This California research center was founded to provide researchers with a location at which they could immerse themselves in the intellectual resources found in Silicon Valley while writing case studies. Most of the studies created by the faculty here focus on issues salient to early stage, venture capital funded companies including technology commercialization and acquisition-related manufacturing integration. Members of its advisory board include partners at Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers. It collaborates with professors from Stanford University's Graduate School of Business and the School of Engineering.