Speaker Series

At Inflection, we relish good ideas, whatever their origin. Our regular lunchtime speaker series brings a thought-leader from any field to share their expertise and inspire our team. And now, thanks to our video uploads, you!

Fred Luskin: Stress Free for Good—Tools for Forgiveness and Sustainable Happiness

Mar 09, 2012 | 29:18 – Frederic Luskin, Ph.D. is the Director of the Forgiveness Projects and co-instructor of the extremely popular Happiness classes at Stanford University. More

Jonathan Smiley: Why (and How) to Rapidly Prototype for Multiple Devices

Feb 08, 2012 | 50:51 – Uber-talented Jonathan Smiley of ZURB joined us to discuss the future of mobile product design. Says, Jonathan "The online world is changing, and new devices are becoming both more important and more varied." More

Gopi Kallayil: From Internet to Inner-Net

Nov 30, 2011 | 38:38 – Gopi Kallayil is a Group Product Marketing Manager at Google supporting the marketing of the Company's flagship advertising product, AdWords, in the Americas. He's also one of the Silicon Valley's most progressive and curious thinkers. More

Greg Sands: Get Anywhere, from Anywhere!

Nov 28, 2011 | 1:07:02 – Greg Sands is a Managing Director at Sutter Hill Ventures. He began his career as the first product manager at Netscape, helping launch its initial product line and creating the SuiteSpot business unit. More

Peter Bouckaert: The Arab Spring: Changes and Challenges in the Middle East and North Africa

Nov 17, 2011 | 56:21 – Peter Bouckaert is director of emergencies at Human Rights Watch. He is responsible for coordinating Human Rights Watch's response to major wars and other human rights crises. More

Jim Dempsey: Privacy Issues in the Age of Technology

Oct 26, 2011 | 34:59 – Jim Dempsey is Vice President for Public Policy at the Center for Democracy & Technology. At the CDT, Mr. Dempsey focuses on Internet privacy, government surveillance, and national security issues. More

Eric Grosse: How to Gain and Maintain Traction as Your Business Grows

Oct 05, 2011 | 43:23 – Eric Grosse, co-founder of Hotwire, former president of Expedia and Entrepreneur/Executive in Residence at Matrix Partners, is currently CEO at TaskRabbit. He shared his personal experience, tips on scaling a company, and his thoughts on vertical search. More

Josh Hannah: A Peek Into The VC World

Jul 27, 2011 | 50:13 – Josh Hannah is one of our board members and a General Partner at Matrix Partners. Josh began his entrepreneurial career in 1999 as co-founder of Betfair.com, a sports betting exchange... More

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