The "secret sauce" of Silicon Valley entrepreneurship—brought to you.
Whether you're launching your own venture or driving change within a larger organization, our courses and programs will give you the tools you need to spark, build, and manage the next big thing.
- Capitalize on new ideas and bring them to market
- Drive new initiatives within your organization
- Apply best practices from Silicon Valley leaders, entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists
What will you get?
World Class Instructors
Learn from faculty who have helped lead and launch Silicon Valley start-ups.
Online Learning
Join courses from anywhere in the world and learn from the comfort of your own home.
Flexible Pacing
Choose from self-paced or graduate courses.
Stanford Certificate
Earn a certificate for any program you complete.
Popular Courses and Programs
Stanford Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Bring intrapreneurship to your company. Discover techniques that will help you work smarter, generate breakthrough ideas, and achieve better results.
Entrepreneurial Leadership
Learn from accomplished business experts how to expand or transform your organization and manage your entrepreneurial ideas.
Graduate or Professional Program - which is right for you?
Time Commitment
Achievement
Classmate Interactions
Cost
Graduate Certificate Courses
90–120 hours per course
Earn up to 18 units of academic credit that may contribute to a certificate or a degree
Frequent collaboration with other students taking courses at the same time
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Professional Certificate Courses
80–120 hours per course
Earn a certificate and, in some cases, professional education units
Potential to connect with other participants through private social media groups
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Entrepreneurial Leadership
Graduate Education Program
This certificate program provides advanced knowledge in the wide-ranging aspects of entrepreneurial success. You'll learn from accomplished business experts how to expand or transform your organization and manage your entrepreneurial ideas.
Business Model Innovation
Professional Education Course
See how companies like Airbnb, Tesla, Apple, and Android have evolved their business models to meet changing customer needs and stay ahead in a competitive landscape—and how you can do the same.
Building Company Culture
Professional Education Course
Knowing how to build processes that create, foster, and reinforce culture helps you stay true to your organization’s vision, even as it expands. In this course, you’ll learn how to thoughtfully and meaningfully grow company culture.
Venture Creation for the Real Economy
Graduate Education Course
Through team projects, you will discover how to exploit emerging materials science, engineering, and IT technologies to radically apply innovation to produce real economic value.
Dynamic Entrepreneurial Strategy
Graduate Education Course
Explore entrepreneurial strategy, based on creating structural change or responding to change. Take a deep dive into concepts like first mover versus follower advantage, breaking through stagnation, and turning danger into opportunity.
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Featured Faculty
Raymond Levitt
Professor, Stanford Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Haim Mendelson
Professor, Stanford Graduate School of Business
Lynda Kate Smith
Lecturer, Stanford Management Science and Engineering
Mike Lyons
Adjunct Professor, Stanford Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
FAQ
Take online courses in marketing innovation from Stanford University. Hone your ability to generate and implement new ideas and lead innovative teams and organizations. Taught by world-class Stanford faculty, these courses are engaging, interactive, and full of useful practices and strategies that you can apply immediately:
