Stanford Entrepreneurship Courses

Students at Stanford Graduate School of Business have access to entrepreneurship and innovation courses from across the university. To help you identify courses that match your learning goals, below is a listing of all the GSB courses that focus on entrepreneurship and innovation as well as a selection of entrepreneurial courses open to GSB students at other Stanford schools.

If you would like help brainstorming what classes might be a great fit, you can reach out to Lisa Sweeney or Slava Derugin who are helpful guides in explaining the differences between the various experiential entrepreneurial courses.

Industry-Specific Courses

Students can learn about innovating within industries that interest them through these courses.

Course Title Quarters School
Technology
Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation in Enterprise Software Firms SPR GSB
Understanding AI Technology for Business Problems WIN GSB
Creating and Leading New Ventures in Engineering and Science-based Industries SPR SoE
Entrepreneurship in Asian High Tech Industries SPR SoE
Frontier Technology: Understanding and Preparing for Technology in the Next Economy SPR SoE
Topics in International Technology Management AUT SoE
Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition AUT SoHS
Health Care
Innovation and Management in Health Care WIN GSB
Leading Strategic Change in the Health Care Industry AUT GSB
Technology Assessment and Regulation of Medical Devices SPR SoE
Biodesign for Digital Health AUT SoM
Biodesign Fundamentals SPR SoM
Global Leaders and Innovators in Human and Planetary Health AUT SoM
Launching a Healthcare Venture: The Nuts and Bolts of Founding a Start Up SPR SoM
Education
Disruptions in Education WIN GSB / GSE
Transforming Education through Entrepreneurship AUT GSB / GSE
Search Funds
Entrepreneurial Acquisition AUT, WIN, SPR GSB
Search Fund Garage SPR GSB
Other
Family Business and The Enduring Enterprise WIN GSB
Sports Business Management WIN GSB
People Operations: From Startup to Scaleup WIN GSB
Strategic Thinking in Action - In Business and Beyond II (Automotive Industry Disruption) AUT GSB
The Yin and Yang of Family Business Transitions AUT GSB
Opportunities in PropTech and ConTech Seminar WIN SoE

Ecopreneurship

These courses focus on the strategies and methods for entrepreneurs interested in solving climate and sustainability challenges. For a fuller list of all classes that touch on the intersection of sustainability and entrepreneurship, explore the Graduate Certificate in Ecopreneurship and the Stanford Ecopreneurship Resource Landscape.

Course Title Quarters School
Startup Garage: Research Driven Inspiration SPR GSB
Startup Garage: Design AUT/SPR GSB / SoE / SDSS
Startup Garage: Testing and Launch WIN GSB / SoE / SDSS
Climate Tech for Rapid Decarbonization WIN GSB
Energy: Innovation, Policy & Business Strategy SPR GSB
Ecopreneurship Foundations WIN GSB / SDSS
Sustainability Leadership Practicum AUT, WIN, SPR, SUM SDSS
Climate Perspectives: Climate Science, Impacts, Carbon Markets, Decarbonization Models and Projects AUT SDSS
Big Ideas & Open Opportunities in Climate-Tech Entrepreneurship AUT SDSS
Integrative Design and Entrepreneurship for Sustainability SPR, AUT SDSS
Pursuing Sustainability: Managing Complex Social Environmental Systems AUT SDSS
Scaling Sustainability Solutions AUT SDSS
Case Studies in Leading Change for Sustainability WIN SDSS
Innovation for Climate and Sustainability WIN SDSS
Implementing & Financing a Decarbonized Economy WIN SDSS
Sustainable Societies Lab WIN SDSS
Stanford Climate Ventures WIN, SPR SDSS
Climate and Sustainability Fellows Seminar AUT SoE
Extreme Energy Efficiency WIN, SPR SoE
Engineering, Entrepreneurship & Climate Change WIN SoE
Venture Creation for the Real Economy WIN SoE
Energy, Clean Innovation & Sustainability SPR SoHS