As the university uses only a limited part of Stanford's large campus, he suggested that the school rent land at nominal cost to businesses or alumni to establish companies to cooperate with the university to provide research and practical experience for students.
由於史丹福校地非常大，學校利用有限，他便建議學校以極低廉、象徵性的地租長期租給工商業界或畢業校友設立公司，再由他們與學校建教合作，提供各種研究和學生實習。