http://sprie.stanford.edu/news/Recent news from SPRIEen-usPublic domainhttp://sprie.stanford.edu/images/feed-icon-48x48.jpghttp://sprie.stanford.edu/news/60http://sprie.stanford.edu/news/2115Recently Dr. Martin Kenney (Professor, UC Davis) delivered a fascinating presentation for a SPRIE audience, tracing venture capital from its pre-WWII angel investor beginnings all the way up to the present, which he sees as the most difficult circumstances the industry has ever faced.]]>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://sprie.stanford.edu/news/2115?http://sprie.stanford.edu/news/2096Silicon Valley thought leaders John Hennessy, John Seely Brown and others spoke at SPRIE's Leaders Forum on Thursday, September 24, reflecting on the changing factors affecting the Valley's economy and how best to respond. "In a rapidly changing world where innovation and agility reign supreme," noted Brown, there is a "big shift" underway from an economy that is predictable and heirarchical--one that is based on scalable efficiency--to one that is dynamic and focused on knowedge flows and creation: an economy that depends on scalable peer learning. Brown's presentation can be downloaded and other materials from the forum will be linked as they become available.]]>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://sprie.stanford.edu/news/2096?http://sprie.stanford.edu/news/2083On Thursday, September 24, the Stanford Program on Regions of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SPRIE) is pleased to present the "Silicon Valley Leadership Forum: Changing Silicon Valley," a forum featuring addresses by Dr. John Hennessy, President, Stanford University; Mr. James C. Morgan, Chairman emeritus, Applied Materials; and Dr. John Seely Brown, Independent Co-Chairman, Deloitte Center for Edge Innovation, as well as a special panel focus on how venture capital is changing in the Valley.]]>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://sprie.stanford.edu/news/2083?http://sprie.stanford.edu/news/2039Now available on the SPRIE website: the audio recording of Professor Charla Griffy-Brown's seminar on "The Fortress and the Cloud: Women, Technology and Entrepreneurship in Japan." Professor Griffy-Brown explores how new business models are developing in Japan and how opportunities are being created for the rise of women entrepreneurs.]]>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://sprie.stanford.edu/news/2039?http://sprie.stanford.edu/news/2016In an opinion piece for The Wall Street Journal, SPRIE Co-Director Henry Rowen looks to 1970s New York City for a solution to California's current budgetary crisis. While then-president Gerald Ford refused a federal bailout of the bankrupt city, in the end Washington did provide assistance. California needs help, Rowen argues, but not without reform, and an unconditional bailout will only delay that needed reform.]]>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://sprie.stanford.edu/news/2016?http://sprie.stanford.edu/news/2006SPRIE has extended the earlybird application deadline for the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Fellows Program to July 1. There is still time to join applicants from around the world for an intensive two-week program at Stanford University, with a world-class faculty teaching "Leading Innovative and Entrepreneurial Regions in the Global Economy."]]>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://sprie.stanford.edu/news/2006?http://sprie.stanford.edu/news/1972Forbes.com covered the May 29 "Entrepreneurship in Japan" symposium, co-sponsored by SPRIE's Project on Japanese Entrepreneurship and the University of Tokyo. Visiting scholars Robert Eberhart and Ulrike Schaede and others presented papers at the event on the state of Japanese entrepreneurship and how to foster it, as well as the outlook for startups there and the question of whether entrepreneurship itself can be taught.]]>Fri, 29 May 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://sprie.stanford.edu/news/1972?http://sprie.stanford.edu/news/1909On February 23, a standing-room-only crowd filled the Bechtel Conference Center to attend "Solving the Global Leadership and Talent Equation," a seminar presented by SPRIE as part of Entrepreneurship Week 2009 at Stanford University. Moderator Kyung Yoon (Talent Age Associates) led the panel of Eric Benhamou (Benhamou Global Ventures), David Chao (DCM) and Michael Zhao (Array Networks) on a lively discussion covering the problems and challenges of building effective international teams. Missed the event? Watch the video on the SPRIE website.]]>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://sprie.stanford.edu/news/1909?http://sprie.stanford.edu/news/1847On March 3, 2009, SPRIE Co-Director William F. Miller attended the opening ceremony for the William F. Miller School of Management of Technology at Konkuk University in Seoul, Korea.]]>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://sprie.stanford.edu/news/1847?http://sprie.stanford.edu/news/1822Be sure to mark your calendar for a major event coming up in February at SPRIE. On February 23, SPRIE will be presenting an exciting panel on %event1%, featuring Eric Benhamou, Chairman and CEO of Benhamou Global Ventures; David Chao, Co-founder and General Partnet of Doll Capital; Kyung Yoon, President and CEO of Talent Age and Michael Zhao, President and CEO, Array Networks.]]>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://sprie.stanford.edu/news/1822?http://sprie.stanford.edu/news/1770Forbes magazine spoke with SPRIE co-director William Miller, one of seven "graybeard entrepreneurs" consulted for perspectives on the financial crisis.]]>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://sprie.stanford.edu/news/1770?http://sprie.stanford.edu/news/1920On November 21, 2008, SPRIE's Dr. William F. Miller was one of three recipients of the California-Asia Business Council's "2008 New Silk Road" award. Miller, along with Squire, Sanders & Dempsey Senior Counsel Alexander D. Calhoun and Ambassador Linda Tsao Yang, were recognized by the Council as "The Three Venerables" because of their long involvement in and extensive knowledge of US-Asia commercial relationships.]]>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://sprie.stanford.edu/news/1920?http://sprie.stanford.edu/news/1713Kyung Yoon, Vice Chairman of Heidrick & Struggles and SPRIE Advisory Board member, has been selected by the Society of Asian Women Leaders to receive their Woman of the Year "Guidling Light Award for Leadership."]]>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://sprie.stanford.edu/news/1713?http://sprie.stanford.edu/news/1547On May 14, SPRIE visiting scholar Robert Eberhart spoke about his current research assessing the effect of Japanese corporate governance reforms and the question of whether the corporate system in Japan will ultimately be converging with the Western model.]]>Fri, 23 May 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://sprie.stanford.edu/news/1547?http://sprie.stanford.edu/news/1516Venture capitalist, attorney, and educator Michael Korver opened SPRIE's spring seminar series on new post-bubble patterns of entrepreneurship in Japan. Korver, a managing partner in Japan's Global Venture Capital, spoke on how he has seen venture capital evolve there in light of his own firm's experiences.]]>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://sprie.stanford.edu/news/1516?