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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Faculty Principal Investigator (PI) Required?: N/A
- 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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- Entrepreneurship: Light Entrepreneurship Focus
- Sustainability: Primary Sustainability Focus
- Eligibility: Not Yet Stanford-Affiliated
- Objective(s): Enrich
- Resource Type: Courses
- Quarter(s) Available: Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
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- Entrepreneurship: Light Entrepreneurship Focus
- Sustainability: Primary Sustainability Focus
- Eligibility: Not Yet Stanford-Affiliated
- Objective(s): Enrich
- Resource Type: Courses
- Quarter(s) Available: Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
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"XEIET201: Economics of the Clean Energy Transition" provides an analysis of the energy sector's shift towards sustainable solutions from an economic standpoint. It addresses the cost-effectiveness of renewable energy and the influence of public policy on decarbonization, utilizing case studies and cost-calculation tools like LCOE and LCOMD. This course is tailored for those assessing the economic feasibility of energy projects and the evolving utility business models in light of clean energy advancements...
- Entrepreneurship: Light Entrepreneurship Focus
- Sustainability: Primary Sustainability Focus
- Eligibility: Not Yet Stanford-Affiliated
- Objective(s): Enrich
- Resource Type: Courses
- Quarter(s) Available: Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
