The Stanford Review
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| Type | University |
|---|---|
| Format | Student-run |
| Owner(s) | The Stanford Review, non-profit corporation |
| Publisher | Stanford University |
| Editor-in-chief | Mackenzie Yaryura |
| Founded | 1987 |
| Political alignment | conservative and libertarian |
| Headquarters | Stanford University, Stanford, California |
| Website | stanfordreview.org |
The Stanford Review is a student-run newspaper that serves Stanford University in Stanford, California.[1] It was founded in 1987 by Peter Thiel and Norman Book. It is published and distributed without charge to the Stanford community every two weeks during the academic year.
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History[edit]
By 1987, Jesse Jackson's Rainbow Coalition inspired a coalition of Stanford students that put forth a set of demands called the Rainbow Agenda.[2] The Stanford Review was founded partly to provide an alternative viewpoint.[3]
Notable former editors and staffs[edit]
- Peter Thiel (Founding EIC), co-founder of PayPal, Founders Fund, Palantir Technologies[4]
- Ken Howery (Former Section Editor), co-founder of PayPal, Founders Fund[5][6]
- David O. Sacks (Former EIC), co-founder of Yammer, Angel Investor
- Keith Rabois (Former Section Editor), COO of Square, Investor at Khosla Ventures
- Joe Lonsdale (Former EIC), co-founder of Palantir Technologies, Formation 8
- Adam Ross (Former EIC), founder of Goldcrest Investments
- Jay Bhattacharya (Former EIC), Professor at Stanford School of Medicine
- Quinn Slack (Former Editor), co-founder of SourceGraph
- Stephen Cohen (Former EIC), co-founder of Palantir Technologies
- Alex Moore (Former Staff), co-founder of Backplane
- Stephen Russell (Former Section Editor), co-founder of Prism Skylabs
- Eric Jackson (Former EIC), CEO of CapLinked
- Aman Verjee (Former EIC), former CFO of Collective and current CFO of CAN Capital
- Autumn Carter (Former EIC), Executive Director of California Common Sense
- Gideon Yu (Former Business Manager), Co-Owner and former President of the San Francisco 49ers, former CFO of YouTube and Facebook
Books written by former editors[edit]
Books written by its former editors include:
- The Diversity Myth by David O. Sacks and Peter Thiel[7]
- The PayPal Wars by Eric M. Jackson[8]
- Thank You, President Bush by Aman Verjee[9]
- Their Lives: The Women Targeted by the Clinton Machine by Candice E. Jackson[10][11]
- How to Beat a Grandmaster: Secrets Every Amateur Should Know About Playing the Pros by Chris Seck[12]
- Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel and Blake Masters [13]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ The Stanford Review - About
- ^ The Stanford Review: Rabble-Rousing: Will We Ever Be Free of the Chaos?
- ^ The Stanford Review - A Brief and Non-Exhaustive History of The Stanford Review
- ^ David Sacks - Entertainment News, 10 to Watch 2005: Producers, Media - Variety
- ^ World Ahead Publishing: About Us
- ^ Information Week - Innovators and influencers 2002
- ^ Stanford Review [v2.0] - Archive - Volume XXX - Issue 2 - Editors
- ^ ericmjackson.com
- ^ Stanford Review [v3.0] - November 3, 2004
- ^ Please wait while you are redirected
- ^ World Ahead Publishing: Authors Archived April 8, 2005, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ How to Beat a Grandmaster website
- ^ Zero to One website
