Business Association of Stanford Entrepreneurial Students
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The Business Association of Stanford Entrepreneurial Students (BASES) is a student group at Stanford University
focusing on business and entrepreneurial activities. The group, the largest student group at Stanford, organizes the flagship BASES 150K business plan competition, in addition to a variety of public lectures, workshops, and training camps.
BASES was founded in 1996 by a group of five Stanford engineers. The organization works in partnership with many of Silicon Valley's most prominent venture capitalists and law firms to provide a variety of entrepreneurial services to Stanford students and is recognized as among the most influential entrepreneurial organizations in Silicon Valley.
s (Social E-Challenge). A total of $100,000 dollars is awarded each year in these competitions. Entirely student-managed, the competition attracts students from all programs and levels at Stanford. Teams must include at least one full-time Stanford student, but participation is not restricted to the Stanford community. Past winners include:
and Princeton's Business Today
. A hundred applicants from across the country are selected to participate in the program. The participants engage with regional entrepreneurs, CEOs, angel investors, and venture capitalists in a variety of educational activities.
, John Doerr
, Mark Zuckerberg
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Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
focusing on business and entrepreneurial activities. The group, the largest student group at Stanford, organizes the flagship BASES 150K business plan competition, in addition to a variety of public lectures, workshops, and training camps.
BASES was founded in 1996 by a group of five Stanford engineers. The organization works in partnership with many of Silicon Valley's most prominent venture capitalists and law firms to provide a variety of entrepreneurial services to Stanford students and is recognized as among the most influential entrepreneurial organizations in Silicon Valley.
Business Plan Competitions
BASES hosts two annual business plan competitions, one catering to for-profit startups (E-Challenge) and the other for social ventureSocial venture
A social venture is an undertaking by a firm or organization established by a social entrepreneur that seeks to provide systemic solutions to achieve a sustainable, social objective.- Background :...
s (Social E-Challenge). A total of $100,000 dollars is awarded each year in these competitions. Entirely student-managed, the competition attracts students from all programs and levels at Stanford. Teams must include at least one full-time Stanford student, but participation is not restricted to the Stanford community. Past winners include:
| School Year | Team | Place | Description | |
| 2009–2010 | NanoLabs | E-Challenge Grand Prize Winner | A device for mobile on-site protein identification. | |
| 2009–2010 | Avanti Fellows | Social E-Challenge Grand Prize Winner | Fellowship for underprivileged students in India | |
| 2008–2009 | Hemor-X | E-Challenge Grand Prize Winner | A surgical device for non-invasive hemorrhage repair. | |
| 2008–2009 | re:motion designs | Social E-Challenge Grand Prize Winner (Tie) | $20 prosthetic knee | |
| 2008–2009 | Respira Design | Social E-Challenge Grand Prize Winner (Tie) | Low-cost device for effective delivery of asthma medication to children | |
| 2007–2008 | Logimend | E-Challenge Grand Prize Winner | Technology for rapid suturing. | |
| 2007–2008 | Embrace | Social E-Challenge Grand Prize Winner | Low-cost infant warmer | |
| 2007–2008 | Samasource Samasource Samasource is a nonprofit organization that brings dignified, computer-based work opportunities to people living in poverty around the world. The organization's mission is based on the belief that poverty can be alleviated by tapping into the brainpower of the poor and empowering them as producers... |
Social E-Challenge 2nd Place Winner | Socially responsible outsourcing | |
| 2006–2007 | D.light | Social E-Challenge Grand Prize Winner | Affordable solar lanterns | |
| 2005–2006 | Ekho Technologies | E-Challenge Grand Prize Winner | ||
| 2005–2006 | One Acre Fund One Acre Fund One Acre Fund is an organization that aims to help poor East African farmers emerge from persistent poverty and hunger by increasing their farm-based incomes. They do this by introducing more profitable crops and farming techniques to farmers and by providing farming inputs in exchange for a share... |
Social E-Challenge Grand Prize Winner | Improving farming value chain | |
| 2004–2005 | Adaptive Hearing Solutions | E-Challenge Grand Prize Winner | ||
| 2003–2004 | Microdrop | E-Challenge Grand Prize Winner | ||
| 2002–2003 | VisiVas | E-Challenge Grand Prize Winner | ||
| 2001–2002 | Voltage Security (Identicrypt) | E-Challenge Grand Prize Winner | Enterprise software for keyless encryption. | |
| 2001–2002 | Jozoor Microfinance | Social E-Challenge Grand Prize Winner | Microfinance institution for Palestinian entrepreneurs |
Product Showcase
BASES is launching a new program for the 2010–11 school year that will exhibit product prototypes created by Stanford-affiliated teams, with up to $50,000 in total prize money awarded to the best products.Entrepreneur's Bootcamp
BASES hosts a three-day intensive training camp each year in partnership with Sequoia CapitalSequoia Capital
Sequoia Capital is a Californian venture capital firm located on Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park, California. The Wall Street Journal has called Sequoia Capital "one of the highest-caliber venture firms", and noted that it is "one of Silicon Valley's most influential venture-capital firms"...
and Princeton's Business Today
Business Today (Student Magazine)
Business Today is an American, non-profit student organization that seeks to bridge the communication gap between college students and business executives. The organization publishes a magazine and hosts an international conference by the same name....
. A hundred applicants from across the country are selected to participate in the program. The participants engage with regional entrepreneurs, CEOs, angel investors, and venture capitalists in a variety of educational activities.
Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders (ETL) Speaker Series
ETL is a class in the Management Science & Engineering department jointly hosted by BASES, the Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP), and the Stanford Center for Professional Development. The weekly lecture series exposes Stanford students to insights from notable entrepreneurs, investors, CEOs, and innovators from Silicon Valley. Guest speakers in the past have included Larry PageLarry Page
Lawrence "Larry" Page is an American computer scientist and internet entrepreneur who, with Sergey Brin, is best known as the co-founder of Google. As of April 4, 2011, he is also the chief executive of Google, as announced on January 20, 2011...
, John Doerr
John Doerr
L. John Doerr is an American venture capitalist at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers in Menlo Park, California, in Silicon Valley. In February 2009, Doerr was appointed as a member of the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board to provide the president and his administration with advice and...
, Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Elliot Zuckerberg is an American computer programmer and Internet entrepreneur. He is best known for co-creating the social networking site Facebook, of which he is chief executive and president...
, and Steve Ballmer
Steve Ballmer
Steven Anthony "Steve" Ballmer is an American business magnate. He is the chief executive officer of Microsoft, having held that post since January 2000. , his personal wealth is estimated at US$13.9 billion, ranking number 19 on the Forbes 400.-Early life:Ballmer was born in Detroit, Michigan to...
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