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Stanford University is one of the world's leading research universities. Stanford is known for its entrepreneurial character, drawn from the legacy of its founders, Jane and Leland Stanford, and its relationship to Silicon Valley. Research and teaching emphasize interdisciplinary approaches to problem solving. Areas of excellence range from the humanities to social sciences to engineering and the sciences. Stanford is located in California's Bay Area, one of the most intellectually dynamic and culturally diverse areas of the nation.

Entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial spirit pervade Stanford's campus with opportunities to take courses, participate in programs and fellowships, and join student groups that actively promote entrepreneurship across Stanford's undergraduate and graduate schools. Successful entrepreneurial alumni include: 

*Sergey Brin and Larry Page (Google)

*Peter Thiel (PayPal)

*Jerry Yang and David Filo (Yahoo)

*Evan Spiegel, Reggie Brown, Bobby Murphy (Snapchat)

*Erik Baker, Jeff Fluhr (StubHub)

*Ren Ng (Lytro camera, technology)

*Ankit Gupta, Akshay Kothari (Pulse, iPad app)

*Coursera (Daphne Koller, Andrew Ng)

Stanford was ranked the #1 College in the United States by Forbes in 2013, in part for its role in the development of Silicon Valley and its prominent tech companies and innovators.Stanford is currently ranked (July 2014) at #2, after Williams College.  

The 2013 Stanford Alumni Innovation Survey can be viewed [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/resource/alumni-innovation-survey here].

*'''COMM118S''' Entrepreneurial Communication

*'''CS231B''' The Cutting Edge of Computer Vision

*'''ECON113 '''Economics of Innovation

*'''ECON225 '''Economics of Technology and Innovation

*'''EDUC224''' Social Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation

*'''EDUC230X''' Social Enterprise

*'''ENGR150 '''Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship

*'''FINANCE373''' Entrepreneurial Finance

*'''GSBGEN111Q''' Seminar in Entrepreneurial Communication

*'''GSBGEN528 '''Creativity, Problem Solving, and Innovation

*'''GSBGEN585 '''Social Innovation through Corporate Social Responsibility

*'''LAW401''' Venture Capital II: Starting and Running a Venture-Backed Company*'''LAW543 '''Entrepreneurship, ~~Law~~Leadership, and ~~Leadership~~ Law in Social Enterprises

*'''ME10AX '''Design Thinking and the Art of Innovation

*'''ME19''' Prefield Course for Alternative Spring Break: ~~'''~~Design for Social Change

*'''ME29D '''Design for Diversity: Collaboration by Difference in the Digital Age

*'''ME115A '''Introduction to Human Values in Design

*'''ME319 '''Fundamentals of Design for Design Thinkers

*'''ME 377 '''Design Thinking Bootcamp: Experiences in Innovation and Design

*'''~~ME410~~ME410A '''Introduction Foresight and Innovation*'''ME410B/C '''Advanced Foresight and Innovation

*'''ME421 '''European Entrepreneurship and Innovation Thought Leaders Seminar

*'''MS&E274''' Dynamic Entrepreneurial Strategy

*'''OIT 343 '''D-Lab: Design for Service Innovation

*'''OB541 '''How to Change Things When Change is Hard

*'''SOC161''' The Social Science of Entreprenership

*'''~~STRAMGT322~~STRAMGT321 '''Create a New Venture: From Idea to LaunchI*'''STRAMGT322 '''Create a New Venture: From Idea to Launch II 

*'''STRAMGT341''' Achieving Social Impact

*'''STRAMGT353 '''Entrepreneurship: Formation of New Ventures

'''''Entrepreneurship & Innovation Courses from the Stanford Technology Ventures Program:'''''

