The Center for Entrepreneurial Studies (CES) supports students with entrepreneurial pursuits by providing world-class resources, innovative signature programs, and opportunities to connect with a close-knit entrepreneurial community at Stanford. Interested in applying for space at the Stanford Venture Studio and engaging with the programs, workshops and advising sessions we organize there?  Get in touch - we want to hear from entrepreneurs across the campus! 

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Nuts & Bolts of Entrepreneurship

This series of speakers, workshops and practical sessions features entrepreneurs, investors and leading Silicon Valley service providers. The series, open to all Stanford students and alumni, is meant to complement the formal entrepreneurship curriculum by offering practical guidance on the "nuts & bolts" of starting a company. The CES welcomes your suggestions for additional topics. If you have questions or are stuck on some of the first steps in starting a new venture, your classmates will likely want to learn about the same topics!

Coming up next:

Where Are Your Customers?  Five Ways to Track Them Down

Steven Dupree, MBA ‘12

Tuesday, February 26, 12noon

McClelland M109, Graduate School of Business

Who are your "active seekers" and what's their role? What matters more: adoption or retention?
When is your conversion rate too high? Learn about how Google AdWords typically outperform Facebook ads, when freemium models are a good idea, and why building a company in a $5 billion market doesn't mean much.

RSVP here by Friday, February 22. After you have responded, add this event to your Google calendar.

About Steven Dupree
Steven Dupree, MBA '12, is a general partner at Richmond Global, an early-stage VC fund focused on customer acquisition.  He is the former VP, Online Marketing and Operations at LogMeIn, Inc. (NASDAQ: LOGM) and currently publishes a bi-weekly e-newsletter MarketFound www.market-found.com, that provides marketing tips to new entrepreneurs.Stay in touch with us, sign up here and receive information on all our programs and events including Stanford Venture Studio, the Nuts & Bolts Series and more!