How State Funding Built Silicon Valley w/ Margaret O’Mara
Tech Won't Save Us
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Stamford Is a Very Different Model of Higher Education
Stamford University has a very liberal policy in terms of faculty moving back and forth between industry and university. Students are working by day at a electronic firm and then going to grad school at night, making it really attractive for students that didn't come into this game with money but have smart engineering skills. This is not the way universities do these things, but it's a really important distinction. And i think it's really important because so many places around the country and around the world subsequently tried to do what silikan valley did and used a university as an anchor.
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