Threshold Venture Fellows

Program Information

The Threshold Venture Fellows (TVF) program was created to serve the specific needs of Stanford master’s students, who often have previous career experiences yet have limited time to pursue entrepreneurial activities while at Stanford. As the Fellowship is relationship and engagement-driven, we seek to admit fellows who learn best from others and bring diverse perspectives to their cohort.

Fellows meet weekly during Winter and Spring quarters for in-depth discussions about launching and leading high-growth, high-impact organizations. Class guests, including Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, lawyers, and venture capitalists, will be invited to give talks about their personal experiences. Topics include raising venture capital, giving a pitch, risk-taking and failure, ethical dilemmas, and work-life balance. Fellows will also have the opportunity to participate in hands-on workshops – past workshops have been on topics like negotiation, public speaking, cold email writing and storytelling.

A key focus of the fellowship is building relationships across both Stanford and Silicon Valley. Fellows gain access to rich mentorship opportunities from industry leaders and TVF alumni. Fellows will also have the opportunity to build community with students from across the Stanford ecosystem. A cohort retreat will take place early on in the program, and fellows often form enduring friendships. Upon completion, fellows will join the highly active TVF alumni network.

Eligibility

• Master’s & co-term students (co-term students must be in the final year of their co-terminal program)
• Must be an active Stanford student during the program
• Students from any major or school are encouraged to apply
• Eligible students are encouraged to apply, regardless of previous entrepreneurial experience. However, previous career experience is preferred.