Stakes high for Silicon Valley this election
Silicon Valley and Washington D.C. are 3,000 miles apart, but policy and economics tie them closely together. Though technology policy and regulation rarely make it… Continue Reading »
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Obama makes Bay Area fundraising trip
President Barack Obama arrived in the Bay Area Wednesday for a two-day fundraising trip, during which he will hope to raise at least $3 million in campaign donations for the upcoming presidential election, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Editorial: The precarious relationship between Stanford and Silicon Valley
In short, one is not hard pressed to find ways in which Stanford’s close link to Silicon Valley may negatively affect the academic environment.
Seeing Green: Business clusters and the transportation squeeze
Climate change aside, the reliance of shipping on fossil fuels is inherently unsustainable.
Ferrari chairman addresses GSB
According to Ferrari Chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, the Italian car manufacturer has much in common with Silicon Valley companies, including product exclusivity and priority of design and details. Still, Montezemolo told the Stanford community Tuesday that a recent meeting with Apple CEO Tim Cook had him thinking about his company in a new way.
SURF panel tackles Russian online gaming
The Stanford US-Russia Forum (SURF) teamed up with the student-run initiative Emerging Silicon Valleys Tuesday evening to host a panel of Russian entrepreneurs in a forum titled, “The Russians Are Coming: Global Online Games, Entrepreneurship & Innovation in a Changing Society.” The event aimed to inform students of the prospects of the Russian online gaming market and encourage collaboration between entrepreneurs in the United States and Russia.
From research to retail
The federally funded National Science Foundation (NSF) program made its debut on the Stanford campus in the fall. I-Corps is the first NSF program that assists scientists and engineers in creating start-ups by transitioning their ideas and inventions into a viable business.
Lighting up lives
Ned Tozun B.S.’01, MBA’07 found his true calling by utilizing his entrepreneurial skills to found d.light, which designs affordable and durable solar powered LED lights for people in developing countries with no or limited access to electricity.