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Globalization: Acting Local to be Global

By Janice Roberts - Stanford
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Lecture Description

Mayfield Fund, a venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley, expands its operations in China and India to locally participate in the companies it funds. Roberts notes that this enables Mayfield Fund to understand the unique opportunities offered by different geographic locations, as well as adapt to the trends of the local market.

Course Index

  1. Globalization: Acting Local to be Global
  2. Understanding the 21st Century Consumer
  3. Losing Control to the Consumer
  4. Economics of Free: A New Business Model
  5. Investment Timing: Early, Late or In-between