Entrepreneurship Week @ Stanford

For those interested in entrepreneurship, Stanford University hosted the National Kickoff of EntrepreneurshipWeek USA. One of the speakers, Stephen Jurvetson particularly inspired me with his talk on entrepreneurship. Here's some of the things that stuck out in my mind (and what I think):

• Dynamic Duo - Successful ventures have often worked well with a dynamic duo, notably (of course) Jerry Yang and David Filo (Yahoo!) and Larry Page and Sergey Brin (Google). My experience has always shown me the Dynamic Duo model works well for any endeavor, having each other to bounce ideas back and forth and to support each other through the tough times.
• Infectious Enthusiasm - If the entrepreneur is passionate about something, it radiates outward and spreads to others, whether it be to use the product or service but maybe even also to work on it.
• Be Humble - No one likes to work with a know-it-all. As a matter of fact it doesn't matter if it's working with someone or talking with someone about your idea, you never know what valuable feedback or advice they might be able to offer.
• High-growth market - You're looking for that high-growth market to conquer! The clean technology revolution is a great example of a market that will show explosive growth soon!
• Anchor Point - It's important for an entrepreneur to understand his strengths and weaknesses and know exactly how he can contribute to an idea; essentially: what can you do that no one else can, or what do you know that no one else does?