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/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?http://sprie.stanford.edu/news/1483While the Stanford community may know him as former provost, professor emeritus, and co-director of SPRIE, William Miller is also chair and co-founder of Redwood City's Nanostellar, a start-up using innovative methods and new technologies to dramatically increase the efficiency of catalytic converters.]]>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://sprie.stanford.edu/news/1483?http://sprie.stanford.edu/news/1419Presentations and select audio files are now available for SPRIE's recent forum on innovation.]]>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://sprie.stanford.edu/news/1419?http://sprie.stanford.edu/news/1420Presentations and select audio files are now available for SPRIE's recent academic workshop on regional innovation indicators.]]>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://sprie.stanford.edu/news/1420?http://sprie.stanford.edu/news/1408John Hagel, co-author of The Only Sustainable Edge , and Dr. Henry Chesbrough, author of Open Innovation, were keynote speakers at "The Shape of Things to Come: New Patterns and Paradigms in Global Innovation Networks." The keynotes bookended the forum, which included sessions on internet services in China and venture capital's role in network building, and featured speakers and participants from the U.S., Asia and Europe.]]>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://sprie.stanford.edu/news/1408?http://sprie.stanford.edu/news/1381In 1990, India's information technology sector had only around $100 million in exports. Today, it has become a major force in IT. So how did India's arrival in information technology happen? On November 27, Rafiq Dossani spoke at a SPRIE seminar on his new book, India Arriving. Using the IT sector as an illustration, he discussed the impact of political change in India.]]>Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:00:00 PSThttp://sprie.stanford.edu/news/1381?http://sprie.stanford.edu/news/1432William Miller, SPRIE Co-Director, quoted in "Valley's Edge: Success is Hard to Copy," Mercury News article.]]>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:00:00 PSThttp://sprie.stanford.edu/news/1432?http://sprie.stanford.edu/news/1431Marguerite Hancock, SPRIE Associate Director, quoted in "How Globalization Strengthens the Tech Economy," The Mercury News]]>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:00:00 PSThttp://sprie.stanford.edu/news/1431?http://sprie.stanford.edu/news/1323SPRIE kicked off the fall quarter with two special events: first was a seminar on October 9 presented by Min Zhu, co-founder of WebEx, who spoke on "Beyond Beijing and High Tech: Chinese Entrepreneurship on the Edge"; then, on October 10, Martin Eberhard, Tesla Motors' Co-Founder and President of Technology, spoke at the launch of the Stanford Entrepreneurship Network, a federation of organizations, including SPRIE, that focus on entrepreneurship across the Stanford campus.]]>Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PSThttp://sprie.stanford.edu/news/1323?http://sprie.stanford.edu/news/1318SPRIE is excited to announce two upcoming events to kick off the fall semester. First, Min Zhu, Co-Founder of WebEx, will be presenting "Beyond Beijing and High Tech: Chinese Entrepreneurship on the Edge," a seminar on Tuesday, October 9; then on Wednesday, October 10, Tesla Motors' Co-Founder and President of Technology Martin Eberhard will be speaking at the launch event for the Stanford Entrepreneurship Network.]]>Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PSThttp://sprie.stanford.edu/news/1318?http://sprie.stanford.edu/news/1335Writing for the Far Eastern Economic Review, SPRIE Co-Director Henry Rowen discusses the formation of information technology clusters and how governments in Asia may help or hinder them.]]>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 PSThttp://sprie.stanford.edu/news/1335?http://sprie.stanford.edu/news/1172Richard Walker, vice-president and general manager of consumer desktop PCs at Hewlett-Packard, presented an informative seminar on the "Impact of Globalization on HP's PC Business."]]>Wed, 18 Apr 2007 00:00:00 PSThttp://sprie.stanford.edu/news/1172?http://sprie.stanford.edu/news/1000On February 26, 2007, as part of Stanford University's celebration of Entrepreneurship Week USA, three Stanford alumni, leading entrepreneurs in China, held an animated discussion on their successes, failures and key lessons learned, and on the challenges and pitfalls of startups in China.]]>Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:00:00 PSThttp://sprie.stanford.edu/news/1000?http://sprie.stanford.edu/news/977As part of Entrepreneurship Week USA at Stanford University (February 24 - March 3, 2007), SPRIE and the Asia-Pacific Student Entrepreneurship Society (ASES) will be sponsoring a special event: "Global Entrepreneurship: Stanford Trailblazers in China." Leading entrepreneurs in China will discuss how they got started, challenges they are facing, and their outlook for entrepreneurs in China.]]>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:00:00 PSThttp://sprie.stanford.edu/news/977?