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 Established Firms AUT GSB
Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation in Enterprise Software Firms SPR GSB
Understanding AI Technology for Business Problems WIN GSB
AI and Data Science: Strategy, Management and Entrepreneurship SPR GSB
Entrepreneurship in Asian High Tech Industries SPR SoE
Health Care
Innovation and Management in Health Care WIN GSB
Leading Strategic Change in the Health Care Industry AUT GSB
Biodesign for Digital Health AUT SoM
Digital Health Tech Entrepreneurship: From Concept to Market SPR SoM
Global Leaders and Innovators in Human and Planetary Health AUT SoM
Education
Disruptions in Education WIN GSB / GSE
Transforming Education through Entrepreneurship in the AI Era AUT GSB / GSE
Search Funds
Entrepreneurial Acquisition AUT, WIN, SPR GSB
Search Fund Garage SPR GSB
Other
Longevity: Business Implications and Opportunities SPR GSB
Family Business and The Enduring Enterprise WIN GSB
Future of AI in Work: A Lab for Startups AUT GSB
Sports Business Management WIN GSB
Negotiation Dynamics in Sports, Entertainment and Media SPR GSB
People Operations: From Startup to Scaleup AUT, WIN, SPR 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

Social Innovation Courses

These courses explore strategies and methods for entrepreneurs to create impact in the world beyond shareholder value.

Course Title Quarters School
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
Prevention Medicine and Entrepreneurship for Societal Health WIN SoM

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: Design AUT, SPR GSB / SoE / SDSS
Startup Garage: Testing and Launch WIN GSB / SoE / SDSS
Research Driven Inspiration (RDI): Foundations AUT, WIN, SPR GSB
Research Driven Inspiration (RDI): Independent Research AUT GSB
Climate Tech for Rapid Decarbonization WIN GSB
Creating and Scaling Organizations for Environmental Sustainability SPR GSB / SDSS
Ecopreneurship Foundations WIN GSB / 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
The Technology, Politics, and Finance for Solving Global Warming SPR GSB
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
Stanford Climate Ventures WIN, SPR SDSS
Climate and Sustainability Fellows Seminar AUT SoE
Extreme Energy Efficiency WIN, SPR SoE
Venture Creation for the Real Economy WIN SoE