Live from "What is Entrepreneurship?"

Welcome TYE students! Today we're going to cover a lot of material... if you didn't receive everything via email, let us know so we can get you up to speed. We started the morning with a couple easy ice breakers ("the IX" and the "think outside the box" exercises) and then we learned a little bit about each individual with the "two truths and one lie" game. Interestingly, we learned that one of you crashed into a horse while skiing, a few of you love your Nintendo DS, and some of you actually don't like the subject of biology. What will we learn next time?

The morning started with a presentation from serial entrepreneur and VC Ash Ashutosh from Greylock Partners. As you might remember, Ash talked about "What is Entrepreneurship?" We'll post the video here once we transcode it.

After Ash, we heard from entrepreneur Rajesh Nair from DegreeC Controls on entrepreneurial skills and values. We've posted his presentation below and will also post the video once we figure out how to upload it.

Rajesh Nair's Presentation on Entrepreneurial Skills and Values

Rajesh Nair Presentation -- Entrepreneurial Values

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We didn't cover this material in class, but startups are beginning to hear from their investors that they need to be conservative in their spending. Remember how we said that business plans help companies to define their strategic direction? This is an important lesson in good times, and in bad. Check out what top tier VCs are telling their companies in the presentation below. Note the slide cover: RIP Good Times.

Sequoia Capital on startups and the economic downturn

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