Stanford Ignite - NYC

April 1 to June 5, 2016
Part-time, Fridays evenings, Saturday and Sunday 

The curriculum consists of classes in both core business skills and functional skills.

Project-Based Learning
Business concepts learned in the classroom will be reinforced through practical application to the team venture projects. As part of Stanford Ignite, participants will work in teams of five or six to develop a new product or service for an existing organization or a new venture.

Collaboration
Venture project ideas are proposed by Stanford Ignite participants. Participants can propose new or existing ideas in any stage of development.

The venture idea submission process begins prior to the official program start, allowing time to submit and narrow the list of ideas that will eventually become the team venture projects.

• Participants submit ideas via an online educational platform
• Participants review ideas and vote for their favorites to create a short list
• Idea generators for short-listed ideas create brief video presentations
• Idea generators give short presentations to the group on the first day of the program
• Participants rank which ideas they would most like to work onTeams are assigned by the faculty director, based largely on participant rankings

Idea generators own their ideas coming into the program and also have the first right of refusal to carry ideas forward beyond the program. Idea generators do not automatically become team leaders. The leadership role is rotated among team members for each project assignment.

Presentations
Participants will learn how to successfully present their ideas during a daylong communications bootcamp. Midway through the program, teams will give an elevator pitch to a small panel and get feedback on their venture idea.

At the culmination of the program, each team will give a fully developed presentation to a panel of venture capitalists, angel investors, industry experts, or experienced entrepreneurs. The goal of these presentations is to receive feedback from panelists, such as the viability of the venture idea business plan, for educational purposes.

Eligibility

Graduate students currently pursuing a master’s, MD, PhD, post-doc program in a nonbusiness field.

Professionals Minimum of a BA/BS required/Undergrduate degree required.

If you have an MBA, graduate degree in management, and/or extensive managerial training, you are not eligible to apply.

Admission
Submit your application as early as possible. To be considered for admission, your application must include:

• Current resume
• A series of short essays
• Two recommendations submitted via the application website.

Applications will not be accepted after the deadline.
Round 1: December 1, 2015
Round 2: January 12, 2016

Schedule subject to change.