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What you can learn from NFL Quarterback Steve Young

I always get so much from these podcasts from Stanford's Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders series. In this one, Stan Christensen interviews former San Francisco 49ers star quarterback Steve Young on his perspective on negotiating based on what he's learned from his football career, business ventures and personal life. Many of you may know him just as the the quarterback that replaced Joe Montana, or may even know he is a Pro Football Hall of Famer and MVP of Super Bowl XXIX. But he's also a successful entrepreneur, having formed one venture fund with other NFL buddies back in the mid 90's when they were practicing out of Silicon Valley and is now the co-founder of another Sorenson Capital. Throughout his career, both in football and after, he's been negotiating and leading others to success - which he talks about - all the tactics, strategies and soft skills that helped him along the way.

It's a long one (1 hour 28 mins), but well worth it - Steve has some great stories and I'm sure you'll find it useful, motivating, and pretty funny.

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Posted by Steven Kempton at 11:26 AM in Careers, Entrepreneurship, Podcast | Permalink

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