United States Courses & Certifications

Learning From History - The How and Why of Starting a Computer History Museum

Explore the origins of computer history museums, their importance in preserving technological heritage, and the fascinating stories behind early computing pioneers and innovations.

• YouTube
• 55 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Stanford Seminar - Rebooting the Internet

Exploring the need for Internet architecture revision, discussing successes, failures, and new insights in system design. Challenges and potential directions for a network redesign are presented.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Stanford Seminar - Building Billion Dollar Businesses

Insights on building transformational venture-scale businesses, exploring factors like gross margins, growth sources, network effects, and founding entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley's ecosystem.

• YouTube
• 44 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Stanford Seminar - How Strava Found Its Niche

Strava co-founder Mark Gainey discusses the "inch wide, mile deep" strategy that led to the platform's success, focusing initially on passionate road cyclists before expanding to other sports.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Stanford Seminar - Fastai: A Layered API for Deep Learning

Explore fastai, a deep learning library offering high-level components for quick results and low-level components for research flexibility, built on a layered architecture with Python and PyTorch.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 8 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Stanford Seminar - Strategies for Student Entrepreneurs

Insights from a successful VC on navigating entrepreneurship as a student, covering common concerns, debunking myths, and offering practical advice for aspiring founders.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Stanford Seminar - The Future of Voice

Explore strategies for scaling B2B startups and insights on AI-powered meeting assistants with Omar Tawakol, founder of Voicea and BlueKai, as he shares his entrepreneurial journey and lessons learned.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Stanford Seminar - Centaur Technology's Deep Learning Coprocessor

Explore Centaur's innovative x86 microprocessor with integrated AI Coprocessor, delivering high performance for server applications and deep learning tasks while maintaining efficiency and scalability.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

How to Be a Statistical Detective

Learn to detect statistical errors in medical literature using common sense, arithmetic, and online tools. Improve research quality and address the reproducibility crisis in science.

• YouTube
• 56 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Stanford Seminar - A Needs-Based Innovation Framework

Explore needs-based innovation through Kate Rosenbluth's journey in developing wearable neuromodulation therapies for hand tremors, emphasizing the importance of identifying unmet needs in healthcare innovation.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Stanford Seminar - Scaling with Purpose

Insights on scaling a tech-driven property management company, focusing on long-term thinking, principled decision-making, and building a strong organizational culture for sustainable growth.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Stanford Seminar - The Courage to Begin

Strategies for building entrepreneurial confidence from Melinda Thomas, co-founder of Octave Bioscience, drawing on her experience in launching and leading health companies.

• YouTube
• 43 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Stanford Seminar - Fight Over the Law of Software APIs and Stories from Electronic Frontier Foundation

Explore legal battles over software API copyrights, their impact on innovation, and EFF's efforts to protect the freedom to tinker and innovate in the tech industry.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Surviving the Startup Grind

Insights from Patreon co-founder on startup challenges: scaling, decision-making, and problem-solving. Explores entrepreneurial struggles and rewards, drawing from personal experiences building a billion-dollar platform.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Stanford Seminar - Algorithmic Extremism- Examining YouTube's Rabbit Hole of Radicalization

Examination of YouTube's recommendation algorithm, challenging claims of far-right radicalization. Data analysis reveals a preference for mainstream media over fringe content, with implications for online political discourse.

• YouTube
• 43 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video