StartupU

StartupU [start·up·yoo] n. nickname for Stanford, due to its proximity to (and its often incestuous relationship with) Silicon Valley, and its ascendancy as a direct feeder for Valley (i.e., tech) businesses. *note: the inside joke goes that students now come to Stanford merely to gain an entryway (contacts, funding, influence) for a proposed startup company.

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Ref: A humorous take at the Flipside. See http://stanfordflipside.com/2014/10/class-of-2018-drops-out-founds-start-up/.