The Silicon Valley Engine: Inside Stanford University
People don't come to Stanford for training. They come here for a dream; to start their own companies, to become rich, and maybe to change the world... Wonderful lines from the book which depicts the journey of Brin and Page, who founded Google and changed the world forever. Stanford University is the birthplace of companies. The students come here not to study the rules about how things work. They come here to rewrite those rules. They come here to convert their dreams into enterprises. Stanford values attempts, even if they fail, more than just executing conventional paths. Here professors are often venture partners and classmates are co-founders. Nestled across 8,180 sprawling acres in Northern California, Stanford University is more than an elite academic institution—it is the foundational engine of modern technological innovation. Founded in 1885 by Leland and Jane Stanford, "The Farm" transformed from a quiet horse pasture into the world's premier incuba...