Stanford is honored to be the site of the National Kickoff of EntrepreneurshipWeek USA, February 24 - March 3. Join campus-wide festivities at Stanford throughout the week to network with students, venture capitalists (VCs), and others; hear thought leaders; and share stimulating ideas. Most events are free and open to the public. Here are a few highlights. Find the complete agenda and details at http://eweek.stanford.edu.

Students: Put a team together for the global Innovation Challenge, a weeklong, Apprentice-style competition culminating in a presentation showcase on Saturday, March 3; prizes will be awarded for Most Money Generated, Most Social Value, Most Creative, and Biggest Flop; winners will also receive international recognition. Contact us for details.

Each day of Entrepreneurship Week will feature a different focus area, such as technology, the environment, human health and international. Events will include:

• Opening ceremonies and the launch party for the national program; global unveiling of the Innovation Challenge task
• Presentations by prestigious speakers such as President Hennessy, Thomas Friedman, Steve Jurvetson, Guy Kawasaki, Carl Schramm and many others
• Roundtable discussions with leaders like Brook Byers of Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers (KPCB)
• Mixers and receptions for VCs, students and entrepreneurs
• VC and student "speed dating" allowing students to pitch their business ideas and receive feedback
• A startup job fair
• The Innovation Challenge Showcase of entertaining presentations by competing student teams
  

The Stanford Technology Ventures Program, and the Business Association of Stanford Engineering Students (BASES) proudly present the winter Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders (ETL) Seminars. This series is generously sponsored by the venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ). All lectures take place on Wednesdays, 4:30-5:30 pm Pacific. They are free and open to the public.

DFJ ETL lectures are available via podcast within a few days following the lecture at: http://edcorner.stanford.edu/podcasting.shtml. Videos of the lecture can be viewed online at: http://etl.stanford.edu.

• January 17 - Janice Roberts, Managing Director, Mayfield Fund
• January 24 - Tien Tzuo, CSO, Salesforce.com
• January 31 - Ray Lane, General Partner, KPCB, and Ron Bloom, Co-founder & CEO, PodShow
• February 07 - Reid Hoffman, Co-founder & CEO, LinkedIn
• February 14 - Gregory Waldorf, CEO, eHarmony
• February 21 - G. Steven Burrill, Founder & CEO, Burrill & Company
• February 28 - Panel on World Problems and Innovation--KR Sridhar, CEO, Bloom Energy; Kavita Ramdas, CEO, Global Fund for Women; Brook Byers, General Partner, KPCB; and Stanford Challenge initiative leaders, Professors Jeff Koseff, Chip Blacker and Paul Yock
• March 07 - Ujjal Kohli, CEO, Rhythm NewMedia

All lectures will be held in Skilling Auditorium, with the exception of the Feb. 28 panel discussion, which will be held at the William R. Hewlett Teaching Center, Room 200.

The Mayfield Fellows Program (MFP) is a prestigious, nine-month work/study program for exceptional students. Generously sponsored by Mayfield Fund, the program combines an intense sequence of courses on the management of technology ventures; a paid summer internship at a start-up company; and ongoing mentoring and networking activities. All juniors, seniors, and co-terminal masters students are eligible to apply. Twelve students are selected each year, who then become Mayfield Fellows for life. Applications are due by February 1, and the program runs from April to December.

• High-Technology Entrepreneurship
• Innovation, Creativity, and Change
• Strategy in Technology-Based Companies
• Global Entrepreneurial Marketing
• Organizational Behavior and Management
• Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Seminar
• Innovation and Implementation in Complex Organizations
• The Entrepreneurial Engineer
• Evaluating Entrepreneurial Opportunities
• Experiences in Design Thinking
• Biodesign Innovation: Needs Finding and Concept Creation
• Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship, and the Operation of Privately-Held Businesses
• Sustainable Development

The Stanford Technology Ventures Program is dedicated to accelerating high-technology entrepreneurship education and creating scholarly research on technology-based firms. STVP believes that engineers and scientists need entrepreneurial skills to be successful at all levels within an organization. The program prepares students for leadership positions in industry, academics, and society. In addition, STVP disseminates research and teaching knowledge throughout the world. STVP is located within the Stanford University School of Engineering and is hosted by the Department of Management Science and Engineering.