The Course
Students & Teams develop principles that will influence companies and their personal growth.

Values
Fundamental beliefs that allow us to make overall judgments.

Principles
Actionable rules of conduct that provide guidance for life and business decisions. Principles are derived from our values.
Enrollment

Small Groups
Students can apply in small groups, which meet to elaborate on the principles formulated from the case discussions.

Any Background
Students are from any background, as the variety of experiences leads to multiple points of view and stimulates engaging discussions.

Early Admission
Seats are limited, so take advantage of early application to improve the chances of admission and form small groups right away.
Applications are now closed - please come back in fall 2021 when we will start taking applications for the class during winter quarter 2021
2021 Applications are now open! Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
Early deadline: 12/6 (accepted applicants will hear back from us by 12/15)
Final deadline: 12/13 (all applicants will hear back from us by 12/31)
The first class session will be held on:
Monday, 01/11/2021 on Zoom

The Teaching Team

Jack Fuchs
Lecturer MS&E
Jack has been teaching at Stanford for over 7 years. He is an Operating Partner at Blackhorn Ventures and board Member and Advisor of, among others, Motiv and Aperia.

Scott Sandell
Managing General Partner @ NEA
#16 on The Midas List in 2018, Scott has been with New Enterprise Associates for more than 20 years. His most notable exits include Workday, Tableau, Mulesoft, Uber and Coursera.

Tom Byers
Entrepreneurship Professor MS&E
Tom has been teaching at Stanford for 24 years and has been a Faculty Director, since inception, of the Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP). He received Stanford University's Gores Award.