It's not that tricky, it's a problem easily solved with money. Step one: "Hey big-name famous professor, want a job at Stanford NY? We'll pay you $big_face_mon

It's not that tricky, it's a problem easily solved with money. Step one: "Hey big-name famous professor, want a job at Stanford NY? We'll pay you $big_face_money and you'll get all our fancy new facilities, plus the Stanford name, and whatever the hell else you want." Repeat 200 times. Step two: The professors attract the grad students. Step three: The grad students create the ecosystem.