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Chad and Steve, co-founders of YouTube, came by my Entrepreneurship and VC class. We got to ask them questions and, after the class, I had the opportunity to have lunch with them.
On the plane to Hong Kong (did I mention I was going to Hong Kong?) I spent 30 min posting the take-aways, but then my computer crashed, losing everything. Sigh. I'll repost later today or tomorrow.
Insightful thoughts on what's been going on online and what's coming next. By super smart PhD, Danah Boyd. Read all about it here.
Steve Ballmer came by for a lunchtime talk at Stanford GSB. I had to finish an assignment, so I only got a chance to see a bit of it. Here's a run-down from the San Jose Merc News and some good commentary by Scoble (1/2 way down). Funny side-note was that Eric Schmidt was eating lunch in the cafeteria while Steve was upstairs giving the speech.
PS - I'm outrageously excited to have finished the bulk of my work for the quarter! I'm off to LA tomorrow and then to Hong Kong and Beijing next week.
Last week Julio and I were very fortunate to interview former Chairman and CEO of Intel, Andy Grove. Check out the podcast online. Andy is a legend around here and had some interesting insights on innovation and strategy.
In related news, we just finished recording an interview with CEO of Google, Eric Schmidt (!) Once I get finished all these papers, I'll edit it and upload. Hopefully next Tuesday.
Great new book out of Wharton: "Phil Rosenzweig rips into some of the most popular business books of recent years, including the bestsellers In Search of Excellence and Good to Great. Along the way, he argues that many of the pat principles bandied about in the business world are based on misguided thinking and flimsy research."
The Halo Effect: Debunking Some Hot Business Books with One of His Own
In my final strategy class last year, I asked our professor for any book or magazine suggestions. He thought for a minute and could only offer the Harvard Business Review. At first, I was shocked, having been a long-time reader of popular business books. However, after two years at business school, I have become far more critical of mainstream business books and their methodologies. The only two books I know consistently recommend are The Innovator's Dilemma and The Tipping Point. Any others I'm missing? Let me know in the comments.
[thanks for the link, Andrew]
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