We can change the worldBy opening minds…
How your support for the Global Leaders, Entrepreneurs, & Altruists Network (GLEAN) will change the world
Prepared by Tom Kosnik, Fenwick and West Consulting
Professor, Stanford Technology Ventures Program
With help from glean colleagues around the world.
Version 76.0, December 2, 2008
The Problem: A World in Crisis
ScarcityIsolation
Ignorance Selfishness
Economic DecayViolence/War
Prejudice Crime
ToxicEnvironment
Dishonesty
Treating the surface level symptoms isn’t working.
The Opportunity: To make our world a better place.
We can change the world by teaching entrepreneurs, leaders, and altruists of every generation how to find their path, earn each other’s trust, and join forces for
the common good.
AbundanceCommunity
Wisdom Generosity
Economic VibrancePeace
Harmony Law & Order
HealthyEnvironment
Integrity
We can create a more peaceful world by helping global entrepreneurs, leaders, and altruists across generations to: • Find their path, • Earn each other’s trust, • Join forces for the common good.
Global Leaders, Entrepreneurs, & Altruists Network (GLEAN): NOT an organization, yet rooted in a cluster of great organizations
Invisible. No dues. No budget. No bricks and mortar.
glean
Other Universities, Non-Profits, Governments
Other Global Entrepreneurial Firms
BASES, NUSEA, Energy Crossroads Global, Stanford Women in Business
SCPD
Stanford SoE, STVP, MS and E
Educational Network: (via Facebook, Linkedin, Myspace)NUS, KTH, SSE, SSES, HBS, Penn; Fudan; DTU, Palau Community College
Industry Network:(via Facebook, Linkedin, MySpace): EA, VCs, BigTent, Cypress, CMCC;HP China; Sony/BMG Music &…
Who is in GLEAN? A global network of entrepreneurial leaders, universities,
& companies to foster entrepreneurship via real-world learning
experiences.
KTH(Sweden)
What do we want to achieve?glean Mission & Objectives:
Mission: Promote world peace by helping global leaders, entrepreneurs, altruists across generations to:
• Build trustworthy networks • Transcend culture, time and distance• Create true value • Save the planet• Share the wealth.
How do we achieve the mission & objectives? glean Strategies:
1. Help global entrepreneurial leaders to build trustworthy companies, networks, and markets.
2. Develop new generations of global entrepreneurial leaders.
3. Help women entrepreneurs and “new kids on the block” to acquire capital, customers, and talent.
4. Deliver world class learning for entrepreneurial teams whenever, wherever they want it.
5. Make learning fun!
Help todevelop
their futureleaders
Access totalent who
have earned our trust
Cases, books,Articles, digitalvideos & clips
PragmaticConsultingOn demand
InteractiveGlobalCourses
Coaching re.Access toCircles ofInfluence
CareerCoaching
Access tothe gleannetwork
How? A Whole Product Branded by Stanford, NUS, & HBS
Whole Product Adapted from: Moore (2002), Crossing the Chasm.
ForProfessors
AndStudents
For entrepreneursand leadersof GlobalCompanies
Generic Product:A global network for altruistic leaders& entrepreneurs.
glean Course Milestones
Note: The number following each course is the number of times it has been offered.
glean Research Milestones
Note: Although most of the research deliverables in this table are described in print form, if funding can be obtained, there will be for every book, a set of digital video clips, available via the STVP Educators’ Corner. The people and organizations we are studying are best brought to life through a combination of print and interactive video and audio media.
Where are glean hot spots?Microwave:Singapore
Silicon ValleyStockholm/Sigtuna
PalauBeijing
Hong KongShanghai
BruneiCopenhagen
Ho Chi Minh City
Front Burner: Boston, Dallas, DC Beltway, Hanoi, La Jolla, London, Los Angeles, Seattle, Sydney, Vancouver, BCBack Burner: Bali, Bangalore, Charlottesville, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Lausanne, NYC, Philadelphia
Where are glean hot spots?Microwave:Singapore
Silicon ValleyStockholm/Sigtuna
PalauBeijing
Hong KongShanghai
BruneiCopenhagen
Ho Chi Minh City
Vacations: Belize, Bonaire, Bora Bora, Brunei, BVI, Cancun, Fiji, Galapagos, Grand Cayman, Great Barrier Reef, Hawaii, Holbox, Kauai, Lanai, Mayan Riviera, Maui, Palau, Phu Khet, Punta Mita, Rehoboth, Queen Charlottes, Redang Island, Malaysia, Roatan, Sempora, Malaysia, Seychelles, Tahiti, Tonga, Yap
Why are we doing this? GLEAN Values =The Five L’s
and theInvisible L...
Laughter Loyalty
Learning
Leadership
How can you help?
• Let us learn from you as Global Entrepreneurial Leaders.
• Come as guest speakers for our classes or BASES events.
• Serve as a judge or mentor in a business plan competition.
• Let us tell your story in the books we write.
• Sponsor a research project with us and our students.
• Hire us in for an educational workshop or offsite.
• Hire our students and alumni
• Partner with us in venture philanthropy
• Whatever else you think makes sense...
Where can you learn more?Stanford Technology Ventures Program:http://stvp.stanford.eduNUS Enterprise:http://www.enterprise.nus.edu.sg/Educators’ Cornerhttp://edcorner.stanford.eduBusiness Association of Stanford
Engineering Studentshttp://bases.stanford.eduGlobal Entrepreneurial Marketing (GEM)http://www.stanford.edu/class/msande271/Entrepreneurial Thought Leader (ETL)
Seminarhttp://etl.stanford.edu