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Integrate the tools and concepts from the specialization courses to develop a comprehensive business plan. Choose to enhance new venture concepts previously explored in specialization courses, or develop a new concept for this capstone project. Develop a comprehensive, customer-validated business model and create an investor pitch for the concept. 
With this course, students experience a sampling of the ideas and techniques explored in the University of Maryland's master's degree in technology entrepreneurship, an innovative 100% online program. Learn more at http://mte.umd.edu.

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Approx. 9 hours to complete

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Venture Capital
Financial Statement
Finance
Entrepreneurship

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Entrepreneurship: Launching an Innovative Business Specialization

Beginner Level

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English

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Dr. James V. Green

Managing Director of Learning and Development

Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute

106,517 Learners

13 Courses

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University of Maryland, College Park

The University of Maryland is the state's flagship university and one of the nation's preeminent public research universities. A global leader in research, entrepreneurship and innovation, the university is home to more than 37,000 students, 9,000 faculty and staff, and 250 academic programs. Its faculty includes three Nobel laureates, three Pulitzer Prize winners, 47 members of the national academies and scores of Fulbright scholars. The institution has a $1.8 billion operating budget, secures $500 million annually in external research funding and recently completed a $1 billion fundraising campaign.

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1

Week 1

3 hours to complete

Defining the Opportunity

3 hours to complete

10 videos (Total 83 min), 9 readings, 1 quiz

10 videos

Welcome to the Entrepreneurship Capstone2mGuest Lecture with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker - What Advice Do You Have For Aspiring Entrepreneurs?1mDoes your solution create value for your stakeholders?9mWhat is value innovation?6mIs the problem real?7mIs your advantage superior and sustainable?15mCan you build the right team at the right time?15mWill your business model work?10mCrafting the business model canvas: Part 17mCrafting the business model canvas: Part 26m

9 readings

Introduction to the course3mMeet Dr. James V. Green3mConnect with your classmates3mAccelerate Your Career with the #1 Online Master’s Degree for Corporate Innovators and Startup Entrepreneurs5m"Value Innovation: The Strategic Logic of High Growth" by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne. Harvard Business Review.10m"Every Company Is Up For Disruption, So Keep Your Products Simple" by Victor Belfor. TechCrunch.10m"How to Convince People to Join Your Startup" by Alison Johnston. Mashable.10mLecture Slides1mAccelerate Your Career with the #1 Online Master’s Degree for Startup Entrepreneurs and Corporate Innovators5m

1 practice exercise

Initial Business Model Canvas30m

Week2

Week 2

2 hours to complete

Discovering the Customer

2 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 46 min), 5 readings, 1 quiz

6 videos

Customer segments, value propositions, and product features12mCustomer types8mCustomer segments and business models6mCustomer archetypes4mMinimum viable product7mHow to interview customers5m

5 readings

Talking to Humans" by Giff Constable. Available as a free PDF.10m"Customer Development Interviews How-to: Finding People" by Cindy Alvarez10m"95 Ways to Find Your First Customers for Customer Development" by Jason Evanish10m"How do I set up customer interviews?" by Jeff Lash10mLecture Slides1m

1 practice exercise

Customer Interviews and Analysis: Part 1 of 230m

Week3

Week 3

1 hour to complete

Understanding Customers

1 hour to complete

3 readings

Week4

Week 4

2 hours to complete

Creating the Marketing and Sales Strategy

2 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 47 min), 6 readings, 1 quiz

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TOP REVIEWS FROM ENTREPRENEURSHIP CAPSTONE

by SIOct 8, 2021

This is the best course that teaches the overall business and running start up in simple terms

by OSMar 18, 2018

wonderful, i started this specialization 2 years ago, but had to stop.. am so fulfilled doing this again. thanks for the opportunity. we will surely meet at the top fellow course mates

by HApr 30, 2020

Great course content for a recap of everything done in module 1 to 3.

by KMJan 29, 2021

Great course to learn about Entrepreneurship. I highly recommend this course. Thank you for offering this valuable course to me.

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About the Entrepreneurship: Launching an Innovative Business Specialization

Develop your entrepreneurial mindset and skill sets, learn how to bring innovations to market, and craft a business model to successfully launch your new business.

The Entrepreneurship Specialization examines the entrepreneurial mindset and skill sets, indicators of innovation opportunities, critical steps to bring innovations to the marketplace, and innovation strategies to establish and maintain a competitive advantage. Fundamentals of new venture financing are explored with attention to capital structures for new ventures, term sheets and how to negotiate them, and the differences between early-stage versus later-stage financing. You will develop an understanding of how to develop winning investor pitches, who and when to pitch, how to avoid common mistakes, and how to ‘get to the close’. In the final Capstone Project, you will apply the tools and concepts from the specialization courses by crafting a comprehensive, customer-validated business model, and creating a business plan and investor pitch.

Entrepreneurship: Launching an Innovative Business

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