ENTREP 495: Technical Entrepreneurship
Quarter Offered
None
Prerequisites
None.
Description
This course is a unique opportunity for passionate students and future entrepreneurs to journey through the formation of a commercial technology startup. The goal of this class is to evolve an idea into a complete business model. The course is designed to expose students to all aspects of creating a technology start-up, covering a wide range of topics across all phases in the development of a business.
Throughout the term, students will work in a team to build a plan for a new enterprise using a proven framework, the Disciplined Entrepreneurship process. Students will develop and evaluate their technology as a commercial product, identify target commercial market(s), and develop business and financial plans to launch the business.
This course is designed for anyone who wants to understand firsthand the process of launching a new venture or those simply curious about learning entrepreneurship. Whether you are looking to launch a startup or planning to join one in the near future, this course will give you a solid understanding of what it takes to launch a new venture and a common language for future entrepreneurial endeavors.
Faculty
Course Details
Requirements that this course satisfies: This course satisfies the experiential course requirement for both the undergraduate and graduate minors in entrepreneurship.
Duration: 80-minute course sessions, twice per week; or 3-hour course sessions, once per week (3-hour courses include regular breaks and are broken into lecture, discussion, and groupwork portions); 1 quarter
Class size: tbd
Course numbers: ENTREP 495 & MEM 419
Who Should Enroll: High energy undergraduates and graduate students with an interest in entrepreneurship.
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