The challenges associated with climate change and sustainability are seemingly ubiquitous throughout the broader entrepreneurship, venture, and innovation ecosystem today. But is entrepreneurship for climate and sustainability really unique? In what ways is it different from other forms of entrepreneurship? This seminar course, only open to members of the current Mayfield Fellows ( https://stvp.stanford.edu/mayfield-fellows-program), Accel Leaders ( https://stvp.stanford.edu/alp), Threshold Ventures Fellows ( https://stvp.stanford.edu/tvf), and Xfund Fellows ( https://stvp.stanford.edu/peak-fellows) cohorts, offers a deep dive into issues that are specific to climate and sustainability-focused entrepreneurship. The course will be led by STVP faculty and practitioners, and will invite prominent venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, and innovators for weekly discussion and thought leadership sessions. Members of the current fellows cohorts should express initial interest in joining this fellows seminar here – https://forms.gle/j7tRGcEWAVasCYRv8. Instructor permission required to enroll.
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- Entrepreneurship: Primary Entrepreneurship Focus
- Sustainability: Primary Sustainability Focus
- Eligibility: Co-term, Graduate Students, GSB MBA1 Students, GSB MBA2 Students, GSB MSx Students, GSB Students, Masters Students, PhD Students, Stanford Students, Undergraduate Students
- Objective(s): Enrich
- Resource Type: Courses
- Quarter(s) Available: Fall, Spring
- Updated: March 30, 2024
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Participate in Stanford's Big Earth Hackathon challenge on wildland fires by finding an innovative solution to wildland fire prediction, prevention, and/or evacuation. Students work in self-organized diverse teams of 2-4 students in weeks 1-8, with a final presentation of the work on...
- Entrepreneurship: Light Entrepreneurship Focus
- Sustainability: Primary Sustainability Focus
- Eligibility: Co-term, Graduate Students, GSB MBA1 Students, GSB MBA2 Students, GSB MSx Students, GSB Students, Masters Students, PhD Students, Stanford Students, Undergraduate Students
- Objective(s): Discover
- Resource Type: Courses
- Quarter(s) Available: Spring
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This course is designed for both undergrad and graduate students eager to explore how entrepreneurship can be utilized to promote sustainability and enduring positive change. Throughout this class, students have the invaluable opportunity to learn about the human-centered approach of startup making and generating the funding thesis from a teaching team of a design-thinking researcher, seasoned venture capitalists, and accomplished entrepreneurs, gaining insights into their strategies for creating lasting impacts...
- Entrepreneurship: Primary Entrepreneurship Focus
- Sustainability: Primary Sustainability Focus
- Eligibility: Co-term, Graduate Students, GSB MBA1 Students, GSB MBA2 Students, GSB MSx Students, GSB Students, Masters Students, PhD Students, Stanford Students, Undergraduate Students
- Objective(s): Enrich
- Resource Type: Courses
- Quarter(s) Available: Spring, Winter
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Disaster resilience embodies two concepts: adaptation and recovery. As climate change exacerbates the occurrence and intensity of environmental disasters, innovators and decision makers must collaborate to help vulnerable communities and the build environment adapt to and recover from shocks and stresses in a sustainable way without compromising long-term development.
- Entrepreneurship: Partial Entrepreneurship Focus
- Sustainability: Primary Sustainability Focus
- Eligibility: Undergraduate Students
- Objective(s): Discover, Enrich
- Resource Type: Courses
- Quarter(s) Available: Fall
