The period of 2000 to 2016 was one of the best and the worst times for Tech in Silicon Valley,

and John Hennessy was a key player as president of Stanford University during this period.

What did he learn and how did he see Silicon Valley

and the tech industry evolve? In this episode from December 2018, Hennessy, who is

also currently the chairman of Alphabet,

as well as a touring award-winning computer scientist,

joins A16Z co-founder Mark Andresen,

A16Z general partner, Martin Kasato,

and hosts onel Choxii for a wide-ranging conversation

about moving from academia to startups, the history of Silicon Valley, the

Stanford model, how to build enduring organizations, and more.

Hi everyone, welcome to the A6 and C podcast. I'm Sono. I'm here today with A6 and

Z general partners Mark Andrewson and Martine Kasato and we're interviewing John Hennessy, who is the current chairman of

alphabet and was president of Stanford University from 2000 to 2016, which

also happened to be one of the most interesting times for Tech and the Valley.

So in this episode, we cover everything from the Silicon Valley and Stanford models to if it's

possible to create other Silicon Valleys, and if so, where and how.

And of course, we also cover education as well as the tech and economics of education

to what it takes the lead companies. John has a new book out leading matters on principles for

leadership and he also recently launched the Knight-Hennese Scholars Program for

graduate students focusing on both knowledge and leadership. Finally we discuss the evolving shift between academia

and industry, including the role of universities, big company

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