Program in innovation & EntrEPrEnEurshiP (PriE)

Discover, Develop & Drive Your Innovative Ideas Forward

The Stanford Graduate School of Business Program in Innovation and Entrepreneurship is a four month academic program for individuals formulating, developing, and commercializing ideas. This innovative program provides exposure to both the fundamentals of business and the practical aspects of identifying, evaluating, and moving ideas forward. The program uniquely combines current Stanford masters, Ph.D., M.D., and post-doc students with Silicon Valley innovators, scientists, and engineers. The program is taught by Stanford Graduate School of Business faculty and consists of balanced classes in core business skills (i.e. marketing, operations, strategy, accounting, finance, and economics) and functional skills (i.e. product evaluation and design, negotiation, intellectual property law, teamwork, public speaking, leadership, and pitching ideas). As part of the program, diverse teams of students will develop a plan for commercializing a new product or service for an existing organization or a new venture. Teams will receive guidance from guest speakers, expert panels, business mentors, and experienced entrepreneurs. The final plans will be evaluated by prominent Silicon Valley executives and corporate, venture, and angel investors.

Dates
January May, 2011 Tuesday and Thursday evenings One Saturday per month

tuition
$500 for current Stanford graduate students $10,000 for participants outside Stanford. (Limited institutional financial assistance may be available to individuals not receiving corporate funding for the program.)

application Deadline
Rolling admissions will begin September 30, 2010. Spaces are limited; applicants are urged to submit their application as early as possible. The final application deadline is November 15, 2010. Application available on PRIE website

Eligibility
PRIE provides graduate students and graduates in non-business fields with the management knowledge and skills they need to become leaders in established and start-up organizations.
Garth Saloner Dean, Graduate School of Business
Current Stanford masters, Ph.D., M.D., and post-doc students. Bay Area professionals with a minimum of a B.A. or B.S. (advanced degree preferred). Candidates must not have previous graduate business training (e.g., an MBA).

Our unique mix of classes in management foundations and entrepreneurship aim to promote entrepreneurial thinking both at Stanford and leading innovative organizations in the Bay Area.
Peter Reiss Faculty Director, PRIE & SIE

Contact
Aimee Slobin, Associate Director 650 724 4336 prie@gsb.stanford.edu

@stanfordPRIE www.gsb.stanford.edu/prie