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Ballmer Talks at Stanford, Says Now is the Time for Entrepreneurs

Source: ReadWriteWeb

May 10, 2009

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"Now is the time for people who care, who want to invent, who have skills in specific scientific and information technology areas, to get out there and add to the productivity of the economy," Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft said during the Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders lecture at Stanford University last week.

"The question is," he continued, "will you have the passion and the tenacity and the interest to really start something that's important?"

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In an auditorium filled with 1,700 students, Ballmer began by discussing the economy "not because it's the cheeriest or warmest subject to start with," he said, "but if you're thinking about entrepreneurship, it's probably the right place to start."

He also discussed Microsoft, where it's been and where it's going, the future of technology and why 'now' is important to entrepreneurs. The video, embedded below, is well worth watching, particularly given Ballmer's 29 years of first-hand experience with one of the world's most innovative technology companies.

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