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Stanford’s startup culture stronger than ever

May 10, 2009 /

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Even now, with the economy staggering, "The Farm" http://www.stanford.edu/ is sprouting business ideas and talent as never before — largely because it is teaching entrepreneurship as never before.

When a hot startup called Cooliris began searching for a home base, location was a top priority.

"If you’re not in easy biking distance of Stanford," said Cooliris CEO Soujanya Bhumkar, who founded the Web "visual navigation" company with two recent Stanford grads, "you’re in the wrong location."

By Scott Duke Harris

Full Story; http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_12317917?nclick_check=1

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