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.
Experiential Courses
Entrepreneurial experiential courses offer hands-on learning about the process of evaluating new venture opportunities.
| 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 |
| Design for Extreme Affordability I | WIN | GSB / SoE / d.school |
| Design for Extreme Affordability II | SPR | GSB / SoE / d.school |
| Biodesign Innovation: Needs Finding and Concept Creation | WIN | GSB / SoM |
| Biodesign Innovation: Concept Development and Implementation | SPR | GSB / SoM |
| The Lean LaunchPad: Getting Your Lean Startup Off the Ground | WIN, SPR | SoE |
| LaunchPrep: Exploring and Validating Your Business Idea | WIN | SoE |
| LaunchPad: Design and Launch Your Product or Service | SPR | SoE / d.school |
| Stanford Climate Ventures | WIN, SPR | SDSS |
| Hacking for Defense: Solving National Security Issues with the Lean Launchpad | SPR | SoE |
| Healthcare Acceleration: Artificial Intelligence | AUT | SoM / d.school |
| Innovation for Climate and Sustainability | WIN | SDSS |
| Venture Creation for the Real Economy | WIN | SoE |
Startup Fundamentals Courses
Students gain insight into starting and leading a new business through foundational courses.
| Course Title | Quarters | School |
|---|---|---|
| Entrepreneurship: Formation of New Ventures | AUT, WIN, SPR | GSB |
| Managing Growing Enterprises | AUT, WIN, SPR | GSB |
| Conversations in Management | AUT, WIN, SPR | GSB |
| Creating and Scaling High Potential Ventures in Developing Economies (Cases) | SPR | GSB |
| Customer Acquisition for New Ventures | SPR | GSB |
| Entrepreneurship from Diverse Perspectives | AUT | GSB |
| From Invention to Innovation: The Process of Translation | SPR | GSB |
| Longevity: Business Implications and Opportunities | SPR | GSB |
| Product/Market Fit | WIN, SPR | GSB |
| Riding the AI Wave in Developing Economies | AUT | GSB |
| Strategies of Effective Product Management | WIN | GSB |
| Dynamic Entrepreneurial Strategy | SPR | SoE |
| Entrepreneurial Leadership | WIN, SPR | SoE |
| Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders’ Seminar | AUT, WIN, SPR | SoE |
| Entrepreneurship without Borders | SPR | SoE |
| Principled Entrepreneurial Decisions | WIN | SoE |
| Secret Foundations of Scalable Startups | WIN | SoE |
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.
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 |
| 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 |
| Prevention Medicine and Entrepreneurship for Societal Health | WIN | SoM |
| Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation Lab (SE Lab) | SPR | SoM / SoHS |
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.