Ori Brafman (Author) - How to Build Instant Connections

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders (ETL)

Stanford eCorner

Journey, Startups, Education, Stanford, Culture, Strategy, Stanford University, Entrepreneurship, Business, Life Lessons, Thought Leadership, Creativity, Etl, Challenges, Leadership, Innovation, Founders

4.4 • 739 Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2011

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

In this illuminating lecture, bestselling author Ori Brafman explores subtle drivers that can help you spark immediate work, life, and romantic connections. Based on insights from his latest book, Click: The Magic of Instant Connections, Brafman teaches leaders and aspiring entrepreneurs how to make every chance meeting count, using examples from the workplace, collegiate life, and the battlefield.

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0:00.0	You are listening to the DFJ Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders series, brought you weekly by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program.
0:10.3	You can find podcasts and videos of these lectures online at eChorner.standford.edu.
0:18.7	It is my great pleasure to introduce you to Ori Brothman, who is an entrepreneur in all different
0:25.6	manners. He has been an entrepreneur almost an entire life. He actually went to UC Berkeley
0:30.6	as an undergrad and Stanford Business School. And he has been involved with all sorts of ventures
0:36.6	from healthy, vast food
0:38.7	to political advocacy.
0:40.7	But I've gotten to know him recently because he's an author, and he's written several really
0:44.9	fascinating books.
0:46.5	His first book he wrote is called The Starfish and the Spider, and it's about leaderless
0:51.8	organizations.
0:53.3	His second book, called Sway, is about irrational decision-making.
0:59.6	And his newest book called Click is about the magic of instant relationships.
1:05.4	And I read this book, and I was completely taken with it.
1:09.2	In fact, the stories and the insights
1:11.0	are so interesting and surprising
1:12.6	that I started telling the stories
1:14.1	to every person I would meet
1:16.1	who would listen to me for the next weeks afterwards.
1:18.8	So I'm so delighted that he's here today
1:20.7	to share these stories with us.
1:22.3	And without further ado, here's Ori.
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