Startup courses can help you learn business planning, market analysis, financial modeling, and customer validation techniques. You can build skills in pitching ideas, managing resources, and developing go-to-market strategies. Many courses introduce tools like Lean Canvas for business modeling, Trello for project management, and Google Analytics for tracking user engagement, showing how these skills can be applied in real-world startup environments.

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Value Propositions, Social Media Marketing, Strategic Planning, Social Media Strategy, Search Engine Optimization, Competitive Analysis, Digital Media Strategy, Web Analytics and SEO, Business Modeling, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Business Strategy, Market Analysis, Content Marketing, Paid media, Digital Marketing, Email Marketing, Google Ads, Video Production
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Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Skills you'll gain: Innovation, Creative Problem-Solving, Team Building, Ideation, Creative Thinking, Entrepreneurship, Visionary, Initiative and Leadership, New Product Development, Design and Product, Strategic Planning, Persistence, Overcoming Obstacles, Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Skills you'll gain: Business Planning, Entrepreneurship, Market Research, Financial Statement Analysis, New Business Development, Competitive Analysis, Market Analysis, Project Planning, Cash Flow Forecasting, Product Development, Video Production, Presentations, Risk Analysis
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Minnesota
Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Process Mapping, Kanban Principles, User Experience Design, Lean Methodologies, Lean Manufacturing, Agile Software Development, Product Development, Lean Six Sigma, Process Improvement, Software Development, Software Development Methodologies, Continuous Improvement Process, Innovation, Prototyping
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Exploit development, Penetration Testing, Malware Protection, Network Monitoring, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Cyber Security Assessment, Vulnerability Scanning, Network Security, Network Protocols, Network Analysis, Scripting, Remote Access Systems, Python Programming, Command-Line Interface
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Package and Software Management, Job Control Language (JCL), Unix, Systems Administration, Shell Script, Unix Commands, Operating System Administration, Disaster Recovery, Operating Systems, System Software, TCP/IP, System Monitoring, Network Troubleshooting, Debugging, System Configuration, Software Installation, Network Administration
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Target Audience, Customer experience improvement, Customer Analysis, Customer Engagement, Persona Development, Customer Insights, Market Research, Marketing Strategies, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Business Development, Consumer Behaviour, Data Analysis, Data Ethics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Emory University
Skills you'll gain: Marketing Channel, Marketing Strategies, E-Commerce, B2B Sales, Business Relationship Management, Market Dynamics, Brand Management, Strategic Partnership, Customer experience strategy (CX), Case Studies
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Cisco Learning and Certifications
Skills you'll gain: Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Network Protocols
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, Cloud-Native Computing, Google Cloud Platform, YAML, Containerization, Application Deployment, Configuration Management, MongoDB, Infrastructure Security, Network Security, Data Storage, Scalability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Skills you'll gain: Team Building, Team Leadership, Leadership and Management, Rapport Building, Employee Onboarding, Leadership, Recognizing Others, Team Motivation, Performance Analysis, Employee Performance Management, Meeting Facilitation, Constructive Feedback, Safety Culture, Productivity, Workplace inclusivity, Coaching, Empathy, Goal Setting, Planning, Communication
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Yunus Social Business Fund Bengaluru
Skills you'll gain: Cash Flows, Financial Analysis, Decision Making, Risk Analysis, Business Valuation, Strategic Decision-Making, Cost Benefit Analysis, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Capital Budgeting, Finance, