There are major cultural differences between these schools that the article doesn't touch upon. Having presented business/product ideas to classmates & colleagues at both schools, here's a gross simplification of responses I've experienced:
Me: I have an idea for "foo"
MIT reply: "Here's a list of 10 reasons why that won't work"
Stanford reply: "That's neat, and here's 10 reasons you should work on it"
One might see the Stanford response as unrealistic or patronizing, but one of these creates a culture of positive ideation (and hustle-culture startups) while the other leads to a lot of discouraged entrepreneurs.
Me: I have an idea for "foo"
MIT reply: "Here's a list of 10 reasons why that won't work"
Stanford reply: "That's neat, and here's 10 reasons you should work on it"
One might see the Stanford response as unrealistic or patronizing, but one of these creates a culture of positive ideation (and hustle-culture startups) while the other leads to a lot of discouraged entrepreneurs.