How Did Stanford Continue to Foster Growth in Silicon Valley during the Early 2000s?

This research paper examines the symbiotic relationship between the Silicon Valley and Stanford University and how it has affected the startup scene during the early 2000s in San Francisco Bay. Furthermore, a historical analysis of Stanford and Silicon Valley focuses on the deepened relationship these two entities have set up. Additionally, many companies that started out of the Silicon Valley that changes the world will be named. Lastly, motivations and future directions of the Valley and Stanford will be explained. The rise of massive open course ware (MOOCs) by universities such as Harvard and MIT send knowledge at no cost and might change the Valley for the time to come.