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1. STANFORD UNIVERSITY

The birthplace of innovation

2. Seven Stanford University schools

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Seven Stanford University
schools
1. Humanities & Sciences
2. Engineering
3. Earth Sciences
4. Business
5. Law
6. Medicine
7. Education

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A multidisciplinary
approach
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"Break down the walls between subjects"
New
ideas

4. The Stanford Culture: Entrepreneurial & Creative

The Stanford Culture:
Entrepreneurial & Creative
The Stanford d.school was
founded in 2004 by
Stanford professor David M.
Kelley and others, it focuses
on design thinking—a
creative, human-centered
approach to problemsolving that integrates
engineering, business, law,
medicine, social sciences,
and humanities.
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5. Stanford & Silicon Valley

Stanford & Silicon
Valley
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6. Legacy & Global Impact

Logos of companies founded by alumni:
Google, HP, Nike, Yahoo!, Instagram, etc.
Legacy & Global
Impact
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7. Quiz

1. This company started in a garage. It was founded by two friends named
Bill and David. At first, they made sound frequency generators. Today, it is
one of the largest manufacturers of computers and printers. What is it ?
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8. Quiz

1. This company started in a garage. It was founded by two friends named
Bill and David. At first, they made sound frequency generators. Today, it is
one of the largest manufacturers of computers and printers. What is it ?
“Hewlett-Packard”
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9. Quiz

2. "This company was founded in 1998 by two Stanford PhD
students, Larry and Sergey. Their search engine changed the
entire internet. What is this company called?"
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10. Quiz

2. "This company was founded in 1998 by two Stanford PhD
students, Larry and Sergey. Their search engine changed the
entire internet. What is this company called?"
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11. Quiz

3. "And this company was founded by a Stanford student named
Phil Knight. He wrote a business plan for selling sneakers for
one of his university projects. What kind of company is this?"
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12. Quiz

3. "And this company was founded by a Stanford student named
Phil Knight. He wrote a business plan for selling sneakers for
one of his university projects. What kind of company is this?"
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13. Quiz

4. "This company produces electric cars and rockets. Although it
wasn't founded by a Stanford graduate, one of its key investors
and current CEO, Elon Musk, studied there... though only for
two days before dropping out. What company are we talking
about?"
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14. Quiz

4. "This company produces electric cars and rockets. Although it
wasn't founded by a Stanford graduate, one of its key investors
and current CEO, Elon Musk, studied there... though only for
two days before dropping out. What company are we talking
about?"
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