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This course assists aspiring and active entrepreneurs in developing great ideas into great companies. With strong economies presenting rich opportunities for new venture creation, and challenging economic times presenting the necessity for many to make their own job, the need to develop the skills to develop and act on innovative business opportunities is increasingly vital. 
Using proven content, methods, and models for new venture opportunity assessment and analysis, you will learn how to:

* Identify and analyze entrepreneurial opportunities;
* Enhance your entrepreneurial mindset;
* Improve your strategic decision-making; and 
* Build innovative business models.

Our goal is to demystify the startup process, and to help you build the skills to identify and act on innovative opportunities now, and in the future.

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/landing.

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Skills you will gain

Opportunity Identification
Management
Innovation
Entrepreneurship

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Course 1 of 4 in the

Entrepreneurship: Launching an Innovative Business Specialization

Approx. 8 hours to complete

English

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Dr. James V. Green

Managing Director of Learning and Development

Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute

103,223 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

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Week

Week 1

2 hours to complete

Introduction to Innovation and Entrepreneurship

2 hours to complete

9 videos (Total 56 min), 9 readings, 1 quiz

9 videos

Preview of the Course1m

Introduction to the course5m

What is entrepreneurship?4m

Who is an entrepreneur?7m

Entrepreneurship, creativity, & innovation6m

The world's most innovative companies6m

Types of innovation14m

Entrepreneurs and strategic decisions6m

The opportunity analysis canvas3m

9 readings

Welcome to Developing Innovative Ideas for New Companies3m

Meet Dr. James V. Green3m

Connect with your Classmates3m

Accelerate Your Career with the #1 Online Master’s Degree for Startup Entrepreneurs5m

Our book for the course3m

Reading: The Opportunity Analysis Canvas20m

Slides1m

"The Innovator's Dilemma" by Clayton Christensen1m

"Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative" by Ken Robinson1m

1 practice exercise

Entrepreneurial perspective20m

Week

Week 2

2 hours to complete

Entrepreneurial Mindset, Motivations, and Behaviors

2 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 49 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz

8 videos

Introduction to entrepreneurial mindset, motivations, and behaviors2m

Entrepreneurial mindset9m

Guest Lecture with Alexa von Tobel, Founder and CEO of LearnVest.com8m

Entrepreneurial motivations7m

Guest Lecture with Penny Pritzker, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker - How did you decide to become an entrepreneur?2m

Entrepreneurial behaviors4m

Risk taking in entrepreneurial decision-making6m

Risk, uncertainty, and stakeholder involvement8m

3 readings

Reading: The Opportunity Analysis Canvas20m

Slides1m

The Entrepreneurial Mindset: Strategies for Continuously Creating Opportunity in an Age of Uncertainty by Rita Gunther McGrath and Ian MacMillan1m

1 practice exercise

Entrepreneurial mindset, motivations, and behaviors20m

Week

Week 3

2 hours to complete

Industry Understanding

2 hours to complete

9 videos (Total 91 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz

9 videos

Introduction to industry understanding41s

Knowledge conditions6m

Demand conditions17m

Industry lifecycle10m

Industry structure23m

Competitive advantage15m

Learning curve5m

Complementary assets6m

Reputation effects4m

3 readings

Reading: The Opportunity Analysis Canvas20m

Slides1m

"The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It" by Michael E. Gerber1m

1 practice exercise

Industry analysis20m

Week

Week 4

3 hours to complete

Customer Understanding and Business Modeling

3 hours to complete

11 videos (Total 89 min), 6 readings, 2 quizzes

11 videos

Introduction to customer understanding49s

Macro changes that increase new venture opportunities7m

Guest Lecture with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker - How Can Government and Entrepreneurs Work Together?2m

Guest Lecture with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker - Why Is Skills Training and Development Important For Entrepreneurs and Government?1m

Exploring real market needs6m

Satisfying real market needs8m

Strategic positioning8m

Strategic planning3m

Value innovation6m

Opportunity identification6m

Bonus Lecture: Business Models from the Classroom38m

6 readings

Reading: The Opportunity Analysis Canvas20m

Slides1m

"The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses" by Eric Ries1m

"Business Model Generation: A Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengers" by Alexander Osterwalder and Yves Pigneur1m

"Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make Competition Irrelevant" by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne1m

Accelerate Your Career with the #1 Online Master’s Degree for Corporate Innovators and Startup Entrepreneurs5m

2 practice exercises

Customer analysis30m

Business plan evaluation20m

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TOP REVIEWS FROM DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE IDEAS FOR NEW COMPANIES: THE FIRST STEP IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP

by AKFeb 1, 2019

This is very nice course for the people who wants to start their own startup. This course really helps to make different types of decisions.

by DAMar 21, 2021

This course was so helpful! It was interesting, surprisingly very practical, and has proven to be quite useful in my small business operations. Thank you!

by HDJul 21, 2021

It's really a great course providing insights and tools for generating Innovative Ideas. Most importantly, the examples and illustrations taken from the real market makes the concepts crystal clear.

by MIMar 16, 2016

It is very interesting course for those who wants to know about entrepreneurship from scratch. The practical examples will enrich you to get the right concept. Worth Studying

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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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