HTE413
Secrets of Silicon Valley Success
Faculty
Ann Hiatt
Leadership Strategist at Ann Hiatt consulting
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Overview
Silicon Valley has been the global centre for technology, innovation and collaboration, and is home to some of the world’s most successful start-ups. This course provides the core best practices that have built up this foundation of innovation, disruption and massive scale. It will also explore the essential framework required for tech startups to gain traction and scale.
The truth is that there are core secrets from Silicon Valley that can be replicated anywhere in the world to disrupt any market and achieve success.
Invited guests are ready to share their secrets:
Suhair Khan -Strategics Projects and Arts & Culture at Google
Daniel Goldstein - Operating Partner at the venture capital firm, Innovation Endeavors operating in Tel Aviv, New York and Silicon Valley
Dave Clark - Former Head of Astronaut Relations at Virgin Galactic, Senior Advisor to the CEO at Uber and VP of Strategic Development at Kitty Hawk, Partner at Expa,London
Cindy Chin - NASA Datanaut & Mentor, Office of the CIO, Technology & Innovation as well as a Co-Founder of CLIPr
Niki Christoff - Former Director of Global Communications at Google, Senior Director of Public Policy at Uber, SVP of Strategy & Government Relations at Salesforce, Founder and CEO of a consulting firm, Christoff & Co.
Daria Kissner - Former Internal & Executive Communications lead at Google for the CEO of YouTube and currently the founder of a communications consultant firm.
Arabella Lewis-Smith - Founder and Managing Director of Salad Creative agency in the UK
Nick Naugle - lighting lead at ICON Creative Studio and formerly a lighting artist at Sony Pictures and Pixar
Johnathan Matlock - PhD in chemistry and was a successful startup founder of Ziylo which was acquired for £623m. He is now an Angel Investor supporting science startups and an advisor on several boards of directors.
Eric Braverman - CEO of Schmidt Futures, Senior Fellow & Lecturer at Yale, formerly CEO of Clinton Foundation and a Partner at McKinsey
Claude Ruibal - formerly of Coca-Cola, Ask.com, co-founder of Universal Sports, Google, GoPro, and is currently a board advisor
Jessica Bataille - Founder and CEO Jessica Bataille. The Lifestyle Company is an architecture and interior design studio.
Learning highlights
- Know how to start your entrepreneurial adventure, from finding a co-founder, to creating a solid foundation.
- Understand the basis for strong leadership principles and how to develop them.
- Construct a playbook that will address all major themes of founding a company.
- Develop an entrepreneurial mindset and learn the skills needed to succeed in any industry.
- Recognize how and when to apply relevant leadership strategies.
- Engage in a continuous learning process through interaction with peers on relevant topics.
- Learn how to build and expand your network and rolodex.
Course outline
15 classes
Session 1
Introduction to the course
Session 2
Future Proof Career Strategies
Guest Speaker: Jessica Bataille ( Founder and CEO. Jessica Bataille, an architecture and interior design studio)
Session 3
Setting a Firm Foundation with Mission, Vision and Values
Guest Speaker: Suhair Khan (Strategics Projects and Arts & Culture at Google)
Session 4
Startup Business Plans and Growth Strategies
Guest Speaker: Daniel Goldstein (Operating Partner at the venture capital firm Innovation Endeavors)
Session 5
Maximizing the Power of Your Team
Guest Speaker: Dave Clark (Former Head of Astronaut Relations at Virgin Galactic, Senior Advisor to the CEO at Uber and VP of Strategic Development at Kitty Hawk, Partner at Expa,London)
Session 6
Data-driven Decision Making
Cindy Chin (NASA Datanaut & Mentor, Office of the CIO, Technology & Innovation as well as a Co-Founder of CLIPr)
Session 7
Maintaining Grit and Avoiding Burnout
Niki Christoff (Former Director of Global Communications at Google, Senior Director of Public Policy at Uber, SVP of Strategy & Government Relations at Salesforce, Founder and CEO of a consulting firm, Christoff & Co)
Session 8
Communication for Collaboration and Advancement
Guest Speaker: Daria Kissner (Former Internal & Executive Communications lead at Google for the CEO of YouTube and currently the founder of a communications consultant firm)
Session 9
Building a Purposeful Culture
Guest Speaker: Arabella Lewis-Smith (Founder and Managing Director of Salad Creative agency in the UK)
Session 10
Creativity and Moonshot Thinking
Guest Speaker: Nick Naugle (lighting lead at ICON Creative Studio and formerly a lighting artist at Sony Pictures and Pixar)
Session 11
Agile and Compassionate Leadership
Session 12
Mastering Pivots
Guest Speaker: Johnathan Matlock (PhD in chemistry and was a successful startup founder of Ziylo which was acquired for £623m. He is now an Angel Investor supporting science startups and an advisor on several boards of directors)
Session 13
Balancing Ambition
Guest Speaker: Eric Braverman (CEO of Schmidt Futures, Senior Fellow & Lecturer at Yale, formerly CEO of Clinton Foundation and a Partner at McKinsey)
Session 14
Creating a Legacy
Guest Speaker: Claude Ruibal (formerly of Coca-Cola, Ask.com, co-founder of Universal Sports, Google, GoPro, and is currently a board advisor)
Session 15
Final Presentations and Evaluations
Course materials
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The course will be interactive and will be done in a collaborative style. Rather than direct lectures, the instructor will utilize thought-provoking questions, materials and case studies and the encouragement of engagement from students through dynamic discussion and debate. Each student is expected to be an active participant in the learning process.
Working within teams is also central to the learning process. Students learn the value of collaborating through utilizing complementary strengths and objective alignment. The lessons learned within teams and through directly experiencing the challenges an entrepreneur faces are then brought into broader class engagement and instructor-guided discussion.
Grading
Ann Hiatt is a Silicon Valley veteran who received her initial business training during 15 years as the Executive Business Partner to Jeff Bezos (CEO of Amazon) and Chief-of-Staff to Eric Schmidt (CEO and Executive Chairman at Google/Alphabet).
Her very first job was at 16 when she worked at a startup in Redmond, Washington called MusicWare - back when no one knew what a startup was. Growing up in Seattle during the original dotcom boom, surrounded by companies like Microsoft, Amazon and Starbucks, was a master class in innovation and it changed the course of her life.
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Secrets of Silicon Valley Success
by Ann Hiatt
Total hours
45 Hours
Dates
Jul 12 - Jul 30, 2021
Fee for single course
€1500
Fee for degree students
€750
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FAQ
Will I receive a certificate after completion?
Yes. Upon completion of the course, you will receive a certificate signed by the director of the program your course belonged to.
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Can I get a discount?
Yes. The easiest way to enroll in a course at a discounted price is to register for multiple courses. Registering for multiple courses will reduce the cost per individual course. Please ask the Admissions Office for more information about the other kinds of discounts we offer and what you can do to receive one.