Entrepreneurship for Engineers
Offered By: Delft University of Technology via edX
Course Description
Overview
Are you an entrepreneur, or do you have a passion for building your own technology startup? This course will help and encourage you to start a successful technology-based venture.
If you always wanted to become an entrepreneur, or if you are simply interested in putting a new technology to innovative use, this course is for you.
This course helps you understand the process of entrepreneurship from a technology-oriented background.
The course is made up of modules that are presented by experts in the field of entrepreneurship and technology. Modules include:
- Team Building
- Opportunity Recognition
- Financing
- Customer Acquisition
You will work on your idea in a team environment and examples of founders and start-ups will be used during the course to initiate insightful discussions. The course closes with the creation of a two-page business plan and a video pitch.
The participating universities are:
- TU Delft
- TU Eindhoven
- University of Twente
- Wageningen University & Research
Syllabus
- Week 0: Introduction
- Week 1: The Start of the Entrepreneurial Journey
- Week 2: From Idea to Opportunity
- Week 3: Customer Validation and Customer Strategy
- Week 4: The Minimum Viable Product
- Week 5: Business Modelling
- Week 6: Strategy and Finance
- Week 7: Finding Ecosystem Support for your Innovation
- Week 8: Call for Action
Taught by
Rainer Harms, Dap Hartmann, Thomas Lans, Valentina Materia, Ksenia Podoynitsyna, Victor Scholten and Madis Talmar
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