Chapter 134 Cultivating Talent

  "This is all the information from Stanford University."

  Elsa has prepared the materials and put them on Catherine's desk.

  "Uh-huh."

  Although it was mentioned only once, Elsa seemed to adapt quickly to her work as a secretary.

  "Thank you, Elsa."

  "Mm." Elsa's big-eyed blinking expression was quite cute.

  Catherine looked at the introduction on the material.

  Stanford University is a private university in the United States, covering an area of 35 square kilometers, and is the second largest university in the United States.

  "The future is also the world's second-ranked university." Catherine added quietly.

  In 1959, Stanford University's Dean of Engineering, Frederick Terman, proposed an idea that would be the turning point for Stanford: to lease a thousand acres at very low cost, with only symbolic rent, on a long-term basis to industrialists or alumni.

  They founded companies and collaborated with the university on various research projects and student internships, making Stanford the first American university to establish an industrial park in its campus.

  Stanford University is still unknown at this time, and the University of California is still the best university in California.

  Katharine was going to meet Fred Terman, the dean of Stanford University's School of Engineering and also the vice president of Stanford University.

  Fred Terman, the future "Father of Silicon Valley", was just because of his strategy, just because of his symbolic land leasing strategy, that made the Silicon Valley industrial park get stable development. Without Terman, Silicon Valley might not have appeared at all.

  Stanford University didn't have much influence at that time, so when Catherine sent her plan book to Stanford, they felt extremely excited.

  Catherine didn't even have to go to Stanford University, Fred Terman came rushing over.

  Originally, Sanders should have done this, but he is now organizing a task force on laser disc and VCD technology.

  Due to the huge talent gap, these tasks that shouldn't be handled by the CEO had to be completed by Sanders.

  So, the work of the president originally fell on Catherine's shoulders.

  "Hello, Miss Edson."

  Fred Teman, 66 this year, looks spry.

  "Hello, Mr. Te Man."

  Catherine greeted her friend warmly.

  Assuming the other party has already seen it, so communication is also simple.

  "We hope that Stanford University can set up a class to cultivate professional and technical talents for our Ark Group. Just like Intel, Apple and Blizzard, they all need such talents, with a number of around 100-300 people."

  Catherine briefly explained the matter to the other party.

  Terman nodded in agreement, this was absolutely a good thing and very necessary for expanding Stanford University's influence.

  "We've already discussed this matter on our end, and it's a win-win situation. We're more than happy to welcome it. But I have to say, Miss Edson is truly remarkable - integrated circuits, micro CPU technology... these are inventions that can stir up a storm."

  The other side began to praise Catherine's invention as they spoke.

  In universities, professional businessmen are relatively rare, they value technology and science more. Stanford's industrial park is also open to high-tech industries.

  "Thank you."

  Well, in that case, things just got a lot simpler.

  The contract was soon finalized. Stanford University would annually recruit 100-300 students specifically for Ark Group, who would provide scholarships and internships to these students.

  The Intel company and Apple company under the Ark Group require talents that are different from those in the outside world.

  Just like now, most people are programming with punch cards, but Catherine requires assembly language and C language programming, so it must be specially trained.

  Catherine also considered pursuing computer networking research with multiple universities, but that didn't work out at Stanford University. Catherine also plans to let other universities join in.

  After all, in the history of the Internet, it was also first connected to four universities.

  So, things on this side were settled.

  But Catherine did not stop there.

  Apart from technical talents, there are also managerial talents that Catherine urgently needs. However, with the formal transition of the United States to a financial society, many old-generation managerial talents can no longer keep up with the times. Many companies only have a brief appearance in this year because they cannot keep up with management.

  Olson, it was also relying on "The Matrix" that he successfully turned over.

  It so happened that Peter Drucker finally responded to Catherine at this time - he is now the economic advisor of ARK Group.

  After signing a contract with Fred Trumann, Catherine handed over the specific matters to those below and went to meet Drew herself.

  He is considered the father of modern management and his theories are still widely used in the 21st century.

  "Hello, Mr. Drucker."

  Compared with Truman, Catherine has equivalent respect for Drucker.

  "Hello, Miss Edson. It's hard to imagine that you're not only so young but also so beautiful. Oh, I always feel like I've seen you somewhere... seems like it was... Red Alert?"

  Catherine smiled.

  "Yes, there is an artificial intelligence 'Elizabeth' inside, which I played."

  The other party smiled slightly.

  After some small talk, Catherine asked somewhat impatiently: "I wonder what Mr. Drucker thinks of our Ark Group?"

  "Excuse me for speaking bluntly, but ARK's approach seems a bit too focused on short-term gains."

  Drucker cuts straight to the point.

  "Oh?"

  Catherine raised an eyebrow and looked at Druck.

  Drucker hesitated for a moment.

  "Let me put it this way. Now, there is a family that only has one or two books, at this time selling bookshelves to them would be inappropriate, it's better to first go and become a bookseller, sell books to them, when they have enough books, they will naturally have the desire for bookshelves..."

  Catherine nodded.

  It seems that I am indeed a bit too eager for quick success and instant benefits.

  Drucker continued: "The strength of an interest group is far greater than that of a corporate group. Only when everyone can get a share of the cake will they support you and stand together against outsiders. The current Ark Group has many high-tech technologies and adopts relatively advanced management strategies, but this is not enough. Your response to external factors is still insufficient. Only by achieving a win-win situation can the Ark Group stand firm, and now that the Ark Group is in its heyday, no company dares to come forward to oppose it, but what about in the future?"

  Catherine nodded in deep agreement...

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