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[[File:Startx 3.jpeg|border|right|Startx 3.jpeg]][http://startx.stanford.edu/ StartX] is an educational, non-profit program associated with Stanford University with goals to accelerate the development of top entrepreneurs through education and collective intelligence. 

<br/>This program was developed in 2011 by Cameron Teitelman and Dan Ha as a spin-off program of the Stanford Student Enterprises, which is the non-profit financial arm of the [http://www.stanford.edu/dept/registrar/bulletin1011/4813.htm Associated Students of Stanford University]. In February 2012, Silicon Valley companies contributed $400,000 towards the advancement of StartX, just prior to an $800,000 [http://www.kauffman.org/newsroom/2012/08/kauffman-foundation-announces-grant-to-startx grant awarded] in August 2012 from the [http://www.kauffman.org/ Kauffman Foundation] (a nationally recognized center for entrepreneurship and education) to again further advance the program’s success.&nbsp; As StartX is operated with the core components of last monthcommunity, mentorship, education, Stanford University has announced its recipient status of a $3and resources.6 million grant Sufficient funding exists such that will be dispersed over three years to contribute to other StartX funding sources like Stanford Hospital does not require fees and Clinicstakes zero equity. &nbsp;

[http://startx.stanford.edu/apply StartX Visiting Founders Program]), applicants from any university can be accepted. This program allows for non-Stanford start-up companies to spend three months (run only during a summer sessionaccelerator program from June through September) in the Silicon Valley working under the mentorship and education of StartX to accelerate their developing company. The VFP companies are treated no differently from those affiliated with Stanford University, have access to all of but the same resources Stanford-StartX Fund, and are offered additional financial support to offset costs of moving to Silicon Valley.

[http://startx.stanford.edu/med StartX Med] is a program within StartX focused on accelerating the development of Stanford’s top medical entrepreneurs. With a focus on advancing breakthrough healthcare technologies through StartX Med, this branch of StartX affords a unique opportunity for those seeking innovation in the medical field. &nbsp;StartX partners with companies like Johnson&Johnson and Merck to foster young entrepreneurs. StartX seeks founders at all stages. &nbsp;Among their core values, it is stated that StartX puts "founders first." The wide support for this program from Stanford affiliates, industry, and social entrepreneurs speaks to its ability to affect positive change.

The purpose of StartX is to accelerate the development for the highest potential of start-up founders through education and collective intelligence that strives to bring support start-up founders. '''First-time Founders''' First-time Founders will receive 1-1 mentorship and educational seminars on the following topics that affect you most. First-time founders also greatly benefit from our community of founders of different stages, board of advisors, fundraising coach, etc. Plus, all companies receive $600k+ of free resources, as well as drop-in office space, legal advice, etc. '''Experienced Founders''' Experienced Founders are given a peer group of other experienced founders in the same stage/role/industry, as well as educational training for their employees, and access to industry experts. StartX also handles recruiting from Stanford University’s best students, offers PR & BD resources, and much more. '''What else can be expect from the startaccelerator program?''' StartX is a home to some of the best Stanford affiliated (and non-up Stanford) founders, mentors and advisors. StartX offers tactical help & resources, experiential education, funding and a vast network of mentors, investors, and domain experts. Through the StatX community, you can get access to 1000+ alumni founders:, world class coaches and advisors, on demand access to experts, and customized educational programming based your team + industry + stage.

#An entrepreneurial-focused community that ranges in expertise from consumer IT to medical hardware.#*This community has raised over Plus, all companies receive $200 million and an average $1.8 million per start-up company.#*This community is comprised 600k+ of leading investors such free resources, as [http://www.greylock.com/ Greylock Partners], [http://a16z.com/ Andreessen Horowitz,] [http://www.foundersfund.com/ Founders Fund]&nbsp;and [http://www.venrock.com/ Venrock].#Free well as drop-in office space.#Free , legal services.#$100,000 in resources.#Unprecedented entrepreneurial mentorship from over 200 serial entrepreneurs, experts, angels and venture capitalists.#*Some notable StartX mentors include [https://www.palantir.com/ Palantir], LinkedIn, Google, Twitteradvice, and many more successful Silicon Valley companies.#Customized programming and on-demand experts that provide top class education to top class future entrepreneursetc.

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<blockquote>#<span style="font-size: small">StartX holds three sessions per year: ; Fall (November-February), Spring (March-June) and Summer (June-September).&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: small;">''Note:'': &nbsp;Applications for each session are due one month prior to each session.</span>

#Requirements for teams considering to apply for the StartX Accelerator Program: (1) Passion in an Idea (2) Committment- this will be a full-time job (3) Good team dynamics (4) Technical Skills and Domain Expertise (4) Idea Quality#Following a submitted application, the first round of interviews is conducted at the StartX office. (*Note: The acceptance rate to this stage alone is 10%.) &nbsp;These interviews are conducted in front of a panel of judges comprising StartX mentors, venture capitalists, serial entrepreneurs and other StartX staff.#A second round of interviews are conducted during which applicants will meet with StartX alumni and staff memberswho assess the team's cultural fit with the community, after which, final decisions are made.<br/></blockquote><blockquote>Inspired University of Maryland's [http://startupshell.org/#top Startup Shell]: Non-profit, student-run incubator</blockquote>

<span style="font-size:small">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; #'''Thought Leadership Bootcamp at StartX:'''&nbsp; UIFs University Innovations Fellows (UIF) travel to Silicon Valley where they have the opportunity to learn how to StartX got started was created, and share in student-led sessions of incubator ideas and best practices.&nbsp; This interactive bootcamp will introduce UIFs to the customized education and opportunities available through StartX.</span>#'''Webinar Sessions:'''&nbsp;Over the course of a year, UIFs will share topics and challenges encountered on their campuses. Webinar sessions will then be organized and occur three times per year by StartX, in which feedback from the StartX community will provide recommendations, advice and solutions for the UIFs challenges.#'''Special Programs''': StartX offers many programs for every level such as their accelerator and student-in-recidence program.

<span style="font-size:small">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Webinar Sessions:&nbsp; Over the course All of a year, UIFs will share topics and problems encountered on their campuses.&nbsp; Three times a year, webinar sessions will then be organized by StartX in which feedback from these opportunities seek to provide the StartX community will provide recommendations, advice, and solutions most customized education for students looking to change the UIFsworld.&nbsp;</span>

<span style="font-size:small">Both of these opportunities seek to provide the most customized education for students looking to change the world.</span>Contact Information =

<span style= Contact Information "font-size:x-small;">''<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, serif, EmojiFont; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pooja Garg</span>''</span><br/>(818) 297 - 7508<br/>pooja@startx.stanford.edu

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