneur Brit Morin describes how Brit + Co pivoted away from building an app-based business to becoming to a media company, based on data showing the popularity of its content. Morin also discusses her decision to name the company after herself, in order to give it an identity that the press and public could relate to – adding that the "Co" stands for "community."

Brit Morin, founder and CEO of Brit + Co, talks about emerging trends in the maker movement, fueled by crowdfunding and advances in do-it-yourself technology. She says that also means society is just a few years away from having to redefine copyright law for an age when consumers will be able to download designs and create products at home that were originally conceived by others.