Slides from my presentation explaining why Stanford has been so successful in the startup world.

1. Stanford University
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PBworks
Wasabi Ventures

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