Contact: Brigitte S. Shearer
Fax: 415-725-1668
Phone: 415-723-0887
Email: shearer_brigitte@gsb.stanford.edu

Engineering students who wish to discuss their new venture ideas with students at the Stanford Business School can initiate contact using the form below.

GSB students are interested in meeting engineers who have start-up ideas for new products or services. They want to bring their MBA skills to bear on idea validation and execution.

The GSB Entrepreneurship Program will take the information provided here and post it to their new venture club members and other interested MBA students. In some cases, MBA students can even use the project for credit.

To initiate contact, fax or e-mail this form to the location listed above

CRITERIA FOR PROJECT SUBMISSION

We are interested in projects that can be used for independent study/course credit, for a term paper or course project, or for extracurricular student interest.

EXPECTATIONS OF SPONSORING ORGANIZATION OR INDIVIDUAL

- This project should offer an academic challenge for the student or give the student industry or functional experience.
- The sponsoring organization/individual should act as a mentor, and should be available for the student's benefit throughout    the duration of the project.
- The organization/individual should make all information necessary for the project available to the student.
- If used for course work, the organization/individual should be willing to share project background, methodology and findings with faculty and/or students at the GSB.
- The organization/individual must adhere to the time commitment expectation stated on the application.

PROCESS

The project application will be reviewed by the Stanford Program in Entrepreneurship. A summary of the project will be distributed to students throughout the Business School. I Interested students will contact the sponsoring organization/individual.

DISCLAIMER

The Stanford Graduate School of Business is not responsible for assigning this work. Project selections are made by students to complete course requirements or to pursue personal areas of interest. The GSB is not guaranteeing the quality of the work provided.

Date:

Organization/Individual name:

Address:

Contact:

Degree program:

Telephone (w):

Fax number:

Email address:

Are you willing to:

Come to Stanford GSB and meet with student(s) to work on the project? Yes No

Reimburse incidental expenses (copies, phone calls, gas)? Yes No

Participate in GSB courses as a guest speaker, by allowing the final report to be presented in Class, etc.? Yes No

Please answer the following questions in the space provided:

- Nature of problem:
 

- Overview of the project, including functional area, desired end product and deadline (required):
 
 

-Estimated time and effort required by student or team (required):
 
 

- Number of students and any special expertise required (optional):
 
 

Please include a brief summary of the organization/individual's background.