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Basics of entrepreneurship: thinking and doing

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Basics of entrepreneurship: thinking and doing

Instructor: Jan Lepoutre

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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Beginner level

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9 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

136 reviews

Beginner level

No prior experience required

9 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

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Having entrepreneurial skills is beneficial for everyone, whether in your personal or professional life. Entrepreneurship is not just about starting your own business, it is a mindset that pushes you to see opportunities where others only see challenges and to know how to manage risk and uncertainty.

Having entrepreneurial skills is no longer a luxury, but an essential skill in everyone's toolbox! Whether you are a student, an employee, young or not so young...come and discover the entrepreneur inside of you! At the end of this course, you will be familiar with : - what entrepreneurship is, - the frameworks and practical tools that help you to be an entrepreneur and the mistakes to avoid, - a number of entrepreneurial methods and tools, or at least know how to learn and use them in practice, - how to find good business ideas and projects and how to manage risks.

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Welcome to the beginning of your learning journey! This first module is about knowing what entrepreneurship is and when it makes sense to use it. Just as you choose the right clothes for the right occasion, we will show you when to put on your entrepreneurial hat and when to put on your managerial hat. You will discover that entrepreneurship is not something you ARE, but something you DO. The objective is also to demystify entrepreneurship for you in a very concrete way.

What's included

4 videos3 assignments

4 videosTotal 39 minutes

Introduction7 minutes
What we talk about when we talk about entrepreneurship10 minutes
When to wear your entrepreneurial hat10 minutes
The myths of entrepreneurship12 minutes

3 assignmentsTotal 90 minutes

What we talk about when we talk about entrepreneurship30 minutes
When to wear your entrepreneurial hat30 minutes
The myths of entrepreneurship30 minutes

In this second module, we will strat by the analyzing of a business model wich will give you a perspective on what kinds of questions any entrepreneur will have to answer. And hence, what kind of answers any entrepreneur will need to search! We'll explore the different ways to search and optimize those searches. Then, we will introduce two very useful perspectives that any entrepreneur or innovator can use when looking to develop opportunities and business models. Finally, we will end this module by presenting the basics of investment sources for startups.

What's included

4 videos4 assignments

For this third week, you will discover the methods of entrepreneurship and innovation. This topic being quite dense, it will be divided into two parts. In this first part, we will go deeper into much more detail on the entrepreneurial process of ideas and developing them into opportunities, such as design thinking, lean startup and effectuation. Furthermore we are going to the management of risks and uncertainties of failing in doing so.

What's included

6 videos5 assignments

6 videosTotal 48 minutes

Where do ideas come from?11 minutes
Design Thinking11 minutes
The Lean Startup - Part 13 minutes
The Lean Startup - Part 210 minutes
Effectuation - Part 17 minutes
Effectuation - Part 27 minutes

5 assignmentsTotal 150 minutes

The Lean Startup - Part 130 minutes
Effectuation - Part 230 minutes
Where do ideas come from ?30 minutes
Design Thinking30 minutes
Effectuation - Part 130 minutes

You have now reached the last week of the course! You have learned what the ideation process, design thinking and lean startup are...we still have to see one last method...Effectuation! Now, you are familiar with the main methods, let's see the business plan! What is its objective and especially how can you structure your business plan? Then, let's talk about the fact that creating a startup or launching an innovation is often more effective when it is done in a team. And finally, let's conclude this journey with one last thing I've learned from great entrepreneurs!