The Accidental Entrepreneur: Palm History

Lecture Description

Hawkins never really wanted to start a company, he admits. He considers himself an accidental entrepreneur who was approached by two venture capitalists while planning on building a small product.

Course Index

1. What is an Entrepreneur?
2. Genesis of Palm Computing
3. The Accidental Entrepreneur: Palm History
4. Story of Acquisition: Palm, US Robotics, 3Com
5. Spinoff: Handspring
6. Handspring: Envisioning the Future
7. Serial Entrepreneurship: Redwood Neuroscience Institute
8. Profiles of Entrepreneurs
9. Importance of Experience
10. Follow Your Passions
11. Individual vs. Company
12. Entrepreneurship is a Means to an End
13. Work/Life Balance
14. Defining Company Culture
15. Difficult Negotiations
16. Designing Successful Products
17. Role of Market Research
18. Work/Life Balance
19. Hawkins: What I Wish I'd Learned in College
20. Establish Strong Human Resources Early On
21. Product Development: Importance of Customers and Testing
22. Portable Technologies