Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research

Stanford has led the world in encouraging entrepreneurs and helping form innovation-driven companies. Successes include Google, Yahoo, Cisco, Sun, HP and many others. Key to many of these companies are venture companty firms, such as Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia, and Mohr Davidow.

We now face a global financial crisis spreading into the general economy. What does that mean for new entrepreneurs, for companies launching such needed innovations as clean tech and bio-tech, and for the ability of Silicon Valley and others to turn around the down turn? These are the questions our next Policy Forum addresses.

Among the themes of the day are:

Entrepreneurial Success:  Entrepreneurs must transform ideas and people into successful products and companies. Research on entrepreneurship looks at the essential skills and strategies that make this happen, and how this is changing in a global marketplace. Active entrepreneurs share their experiences on achieving this in clean tech, bioengineering, and information technology.

The Economy and Entrepreneurs:  The credit crunch has rattled the world’s markets and raised the real possibility of a global recession. How does the macro economy shape entrepreneurial opportunities, and how will Silicon Valley help turn around bad times? Leaders from the White House, Sand Hill Road, and Stanford share their insights.

Entrepreneurial Policies: How best to create an entrepreneurial culture and economy? That is the challenge for investors and policy makers. Come hear the views from Washington, Sacramento, and Stanford in supporting and encouraging entrepreneurs.

Program details and speakers.