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<p>Yes, but i was talking about tech startups.</p>
<p>Let’s see what tech startups Stanford’s been associated with (from wikipedia):</p>
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<p>That’s not even including Facebook or Instagram, which owe their success to Stanford in one form or another.</p>
<p>What tech companies has Duke been associated with? Reading Duke’s alumni page, it has many people in top positions in many prominent businesses, but few (if any) who are the founders of tech start ups. (or at least major ones like Stanford)</p>
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<p>I’m sure there are programs that allow Stanford and Berkeley grads to work on Wall St. But that isn’t really the same thing, is it?</p>
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<p>Yeah, more or less that’s what i meant. Duke is a great university, and i’d certainly be a fool to deny otherwise. But that doesn’t mean it’s amazing in everything. Among the things that it isn’t, i’d say, is (tech) startups. But someone might argue getting top executive positions (which Duke is good at) mitigates this.</p>