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maybe it is news because it is Stanford, but half the commenters act like this is something new to academia. It certainly is not. For instance, Boston Universit
by cowsandmilk 13y ago
maybe it is news because it is Stanford, but half the commenters act like this is something new to academia. It certainly is not. For instance, Boston University has long joined in Series A and Series B rounds[1]. This is despite the caution you might expect a university who poured $85 million into a faculty startup might show[2].
[1] http://www.bu.edu/otd/vc/ http://www.bu.edu/otd/vc/
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Silber#Endowment_controversy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Silber#Endowment_controve...
- enkirah 13y agoI agree, this idea is not that novel. University of Michigan has been investing its endowment money in start ups for a long time in the form of MBA student run groups[1]. Though I will point out this program does not specifically invest in Michigan Affiliated Entrepreneurs. [1]http://www.zli.bus.umich.edu/wvf/ http://www.zli.bus.umich.edu/wvf/ Edit: Comma Removed