03-17-2015, 12:39 PM
Interesting conflict of interest issue to navigate for Shaw. He is an investor in the company and will benefit financially if others use the technology. He is the coach of Stanford and is using it to generate a competitive advantage and Stanford could be better off if no one else used it. Shaw would have gotten permission from Stanford to invest in a company and promote it the way he is doing which goes to show the kind of power and leverage Shaw has at Stanford these days (well deserved in my opinion that he has freedom power and leverage, but I am not sure I agree with his decision to promote this product).
