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This course studies principles for leading organizations and creating business value from the perspective of a high-level executive. Topics include product development, business models and pricing, people management, time allocation, measurement and accountability, creative destruction, the development of new capabilities, and marketing.

This course introduces the basic concepts of strategic management, focusing on their application in a semi-globalized world, where international borders are less significant than in the past but still very important. There are texts that will be required reading, but each class will also feature a case discussion.

There are now over a dozen courses taught on entrepreneurship at the GSB. These courses cover a wide range of topics of interest to the budding entrepreneur and venture capitalists. But what unique challenges do women face when approaching entrepreneurship? This seminar will showcase successful women entrepreneurs and the challenges they encountered in funding, communication styles, lifestyle balance, and paths to success. We will do so with mini-cases, panel discussions, readings, and some social time with experienced entrepreneurs. Men are also welcome to enroll.

This course covers some of the stages of investment in early stage high-growth companies, especially the seed funding of a novel idea to initial venture capital rounds. We will concentrate on how investors and entrepreneurs make and should make important decisions at different stages and on typical mistakes. Some questions that we will discuss are: How do angels and VCs generate and process their deal flow and select companies? What are typical mistakes of entrepreneurs in raising capital and negotiating with financiers? How do VC funds operate and make decisions? How are VCs involved in business decisions such as recruiting talent and replacing CEOs? What are the important provisions of financial contracts between VCs and founders? How to value early-stage companies? The course is mostly case-based. The course is for those who want to become entrepreneurs and thus likely consumers of angel and VC financing and those who want to pursue a career in the financial services industry. No prior knowledge of the VC industry is needed.

In today's competitive marketplace, smart companies from Fortune 500 firms to early stage start-ups rely on innovation to keep them one step ahead of the game. The role of intellectual property (IP) as a strategic business asset has been punctuated by the recent multi-billion dollar deals involving patent portfolios, as well as the fierce patent wars raging in courts around the world. nnThis class will help you understand the value of IP, by thinking strategically about how to effectively leverage the trade secrets, patents, technologies, trademarks, structures and processes that are critical to many businesses. The class will focus on the state-of-the-art, best practices related to IP strategy, and how they are shaped by economic, strategic, legal, regulatory, and market factors. nnThrough a combination of case studies, class discussion and guest speakers, the class will cover a variety of issues shaping a successful IP strategy in today's global marketplace. Some of the topics we will cover include:n n- Building and managing an IP portfolio that is aligned with business objectives; n- The innovation cycle and technology transfer mechanisms; n- Extracting value from the IP portfolio through transactions (e.g., licensing, sale, enforcement); n- IP valuation in financial reporting; n- Tax planning related to IP (e.g., cross border transfer pricing, IP holding companies); n- Review of corporate IP litigation and the principals of IP damages; n- Patent reform and the role of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO); n- IP strategies for start-ups & entrepreneursnnRon Kasznik is Professor of Accounting (Stanford GSB). Ms. Efrat Kasznik is an IP valuation and strategy expert, with 20 years of consulting experience, focusing on helping companies bring their innovation to market. She is the founder and President of Foresight Valuation Group, an IP consulting firm providing valuation and strategy. Ms. Kasznik is a member of the leadership committee of the Licensing Executives Society (LES) High Tech Sector, and has been listed on the IAM Strategy 300 list of top IP strategists in 2013.

This course is offered for students requiring specialized training in an area not covered by existing courses. To register, a student must obtain permission from the faculty member who is willing to supervise the reading.

This course is elected as soon as a student is ready to begin research for the dissertation, usually shortly after admission to candidacy. To register, a student must obtain permission from the faculty member who is willing to supervise the research.