Ballmer Talks at Stanford, Says Now is the Time for Entrepreneurs

"Now is the time for people who care, who want to invent, who have skills in specific scientific and information technology areas, to get out there and add to the productivity of the economy," Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft said during the Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders lecture at Stanford University last week.

"The question is," he continued, "will you have the passion and the tenacity and the interest to really start something that's important?"

In an auditorium filled with 1,700 students, Ballmer began by discussing the economy "not because it's the cheeriest or warmest subject to start with," he said, "but if you're thinking about entrepreneurship, it's probably the right place to start." Read Full Story>>