Steve 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” - such words Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, 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 in starting something really important?” In an audience of 1,700 students, Ballmer began to discuss the global economy “not because this is the most pleasant or convenient place to start a conversation but because if you think about your business, this is probably the most correct start. ”
In addition to talking about business and economics, Microsoft didn’t do without discussing where it came from and where the company is going, the future of technology, and why “now” is the key word for technology. The video that I link to at the bottom is definitely worth watching (for those who understand English quite well) - in it Steve Ballmer lays out 29 years of experience in the market leader company in an accessible and digestible manner.
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Steve Ballmer's Tips to Entrepreneurs :
1. Look around you . If you start something.
Take a look around at people whom you know, and find good people from among them - they should be trusted when you start something)
2. Be patient and work hard . It is really important to take it. Ballmer points to Windows, SQL Databases (Oracle), Google. While there are a few exceptions, it’s about hard work.
Some things that seem really important sometimes require more than a dozen years in order to become really popular . This applies to Windows SQL (Oracle), Google. At the same time, Steve acknowledges that “there are several inclusions,” basically all of this is the result of hard work.
3. Don't let others dissuade you . I think it makes it so easy. I’m a dad and my mother,
Do not let others dissuade yourself. My parents thought I was crazy when I told them that I was leaving Stanford Business School to start a software company. My father asked: “What the fuck is this software?”, And my mother asked: “How the hell would every person need a computer?”
Link to video , lecture length - 58 minutes. The first 25 minutes of Ballmer's conversation are of general interest, the rest is useful to those who plan to invent something really new.
“The question is, will you have the desire and zeal and interest in starting something really important?” In an audience of 1,700 students, Ballmer began to discuss the global economy “not because this is the most pleasant or convenient place to start a conversation but because if you think about your business, this is probably the most correct start. ”
In addition to talking about business and economics, Microsoft didn’t do without discussing where it came from and where the company is going, the future of technology, and why “now” is the key word for technology. The video that I link to at the bottom is definitely worth watching (for those who understand English quite well) - in it Steve Ballmer lays out 29 years of experience in the market leader company in an accessible and digestible manner.
')
Steve Ballmer's Tips to Entrepreneurs :
1. Look around you . If you start something.
Take a look around at people whom you know, and find good people from among them - they should be trusted when you start something)
2. Be patient and work hard . It is really important to take it. Ballmer points to Windows, SQL Databases (Oracle), Google. While there are a few exceptions, it’s about hard work.
Some things that seem really important sometimes require more than a dozen years in order to become really popular . This applies to Windows SQL (Oracle), Google. At the same time, Steve acknowledges that “there are several inclusions,” basically all of this is the result of hard work.
3. Don't let others dissuade you . I think it makes it so easy. I’m a dad and my mother,
Do not let others dissuade yourself. My parents thought I was crazy when I told them that I was leaving Stanford Business School to start a software company. My father asked: “What the fuck is this software?”, And my mother asked: “How the hell would every person need a computer?”
Link to video , lecture length - 58 minutes. The first 25 minutes of Ballmer's conversation are of general interest, the rest is useful to those who plan to invent something really new.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/59586/
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