Inside Startup U: How Stanford Develops Entrepreneurial Students

The co-founder of Slack. A senior executive at Twitter. The head of Google X.  It’s the first day of class, and Thomas Byers is rattling off the names of local luminaries who have studied here at Stanford, been guest lecturers, or done both.  Silicon Valley not only surrounds the campus but has become entwined with it. This is just one way in which Stanford University has set itself apart from its peers. Startup U., as it’s often dubbed, welcomes tech giants and venture capitalists to teach and mentor students.