Organization:Stanford Technology Ventures Program

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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.

Impact Achieved For Students and Campus

• Bottom line: Venture for America is a strong training program for graduating students who want to get into business creation and also helps revitalize our economy. Todays VFA partnerships are over 50% non-technical, so it does not limit any candidates from applying (in some ways, the fellowship seeks to open doors particularly for these students).  Therefore, Venture for America's resources would be best used on a campus looking to: (a) give benevolent entrepreneurial students a new outlet for post-graduation plans, (b) create a role-model/success story, (c) build support for this lifestyle as a career path.
• By advertising Venture for America as a prestigious scholarship/fellows program, a campus ambassador could build a long-term vision in students from varying degree paths and eventually place high achieving students in the program. 

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