Stanford University has a long history of entrepreneurial success due to several key factors: 1) Its history began with an entrepreneur founding the university, and it has encouraged industry collaboration ever since through organizations like the Stanford Research Institute and Stanford Research Park. 2) Its top-ranked academic programs across seven schools provide world-class multidisciplinary learning. 3) Its policies actively support industry collaboration, investing in startups, and providing resources to help students launch companies while enrolled or after graduating. 4) Its location in Silicon Valley provides access to venture capital and a culture of entrepreneurship.

1. Stanford University
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2. Stanford produces the largest number
of Founders/Co-Founders
Source ： http://info.crunchbase.com/2013/08/12/entrepreneurs-and-universities/

3. Stanford Alumni companies…

4. What makes Stanford successful?
• History
• Academics
• Policy
• Geography

5. History
Stanford was founded by an entrepreneur,
Leland Stanford (and his wife Jane)
(From the left) Leland Stanford , his wife Jane, and Leland Stanford, Jr.

6. History
Fred Terman, the dean of engineering, encouraged Bill
Hewlett and Dave Packard to found a company
(From the left) Dave Packard , Bill Hewlett , and Fred Terman
Since 1939

7. History
After WW2, government research grants
accelerated technology development at Stanford
Year
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2009
A research grant from the
governm ent
1,
267
14,
803
57,
043
118,
942
245,
244 87.
5%
391,
156 84.
3%
582,
274 77.
3%
Unit : $000
Percentage represents the ratio of a research grant provided by
the U.S. government out of total amount provided

8. Stanford collaborates with industry
Stanford Research Institute: 1946
Stanford Research Park: 1951

9. What makes Stanford so successful
• History
• Academics
• Policy
• Geography

10. Academics
Stanford’s 7 schools ranked among the
top universities in the world
Name of School
Undergrad
Students
Graduate
Students
No of
Faculty
-
928
230+
134
309
55
-
365
52
883
3,452
240+
2,320
2,162
500+
School of Law
636
140+
School of Medicine
927
830
8,779
2,000+
Graduate School of Business
School of Earth Sciences
Graduate School of Education
School of Engineering
School of Humanities & Sciences
Total
6,887※
※ Including 3,550 students who have not decided their major
Data: Undergrad and Graduate students – as of 2010/11, Faculty – web search

11. Academics
Multidisciplinary learning creates
value at Stanford

12. What makes Stanford so successful
• History
• Academics
• Policy
• Geography

13. Unique policies distinguish Stanford
from its competitors
• Collaboration with industry
• Investing in startups
• “Stopping out”
• Plenty of resources
Policy

14. Industry-academia collaboration has
been very active at Stanford
・Stanford Research Park and Stanford Research institute
・Stanford Technology Licensing Office founded in 1970
・The Bayh-Dole Act in 1980
・Licensing income comparison
Rank
1
2
3
10
27
N am e of colege
l
N orthw estern
C ol bi
um a
N YU
S tanford
H arvard
Li
censi
ng
N o. of
N o. of N o. of fied Total research
l
i
ncom e
Startups Li
censi
ng
patent
budget
162
3
31
128
400
154
13
51
57
604
113
5
38
29
308
65
9
77
128
833
12
8
65
46
704
As of 2009/10, unit : $M

15. Student-run accelerator StartX helps
students start their businesses
87 companies founded Since 2011
Policy

16. What makes Stanford so successful
• History
• Academics
• Policy
• Geography

17. Geography
Venture Capital up the road

18. The Future of Stanford