About Entrepreneurship Week at Stanford

Steve Case with Students at E-Week 2010E-Week celebrates the power of the entrepreneurial spirit at Stanford. The university continues to play a major role in the inception and development of many entrepreneurial ventures. Many of our faculty, staff, alumni, and current students have started businesses or bring entrepreneurial approaches to their work. To concentrate this passion for entrepreneurship, E-Week is presented anually by the Stanford Entrepreneurship Network, a federation of two dozen entrepreneurship-related campus groups.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who can attend Entrepreneurship Week events?

It varies by event, but most are open to all students, alumni, members of the greater Stanford community, and the general public.

Do I need to register or RSVP?

For most events, no. Please review an individual event's details for more details. 

Where can I park? What about public transit?

Parking on the Stanford campus is free after 4:00 PM. For information on daily parking passes and parking meters, please visit the Parking & Transporation Services website. The Stanford Continuing Studies website has a great list of parking suggestions for campus visitors. You can also take the Marguerite Shuttle from downtown Palo Alto or the Caltrain station.

What is the cost?

Most events are free, but review individual event information for details.

How can Stanford students, faculty, and staff become involved?

  • Volunteer to help out at an event and gain a more in-depth networking opportunity.
  • Join a group associated with the Stanford Entrepreneurship Network.
  • Attend as many events as you can.

How can alumni, businesses, and other community members become involved?

  • Become a sponsor. Contact tseelig@stanford.edu for sponsorship benefits and costs.
  • Join the SEN mailing list to become part of the Stanford entrepreneurship community.
  • Plan to attend any or all of the events.

(Contact Angela Hayward at ahayward@stanford.edu for details.)

What if I'm interested in speaking or putting on an event?

Only Stanford Entrepreneurship Network member organizations and their affiliates may host Entrepreneurship Week events. Each organization handles speaker selection for its own events and typically does not consider unsolicited offers. If you still feel strongly that you should be considered, you may send a brief inquiry/proposal (no more than one page) to support@stvp1.stanford.edu. On rare occasions, we consider requests that come directly from a speaking candidate. We do not consider inquiries from PR firms, speakers bureaus, publishers, administrative assistants or other representatives.

How do I find out about other Stanford events and resources related to entrepreneurship or get involved?

  • Join the mailing list (see the right column).
  • Periodically check http://events.stanford.edu for events that are occurring on campus. Most events posted there are open to the public and are often free.
  • Check the SEN website - We have just added a consolidated calendar and will increasingly keep it updated with campus entrepreneurship events.
  • Check the Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders lecture series schedule each quarter - it is free and open to the public: http://etl.stanford.edu
  • Visit Entrepreneurship Corner (ECorner), which is provided by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. ECorner provides podcasts and video clips of presentations given on campus by entrepreneurial thought leaders from Silicon Valley and beyond. You can also find excellent video clips and podcasts on the Stanford YouTube channel and Stanford iTunes. You will get an amazing education just by accessing these free resources from wherever you are.

For other questions, please email Angela Hayward at ahayward@stanford.edu