Technology Entrepreneurship: How to Start a New Venture

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Free Online Course: Technology Entrepreneurship: How to Start a New Venture provided by FutureLearn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 3 weeks long, 3 hours a week. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from FutureLearn. Technology Entrepreneurship: How to Start a New Venture is taught by Rainer Harms.

Overview
  • What does it mean to be entrepreneurial?

    Being entrepreneurial is an exciting challenge and will help make your technology-based idea a reality.

    In this free online course, you’ll learn from experienced technology entrepreneurs and educators from the University of Twente how to address three crucial questions along the path towards a financially sustainable venture. You’ll find out how to recognise, evaluate and exploit entrepreneurial opportunities.

    This course is for entry-level students from all disciplines with an interest in technology-based entrepreneurship. It will be of particular interest to STEM students.

Syllabus
    • Opportunity recognition
      • About this online course
      • What is entrepreneurship?
      • What is Lean Startup?
      • How to recognize opportunities
      • How to evaluate opportunities
      • Week review
    • Opportunity development
      • This week
      • On customer value driven market segmentation
      • Customer research in the lean startup
      • Targeting and positioning
      • Does your product fit the market?
      • Week in review
    • Opportunity exploitation
      • From idea to implementation
      • Identifying your network
      • Network management
      • What about business models and financing?
      • Wrap up