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  • 6 - Against All Odds

  • Xuan-Thao Nguyen, University of Washington
  • Book:
    Silicon Valley Bank
    Published online:
    08 February 2024
    Print publication:
    15 February 2024, pp 118-146

  • Summary

    The unconventional approaches Silicon Valley Bank adopted in the early years challenged banking culture. SVB transformed into one of the largest fifteen banks in the United States by serving exclusively tech companies in innovation centers across the nation.1 SVB was the startup, cheerleader, and connector to and for its clients in the tech sector.

  • 3 - Your First Year of Graduate School

  • from Part II - Beginning your Career
  • Edited by Mitchell J. Prinstein, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
  • Book:
    The Portable Mentor
    Published online:
    21 July 2022
    Print publication:
    04 August 2022, pp 73-87

  • Summary

    Matriculation into graduate school comes with changes in academic expectations, but often in ways that graduate students are not expecting.This chapter offers advice regarding the students’ most adaptive approaches to coursework, getting started with research, and a spirit of experimentation while adapting to new workstyles.Addressing both the emotional experiences that accompany the start of graduate school and the professional challenges, this chapter should help all students worry less and find focus during an objectively confusing transition period.