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Stanford = Silicon Valley – Complete Playlist
The above video playlist features Stanford president John Hennessy speaking on a variety of topics including: Education from K-12 to graduate level Opportunities in high-tech manufacturing in the U.S. Silicon Valley and its innovative environment The end of Moore’s Law To see summaries of the 25 different segments, click on the following link: http://www.viodi.tv/category/history-2/john-hennessy-history-2/
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Professor John L. Hennessy Introduction by Alan Weissberger – Part 1
Alan Weissberger interviews fellow State University of New York at Stony Brook alum John L. Hennessy, PhD. Weissberger introduces the Stanford president in this first of multiple segments from their hour and a half conversation they had at the March 2nd Northern California Stony Brook Alumi-sponsored luncheon in Palo Alto, CA.
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The Mayor of Stanford – Part 2
John L. Hennessy, president of Stanford, compares his role to that of a mayor of a city. He provides insight into the small and big picture tasks that a president must grasp in order to run a successful university.
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Hennessy as SBU Grad Student, MIPs co-founder, Return to Stanford & the Frog in Boiling Water…Part 3
Prof. Hennessy shares his Stony Brook grad school experiences and explains why he returned to Stanford after co-founding MIPs in 1984. He never dreamed of being an academic administrator and claims he’s the proverbial frog cooking in boiling water who survived and unexpectedly became President of Stanford. [Descriptions by Alan Weissberger, video by Ken Pyle]
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Stanford’s Start-Up Culture – Part 4
Highlights Risk taking, Research to change the world, Encouraging entrepreneurship, Faculty/industry, Low barrier to tech licensing [Descriptions by Alan Weissberger, video by Ken Pyle]
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Teaching Social Entrepreneurship – Part 5
Pairing Business & Engineering Schools to foster entrepreneurship; Baby incubators for the developing world as an example of good technology. [Descriptions by Alan Weissberger, video by Ken Pyle]