*[http://stvp.stanford.edu/teaching/courses.html#engr140A '''ENGR 140A~~~~''' Leadership of Technology Ventures~~]~~*[http://stvp.stanford.edu/teaching/courses.html#engr140B '''ENGR 140B~~ ~~'''Leadership of Technology Ventures~~]~~*[http://stvp.stanford.edu/teaching/courses.html#engr140C '''ENGR 140C~~~~'''Leadership ~~Leadership~~ of Technology Ventures~~]~~*[http://stvp.stanford.edu/teaching/courses.html#engr145 '''ENGR 145~~~~''' Technology Entrepreneurship~~]~~*[http://stvp.stanford.edu/teaching/courses.html#ms&e140 '''MS&E 140~~~~''' Accounting for Managers and Entrepreneurs (MS&E 240)~~]~~*[http://stvp.stanford.edu/teaching/courses.html#ms&e175 '''MS&E 175~~~~''' Innovation, Creativity, and Change~~]~~*[http://stvp.stanford.edu/teaching/courses.html#ms&e178 '''MS&E 178~~~~''' The Spirit of Entrepreneurship~~]~~ *[http://stvp.stanford.edu/teaching/courses.html#ms&e180 '''MS&E 180~~~~''' Organizations: Theory and Management~~]~~*[http://stvp.stanford.edu/teaching/courses.html#me208 '''ME 208~~~~''' Patent Law and Strategy for Innovators and Entrepreneurs (MS&E 278)~~]~~*[http://stvp.stanford.edu/teaching/courses.html#engr245 '''ENGR 245~~~~''' The Lean LaunchPad: Getting Your Lean Startup Off the Ground*'''MS&~~nbsp;Technology Entrepreneurship and Lean Startups<~~E 279A/~~span>]~~B''' Entrepreneurial Leadership*[http://stvp.stanford.edu/teaching/courses.html#ms&e273 '''MS&E 273~~~~''' Technology Venture Formation~~]~~*[http://stvp.stanford.edu/teaching/courses.html#ms&e276 '''MS&E 276~~~~''' Entrepreneurial Management and Finance~~]~~*[http://stvp.stanford.edu/teaching/courses.html#ms&e277 '''MS&E 277~~~~''' Creativity and Innovation~~]~~*~~[http://stvp.stanford.edu/teaching/courses.html#ms~~Innovation and Strategic Change*'''MS&E 372'''&~~e279 Strategy Doctoral Research Seminar*'''MS&E ~~279~~472''' Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders' Seminar*'''ENGR 245''' The ~~Founder~~Lean LaunchPad: Getting Your Lean Startup Off the Ground*'~~s Dilemmas<~~''MS&E 279A/~~span>]~~B''' Entrepreneurial Leadership*~~[http://stvp.stanford.edu/teaching/courses.html#ms~~Entrepreneurial Management and Finance*'''MS&E 277'''&~~e280 ~~Creativity and Innovation*'''MS&E 280~~~~''' Organizational Behavior: Evidence in Action~~]~~*[http://stvp.stanford.edu/teaching/courses.html#ms&e283 '''MS&E 283~~~~''' Scaling up Excellence in Organizations~~]~~*[http://stvp.stanford.edu/teaching/courses.html#ms&e371 '''MS&E 371~~~~''' Innovation and Strategic Change~~]~~*[http://stvp.stanford.edu/teaching/courses.html#ms&e372 '''MS&E 372~~~~''' Entrepreneurship Doctoral Research Seminar~~]~~*[http://stvp.stanford.edu/teaching/courses.html#ms&e376 '''MS&E 376~~~~''' Strategy Doctoral Research Seminar~~]~~*[http://stvp.stanford.edu/teaching/courses.html#ms&e472 '''MS&E 472~~~~''' Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders' Seminar~~]

*[http://stvp.stanford.edu/ STVP website]

*[http://ecorner.stanford.edu/ E-Corner video clips and podcasts]

*[http://stvp.stanford.edu/teaching/mfp/ Mayfield Fellows Program]

*[http://stvp.stanford.edu/teaching/ais.html Accel Innovation Scholars]

The website for SELA can be found [http://sela.stanford.edu/index.html here].

~~'''Stanford Venture Capital Club'''~~

Stanford Venture Capital Club (SVCC) is a student-run organization that assists venture capital firms in identifying investment opportunities and educates students about the venture capital industry. It practices market trends analyses and industry due diligence, searches for entrepreneurs and emerging companies, outreach opportunities for VC sponsors, and education for Stanford students about the VC process. SVCC consists of students from diverse backgrounds who have deep interests in venture capital and are skilled at identifying investment opportunities. The group includes students in Ph.D., Masters and Undergraduate programs, studying both engineering and business-related disciplines. SVCC also draws from a range of professional experiences in investment banking, private equity, equity research, management consulting, venture capital, and laboratory research. Its combined network reaches top students, entrepreneurs, and professors at Stanford and beyond.

~~The website for SVCC can be found [http://vc.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/wordpress/ here].~~

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Stanford University has a breadth of entrepreneurial resources available to students, faculty and affiliates. For more information about any of these programs, please visit their websites via the links provided or Stanford's main website [~~http~~[Www.stanford.edu|here]]. Stanford Landscape Canvas: [https://docs.google.com/a/stanford.edu/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AiIS9xSyHl3hdC1tLWxLSVh0VVo1QjNrOVFYTTRpQWc&usp=gmail#gid=5 https://~~www~~docs.google.com/a/stanford.edu/ ~~here~~spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AiIS9xSyHl3hdC1tLWxLSVh0VVo1QjNrOVFYTTRpQWc&usp=gmail#gid=5] '''Related Links''' Stanford University Student Priorities [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Stanford_University_Student_Priorities http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Stanford_University_Student_Priorities] Stanford University University Innovation Fellows [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Autumn_Turpin http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Autumn_Turpin] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Capella http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Capella] Stanford University Campus Overview (this page)<br/span> [http://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Stanford_University&action=edit http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Stanford_University]

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