Business & Innovation Q&A for Young Entrepreneurs & Others (Feb. 17, 2021)

Stephen Wolfram hosts a live and unscripted Ask Me Anything about business and innovation for young entrepreneurs.

Originally livestreamed at: https://twitch.tv/stephen_wolfram

Outline of Q&A
0:00 Stream starts
3:05 Stephen begins the stream
3:30 Why did you choose to partner up with Ethereum and Cardano? What do you think of Cryptocurrencies in general?
17:35 Have you ever meet Stephen Wozniak?
17:51 How do Wolfram Research determine the prices of its products? Any tips for pricing products?
25:58 Cryptocurrency is living a top of the demand that ransomeware generates
27:20 What are the biggest obstacles to using smart contracts in day-to-day transactions?
32:25 Who taught you first about how to run a software company? Did your family taught you this, or some professor from your university? What they taught you? Who was the first person to buy your software?
44:05 Is it more difficult to start a new company and make it big or to enter a big company and climb the hierarchy?
55:30 If I may ask, how important do you think advanced education (i.e. a PhD) is in starting a company? Do you think it is necessary if you're interested in a high-tech industry (quantum computers, synthetic biology, etc.)?
57:15 Did you write your first piece of software in assembly language on a 386?
58:00 How do you organize your ideas, projects, notes, etc.? Pen & paper, or electronic-based?
1:05:15 When is it the right time to put the books down, bite the bullet and start a company around your idea? It always seems like we don't know enough to start.
1:08:45 How much knowledge/ understanding of economics and finance is needed to start a company, in particular in tech/ science?
1:14:12 Couldn't they fork off an experimental company, to try the experimental billion dollar making way, without risking much of the millions of income?
1:17:00 ​How did you find the best partners for your company? Did you find it among your friends from university?

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