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SYMSYS 161

Lessons from the Trenches: Applied Symbolic Systems in Entrepreneurship and Investing

UNITS:2-4
GRADING:Satisfactory/No Credit
LEVEL:Undergrad
GER:—

weekly project-based, seminar style course where students will engage with notable entrepreneurs around lessons learned from building early-stage companies and apply these lessons towards their own entrepreneurial ideas or pursuits. Using real-world examples and practical frameworks from early-stage startup founders and investors, we will help students navigate the idea maze and 0-to-1 journey, with a particular emphasis on products powered by AI. Students with a technical, entrepreneurial, or product-building background are encouraged to apply at www.symsys161.com.

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1 Term
Lecture 1Open
ID: 12254
0 / 50 enrolled
DAYS:Thursday
TIME:4:30 PM – 5:20 PM
LOCATION:TBD
INSTRUCTOR:
Bhakta, Parth
units

SYMSYS 161: Lessons from the Trenches: Applied Symbolic Systems in Entrepreneurship and Investing

2-4 units · Satisfactory/No Credit

weekly project-based, seminar style course where students will engage with notable entrepreneurs around lessons learned from building early-stage companies and apply these lessons towards their own entrepreneurial ideas or pursuits. Using real-world examples and practical frameworks from early-stage startup founders and investors, we will help students navigate the idea maze and 0-to-1 journey, with a particular emphasis on products powered by AI. Students with a technical, entrepreneurial, or product-building background are encouraged to apply at www.symsys161.com.

Offered in Spring 2027 at Stanford University.

Spring 2027 sections

  • Lecture — Thursday 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM — Bhakta, Parth (Undergrad)

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