Intro to Entrepreneurship

Chapter

  • 1

    Chapter 1

    Learn from Brian Chesky, Co-Founder & CEO of Airbnb, in his 2010 speech about how he survived their first 1,000 startup days.

    Estimated time: ~35 Minutes
  • 2

    Chapter 2

    This chapter is largely built around a presentation by Drew Houston, Co-Founder & CEO of DropBox, that covers many solid recommendations on how to build an online company.

    Estimated time: ~34 Minutes
  • 3

    Chapter 3

    Relationship Advice, Solving Problems and Emotions

    Estimated time: ~38 Minutes
  • 4

    Chapter 4

    Tom Preston-Werner, Co-Founder & CTO of GitHub, on bootstrapping

    Estimated time: ~29 Minutes
  • 5

    Chapter 5

    David Heinemeier Hansson, creator of the Ruby on Rails framework and Partner at 37Signals, talks about building a viable business to last, bootstrapping, questioning popular startup mantras, and prioritizing happiness over profit. I'm sorry about the terrible audio syncing problem, but try to suffer through it because there is some great content in here.

    Estimated time: ~30 Minutes
  • 6

    Chapter 6

    Ron Conway, Godfather of Silicon Valley, famed investor and investor in our own Course Hero, talks about some of the defining entrepreneurs that he has met over the last 20 years: traits and lessons from these people. These are examples to learn from.

    Estimated time: ~34 Minutes
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Concept

  • 1

    Concept 1

    Yes You Can

    Estimated time: ~6 Minutes
  • 2

    Concept 2

    Drew Explains the benefits of working on a problem that you have. The more the problem pains you, the better. The more often you experience the problem, the better.

    Estimated time: ~2 Minutes
  • 3

    Concept 3

    Get a co-founder, deal with your changing role in your company over time, and figure out who, how and when to start a company.

    Estimated time: ~8 Minutes
  • 4

    Concept 4

    Stack the odds in your favor. You’re the average of 5 closest friends.

    Estimated time: ~5 Minutes
  • 5

    Concept 5

    Believe in You

    Estimated time: ~4 Minutes
  • 6

    Concept 6

    Drew talks about what the goal and reward of entrepreneurship is for him at the end of the day.

    Estimated time: ~6 Minutes
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Concept 6: The Greatest Reward for an Entrepreneur

Drew talks about what the goal and reward of entrepreneurship is for him at the end of the day.

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