PODCAST - Tina Seelig, Executive Director of Stanford Tech Ventures

Posted by Jim Stroud

June 6, 2006

Wow! Steven Kempton has a GREAT podcast on his blog - The Asia Pacific Headhunter. I must have listened to it twice today already (and will do so again). It features Tina Seelig, Executive Director for the Stanford Technology Ventures Program.

Here is a snippet from Steven’s blog.

I especially liked her first point: Every problem is an opportunity for a creative solution. Turning problems into opportunities for creating solutions and value is key for anyone wanting to get ahead . Listen to her problem-solving lesson she assigned to a Stanford design class. She gave each team a sealed envelope containing an undisclosed amount of seed funding and gave them a week to come up with a business idea to create value. From the time they opened the envelope they had 2 hours to implement their business plan. How much was inside? Five bucks.

At the end of the week, each team had to give a 3-minute presentation on what they came up with. What do you think those teams did, and how much do you think they made from that $5???? I’ll give you a hint: the winning team made over $600.

And here is the Podcast I am (still) buzzing about. Enjoy… (I’m on my way now to do something fabulous. )