The Process of Innovation – Captain Hoff’s Talk at the Wharton School of Business in China

Steve Hoffman is the Captain & Chairman of Founders Space and author of the award-winning book Make Elephants Fly. In this talk, Hoffman will explore why many of the biggest ideas come from small, seemingly insignificant insights. He’ll reveal how small changes in an ecosystem can create massive opportunities and the processes startups go through to make these breakthroughs. Innovation is hard, whether you work for a startup or a big corporation. There are thousands of me-too ideas that go nowhere. If you’re going to have a shot at building a successful business, you must innovate. How do you create breakthrough products? Where do blockbuster ideas come from? What’s the process for innovating? And how do you know if your idea will work or not?

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Perfecting Your Startup Pitch – Raising Venture Capital

Innovation Leadership – Self-Managed Teams

Steve Hoffman is the Captain & Chairman of Founders Space and author of the award-winning book Make Elephants Fly. Discover how to create innovation teams that will transform your company. Find out which leadership strategies work and which fail. Learn how to structure, inspire and lead teams that wind up managing themselves.   Read more...

Plug Our Brains Into the Internet? Brain Hacking, MindTech, BCI & BMI

Steve Hoffman is the Captain & Chairman of Founders Space and author of the award-winning book Make Elephants Fly. In this talk, Hoffman will discuss the latest brain technologies and how they will transform our lives and the world. Find out how will brain chips, EEG, dream readers and BCI devices will change the way we think, communicate and interact with one another. Discover the promise and perils of a world where everyone’s mind is connected to the Internet. And learn how this new technology will transform every business on the planet.   Read more...

Raising Venture Capital – Show Me the Money!

In this talk, Captain Hoff goes deep on exactly how to raise venture capital. Discover what it takes to wow investors. Find out what not to do during a pitch. And learn how to close seemingly impossible deals.

• What are investors looking for?
• What business models do VCs like?
• Where are the best investors hiding?
• What to avoid saying to investors?
• How do you value your startup?
• How can you raise capital with no traction?
• How do you pick the right investors?
• How do you negotiate the best deal?   Read more...

Startup Minds – Building a Billion Dollar Business

In this talk, Captain Hoff will reveal the secrets of Silicon Valley and how the top entrepreneurs overcome obstacles and change the world. How do you deliver what it takes to launch a successful startup? What type of team do you need? How do you prepare? What mistakes do startups make? To succeed, you must have all the right elements. Your startup must understand how to innovate, lead the market, and beat out competitors.   Read more...

PODCAST: From Hollywood to Silicon Valley to China by Brendan Davis (If I Knew You Better)

Millions of people in the tech & startup world know Steve Hoffman as “Captain Hoff” from Founders Space, a leading incubator from Silicon Valley that is now omnipresent throughout China. But very few people know that his FIRST career was as a development executive in Hollywood, and this is the first time Steve’s talked about all this in-depth since beginning his China adventures. The lessons he’s learned from his success shaping startups & stories are invaluable, & applicable regardless of your vocation or location.   Read more...