Organization:Stanford Technology Ventures Program

OVERVIEW

TheStanford Technology Ventures Program: (STVP) is the entrepreneurship education and research center located within the School of Engineering at Stanford University. The center is hosted by the department of Management Science and Engineering. The purpose of the center is to accelerate high-technology entrepreneurship research and education for engineers and scientists worldwide. STVP supports academic research on high-technology entrepreneurship and teaches a wide range of courses to science and engineering students on campus. Outreach programs include annual conferences, campus-wide collaboration, and dissemination of teaching content through the Entrepreneurship Corner website.

Programs

For Undergraduates:

Sparks- A variety of pop up classes that relate to entrepreneurship and innovation. These classes are usually hosted in the evening and taught by lecturers or members of the entrepreneurship community.  

STVP Innovation Ambassadors- Students that volunteer on behalf of the STVP program to help encourage other students to apply and join.  

Mayfield Fellows Program- An intensive 9 month program that helps provides students with the skills and leadership skills for leading and growing technology companies.  

For Graduates:

DFJ Entrepreneurial Leaders Fellowship- A program geared towards students wanting to earn an engineering masters. The DFJ is an intense 6 month program these students participate in courses that will help prepare them for leading entrepreneurial ventures in their future careers.

Accel Innovation Scholars-   A program geared towards students wanted to earn an Engineering PhD. A nine month research program that goes hand in hand with the students area of interest.

Research

STVP faculty, Ph.D. students, visiting scholars and industry partners are committed to basic and applied research that enhances our understanding of how new technology businesses, in both established and startup firms, form, survive and grow. These insights are then shared in leading academic publications, our teaching materials, popular media, and in the training of future professors of entrepreneurship.

The research of STVP helps deepen our understanding of technology entrepreneurship, innovation and business strategy. In order to do this, STVP blends theory with field-based understanding of the real-world challenges faced by technology firms. Multi-disciplinary knowledge in Stanford’s School of Engineering and its proximity to Silicon Valley both enhance the level of insights drawn.

STVP projects examine a range of topics, such as:

• technology innovation
• strategic interaction and competition
• partner relationships and network formation
• globalization and entrepreneurship in emerging economies
• venture financing

STVP’s research focuses on a variety of technologies with particular emphasis on information and web technologies, medical devices, clean-tech energy and robotics

Steps Required To Bring Resource to Campus

If you are a faculty and staff person visiting from another institution,

• Attend the free Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders lecture when visiting our campus
• Attend a Roundtable on Entrepreneurship Education (REE) Conference
• Download ECorner video clips or podcasts as a part of your curriculum or embed them into your presentations

If you are researcher,

• Attend a Research Seminar on the Stanford University Campus
• Watch videos from esteemed researchers in our research section

If you are an entrepreneur, investor, other business professional, or policy maker,

• Sponsor STVP’s work or donate prizes for the Global Innovation Tournament
• Attend the free Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders lecture when visiting our campus
• Mentor or employ a current Mayfield Fellow or alumni
• Attend the AlwaysOn conference at Stanford University
• Attend the AEA Executive Institute
• Attend courses through the SCPD

Contact Information

Mailing Address:

Stanford Technology Ventures Program
Huang Engineering Center, Suite 003
MC 4026
475 Via Ortega
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-4121

Co-Director Tom Byers tbyers@stanford.edu  Phone: (650) 725-8271	Co-Director Kathleen Eisenhardt kme@stanford.edu  Phone: (650) 723-1887	Executive Director Tina Seelig tseelig@stanford.edu  Phone: (650) 725-1627
Associate Director Forrest Glick fglick@stanford.edu  Phone: (650) 723-4371	Program Coordinator Nikkie Salgado nikkie@stanford.edu  Phone: (650) 723-2164	Multimedia Developer Eli Shell eshell@stanford.edu  Phone: (650) 723-2164
Content & Communications Editor Matt Harvey mtharvey@stanford.edu  Phone: (650) 723-6715	Manager of International Partnerships Rebecca Edwards rebecca_edwards@stanford.edu Phone: (650) 723-2164	Entrepreneurship Concierge Angela Hayward ahayward@stanford.edu Phone: (650) 704-3129