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Intro to Entrepreneurship
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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 -
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 -
Chapter 3
Relationship Advice, Solving Problems and Emotions
Estimated time: ~38 Minutes -
Chapter 4
Tom Preston-Werner, Co-Founder & CTO of GitHub, on bootstrapping
Estimated time: ~29 Minutes -
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 -
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
Learn what Max Levchin, Co-Founder of PayPal and the Founder of Slide, believes are the fundamental benefits of having a co-founder.
Estimated time: ~6 Minutes -
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Concept 2
Learn what you should look for in a co-founder and when you should part ways with your co-founder.
Estimated time: ~5 Minutes -
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Concept 3
Learn how to deal with difficult, highly talented employees and what words to use when firing someone.
Estimated time: ~4 Minutes -
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Concept 4
Don't make the mistake of not distinguishing between hard and valuable problems.
Estimated time: ~6 Minutes -
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Concept 5
Max Levchin talks about the optimal intersection between your emotions and your company.
Estimated time: ~9 Minutes -
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Concept 6
The early PayPal company culture was very different in its time, but it proved to be very successful then and today for other companies that successfully emulate it.
Estimated time: ~6 Minutes -
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Concept 5: Emotional Intelligence
Max Levchin talks about the optimal intersection between your emotions and your company.
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Quiz Questions
Concept 5: Emotional Intelligence
- According to Max, what is the only emotion that you should have running your company?
- What’s the only emotion that you should have running your company?
- What does Max say is the most important advice to give yourself or someone else?