Students at Stanford Graduate School of Business have access to entrepreneurship 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 (sweeneyl@stanford.edu) or Slava Derugin (pderugin@stanford.edu) who are helpful guides in explaining the differences between the various experiential entrepreneurial courses.
Experiential Courses
Entrepreneurial experiential courses offer hands-on learning about the process of evaluating new venture opportunities.
Course Title | Quarters | School |
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The Startup Garage: Design | AUT | GSB |
The Startup Garage: Testing and Launch | WIN | GSB |
Design for Extreme Affordability I | WIN | GSB / SoE / d.school |
Design for Extreme Affordability II | SPR | GSB / SoE / d.school |
Biodesign Innovation: Concept Development and Implementation | SPR | GSB / SoM |
Biodesign Innovation: Needs Finding and Concept Creation | WIN | GSB / SoM |
Hacking for Climate and Sustainability | WIN | SDSS |
Hacking for Defense: Solving National Security Issues with the Lean Launchpad | SPR | SoE |
The Lean LaunchPad: Getting Your Lean Startup Off the Ground | WIN, SPR | SoE |
Venture Creation for the Real Economy | WIN | SoE |
LaunchPad: Design and Launch Your Product or Service | SPR | SoE / d.school |
Stanford Climate Ventures | WIN, SPR | SDSS |
Functional Courses
Learn critical functional skills from the perspective of new and growing ventures.
Industry-Specific Courses
Students can learn about innovating within industries that interest them through these courses.
Startup Fundamentals Courses
Students gain insight into starting and leading a new business through foundational courses.
Social Innovation Courses
These courses explore strategies and methods for entrepreneurs to create impact in the world beyond shareholder value.
Course Title | Quarters | School |
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Impact: Assessing High Impact Business Models in Emerging Markets | WIN | GSB |
Impact: From Idea to Enterprise | WIN | GSB |
Problem Solving for Social Change | AUT | GSB |
Impact: Taking Social Innovation to Scale | SPR | GSB |
Design for Extreme Affordability I | WIN | GSB / SoE / d.school |
Design for Extreme Affordability II | SPR | GSB / SoE / d.school |
Challenging the Status Quo: Social Entrepreneurs, Democracy, Development and Environmental Justice | SPR | SoHS |
Global Health: Scaling Health Technology Innovations in Low Resource Settings | WIN | SoM |
Biodesign and Entrepreneurship for Societal Health | WIN | SoM |
Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation Lab (SE Lab) | AUT | SoM /Â SoHS |
Ecopreneurship
These are grad-level courses that focus on the strategies and methods for entrepreneurs interested in solving climate and sustainability challenges. For a fuller list of all courses that touch on the intersection of sustainability and entrepreneurship, see the Stanford Ecopreneurship Resource Landscape.
Course Title | Quarters | School |
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Startup Garage: Design | AUT | GSB |
Startup Garage: Testing and Launch | WIN | GSB |
Climate Tech for Rapid Decarbonization | WIN | GSB |
Leading Environmental Sustainability by Design | SPR | GSB |
Energy: Innovation, Policy & Business Strategy | SPR | GSB |
Big Ideas & Open Opportunities in Climate-Tech Entrepreneurship | AUT | SDSS |
Case Studies in Leading Change for Sustainability | WIN | SDSS |
Hacking for Climate and Sustainability | WIN | SDSS |
Stanford Climate Ventures | WIN, SPR | SDSS |
Engineering, Entrepreneurship & Climate Change | WIN | SoE |