Being smart and working hard isn’t a guarantee of success in the entrepreneurial world. Outside influences often have a bigger say in the fate of your company than you do. But Randy Komisar of Kleiner Perkins, in this talk given at a Stanford entrepreneur summit in 2007, says the top tier of entrepreneurs are the ones who can recognize an opportunity and know how to take advantage of it.

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