Both resident scholars at the Hoover Institution in Stanford, Calif.

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One of his early customers was Coupa Cafe, a favored meeting spot for entrepreneurs just off University Ave. near Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif.

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As he explained in a September 21 interview, Frenkiel grew up in Orange County, Calif. and was headed towards law when he entered Stanford.

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Founded by Stanford University engineers David Packard and William Hewlett in a Palo Alto, Calif. garage in 1938, for most of its history HP grew at a near exponential rate.

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Upon graduating from Stanford University last year, Ms. Wie moved with her parents from Palo Alto, Calif.

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In a story from our Aug. 20 issue, FORBES examines the rise of Cheriton, who went from a Stanford academic to Silicon Valley entrepreneur to the first outside investor in the Mountain View, Calif.

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