Format
Online
Stanford Ignite – Post-9/11 Veterans
Stanford Ignite – Post-9/11 Veterans is tailored to recent U.S. veterans who want to bolster their know-how about innovation and entrepreneurship.
Apply By July 23, 2026
Start Date October 4, 2026
Equipping Veterans with tools for entrepreneurial success.
An intensive, four-week live online program that’s academically rigorous, hands-on, and collaborative. Designed for working professionals and graduate students, it teaches you how to evaluate, develop, and commercialize business ideas. While entirely virtual, the experience is optimized for interaction and impact, including feedback from venture capitalists, angel investors, industry experts, and experienced entrepreneurs.
Key Benefits
Stanford Ignite – Post-9/11 Veterans is a certificate program that provides the business fundamentals you need to succeed at any entrepreneurial venture.
- Learn fundamental business concepts from core business frameworks to tactical skills.
- Evaluate and analyze cases with updates to reflect the new realities of COVID-19.
- Reinforce and apply lessons learned by working on a team to develop a new product or service.
- Improve communication, elevator pitch, and presentation skills in a daylong communications bootcamp.
- Present your idea and get robust feedback from venture capitalists, angel investors, industry experts, and experienced entrepreneurs.
Who Should Attend?
- U.S. post-9/11 veterans
- Active duty, transitioning, retired military personnel (enlisted or officer)
- Service members with a minimum of a high school diploma
- Those who fit into the above categories and have formal graduate business training (e.g., MBA) or extensive managerial experience will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis
Meet the Faculty Leadership
This program is developed by Yossi Feinberg and taught by a team of tenured, strategically focused, cross-disciplinary faculty who are experts in their fields. Together, they bring cutting-edge research, thought leadership, and experiential learning to your program experience.
Yossi Feinberg
The Adams Distinguished Professor of Management and Professor of Economics
Director, Stanford Ignite – Post-9/11 Veterans
Earn Your Certificate
Upon successful completion of Stanford Ignite, you will be awarded a Certificate of Completion in recognition of your achievement and the investment you have made in your education and professional development.
Applications due July 23, 2026
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