Students at Stanford Graduate School of Business have access to entrepreneurship courses from across the university.
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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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 |
Social Innovation Practicum: Designing New Interventions and Social Ventures | 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 Advancing Democracy, Development and Justice | SPR | SoHS |
Global Health: Scaling Health Technology Innovations in Low Resource Settings | AUT | SoM |
Biodesign and Entrepreneurship for Societal Health | SPR | SoM |
Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation Lab (SE Lab) | AUT, WIN, SPR | SoM, SoHS |
Scaling Courses
In these courses, students learn to navigate the challenges associate with rapid growth.
Course Title | Quarters | School |
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Building and Managing Professional Sales Organizations | SPR | GSB |
Conversations in Management | AUT, WIN, SPR | GSB |
Managing Growing Enterprises | AUT, WIN, SPR | GSB |