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Silicon Valley Business School

College-level business courses built by Silicon Valley insiders. Self-paced. AI-tutored. Designed to teach what traditional schools never will — how the tech economy actually works, and how to build something in it.

14
Business Courses
100%
Self-Paced
24/7
AI Tutor Access
How It Works

Business Education, Reinvented

SVBS doesn't replicate a classroom. Every course is entirely self-paced, guided by an AI tutor called Prof — purpose-built to walk you through real business concepts the way a mentor would. No scheduled lectures. No waiting for office hours. Just you, the material, and a tutor that never sleeps.

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Completely Self-Paced

Start any course when you're ready. Move through the material at whatever speed works for you — binge a course over a weekend or spread it across a semester. There are no fixed deadlines and no class schedules to juggle.

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Prof — Your AI Tutor

Prof guides you through every lesson, answers your questions, tests your understanding, and adapts explanations until the concept clicks. Available 24/7, Prof provides the kind of patient, one-on-one instruction that scales only with AI.

SVBS courses are AI-tutored — there are no human instructors within the courses themselves.
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Certificate of Completion

When you finish a course, you earn a Certificate of Completion from Silicon Valley Business School — a tangible record of college-level business education completed during high school. Build a portfolio that stands out.

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Academic Credit Path

Your Academy Supervising Teacher can review your SVBS course completions and award academic credit on your official transcript. Business education that counts toward your diploma — not just your résumé.

Credit decisions are made by your assigned Academic Advisor.
Course Catalog

14 Courses. Zero Fluff.

Every course teaches something that matters in the real economy — the skills behind the companies, deals, and ventures that drive Silicon Valley.

Building & Launching
Entrepreneurship From idea to company — the startup playbook
Business Organizations How companies are structured, legally and operationally
Sales & Business Development How businesses actually acquire customers and grow
Marketing Strategy, positioning, and reaching your market
Money & Valuation
Finance & Accounting The language every business runs on
Valuation What companies are worth and how to prove it
Raising Finance for Startups Seed rounds, venture capital, and funding strategy
IPO & Securities Regulation Taking a company public — the rules and the road
Legal & Protection
Contracts The agreements that hold business together
Patents & Intellectual Property Protecting what you create
Patent Strategies Turning IP into competitive advantage
Deals & Transitions
Mergers & Acquisitions How companies combine, buy, and sell
Trusts Asset protection, estate planning, and fiduciary structures
Bankruptcy & Cash Crisis Management When things go wrong — and how to navigate it
14 courses spanning the complete lifecycle of a technology venture College-Level Coursework
Included with SVBS

The Startup Knowledgebase

Beyond the courses, every SVBS student gets access to a comprehensive knowledgebase covering the steps involved in starting a technology venture, Silicon Valley style, and guiding it toward success.

Deep operational knowledge — from incorporation and co-founder agreements to product-market fit and scaling
Silicon Valley methodology — the frameworks, decision patterns, and playbooks used by successful tech founders
Always available — search and explore the knowledgebase anytime as a reference alongside your coursework or real ventures
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From Idea to Exit

A structured reference covering every stage of a tech venture — organized so you can find exactly what you need, whether you're writing a business plan or navigating a term sheet.

Ideation Formation Fundraising Product Growth Legal Finance Exit Strategy
Included with all SVBS course access — no additional cost
Add-On for Active Entrepreneurs
$50
per month

Meet Sherpa

AI-Guided Startup Guidance & Tracking

For students who aren't just studying entrepreneurship — they're doing it. Sherpa is an AI-powered system designed to guide you through the real work of building a startup: tracking your progress, surfacing the right next steps, and keeping your venture on course.

AI-guided milestone tracking for your venture
Step-by-step startup guidance adapted to your stage
Progress dashboards and actionable next steps
Built on the same Silicon Valley methodology as the SVBS Knowledgebase
Note: Sherpa is an optional subscription and is not included in the Academy honors package. It's designed for students who are actively building a venture and want structured AI guidance beyond the coursework.
Why This Matters

The Education Nobody Else Offers

Traditional high schools teach essays and equations. They don't teach students how the economy they'll actually enter works — or how to create value within it.

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Real Business Literacy

Understand term sheets, cap tables, IP strategy, and go-to-market plans. The vocabulary of the startup world — learned in high school.

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College Application Edge

Certificates of Completion from college-level business courses demonstrate initiative and intellectual range that admissions officers notice.

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Skills That Transfer

Whether you start a company, join one, or pursue something entirely different — understanding how business works is an asset everywhere.

Traditional Schools
  • No business education before college
  • No exposure to entrepreneurship
  • No understanding of how companies work
  • No tech economy preparation
SVBS at the Academy
  • 14 college-level business courses
  • Startup methodology from Silicon Valley insiders
  • Real knowledge of finance, IP, and deal-making
  • Certificates, credit, and a venture knowledgebase

Ready to Learn What They Don't Teach?

Silicon Valley Business School is available exclusively through the Academy's Honors Track. Explore the full honors experience — including weekly instruction sessions, Liquidity Club access, and GPA weighting — or talk to our admissions team about getting started.

SVBS is included with the Academy Honors Track at no additional cost.