May 14, 2009 at 3:27 pmSteve Ballmer takes the floor at Stanford
“Now is the time for people who are interested, who want to invent, who have skills in a certain field of science or IT, time to get together and add productivity to the economy” - with these words Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, began a lecture on the subject “Entrepreneurship to Leadership” "At Stanford University last week.
“The question is, will you have the desire and zeal and interest to start something really important?” In an audience filled with 1,700 students, Ballmer began discussing the global economy “not because it is the most pleasant or convenient place to start a conversation but because if you think about your business, this is probably the right start. ”
In addition to talking about business and economics, Microsoft could not avoid discussing where and where the company is going from, the future of technology and why “now” is the key word for technology. The video, the link to which I provide at the bottom, is undoubtedly worth watching (for those who understand English well) - in it, Steve Ballmer puts 29 years of experience in the market leader in an accessible and assimilable manner.
Steve Ballmer's Tips to Entrepreneurs :
1. Look Around You . Look around you at the people you know, find good people, those are the people to trust when you start something.
Look around at people you know, and find good people from among them - they should be trusted when you start something)
2.Be patient and work hard . Some things that wind up being really important take more than ten years to become really popular. Ballmer points to Windows, SQL Databases (Oracle), Google. While he admits there are a "few exceptions," for the most part part it's about hard work.
Some things that seem really important sometimes take more than a decade to become really popular . This applies to Windows, SQL (Oracle), Google. At the same time, Steve admits that "there are several exceptions," basically all of this is the result of hard work.
3. Don't let others dissuade you. My parents thought I'd lost my mind to drop out of Stanford Business School to go to a company that makes software. My dad said 'what the heck is software' and my mother said 'why the heck would a person need a computer?
Do not let others dissuade themselves. My parents thought I was crazy when I told them that I was leaving Stanford Business School in order to start a software company. My father asked: “What the hell is this software?”, And my mother asked: “Why the hell would everyone need a computer?”
Link to the video , lecture length - 58 minutes. The first 25 minutes of Ballmer's conversation are of general interest, the rest will be useful to those who plan to invent something really new.
“The question is, will you have the desire and zeal and interest to start something really important?” In an audience filled with 1,700 students, Ballmer began discussing the global economy “not because it is the most pleasant or convenient place to start a conversation but because if you think about your business, this is probably the right start. ”
In addition to talking about business and economics, Microsoft could not avoid discussing where and where the company is going from, the future of technology and why “now” is the key word for technology. The video, the link to which I provide at the bottom, is undoubtedly worth watching (for those who understand English well) - in it, Steve Ballmer puts 29 years of experience in the market leader in an accessible and assimilable manner.
Steve Ballmer's Tips to Entrepreneurs :
1. Look Around You . Look around you at the people you know, find good people, those are the people to trust when you start something.
Look around at people you know, and find good people from among them - they should be trusted when you start something)
2.Be patient and work hard . Some things that wind up being really important take more than ten years to become really popular. Ballmer points to Windows, SQL Databases (Oracle), Google. While he admits there are a "few exceptions," for the most part part it's about hard work.
Some things that seem really important sometimes take more than a decade to become really popular . This applies to Windows, SQL (Oracle), Google. At the same time, Steve admits that "there are several exceptions," basically all of this is the result of hard work.
3. Don't let others dissuade you. My parents thought I'd lost my mind to drop out of Stanford Business School to go to a company that makes software. My dad said 'what the heck is software' and my mother said 'why the heck would a person need a computer?
Do not let others dissuade themselves. My parents thought I was crazy when I told them that I was leaving Stanford Business School in order to start a software company. My father asked: “What the hell is this software?”, And my mother asked: “Why the hell would everyone need a computer?”
Link to the video , lecture length - 58 minutes. The first 25 minutes of Ballmer's conversation are of general interest, the rest will be useful to those who plan to invent something really new.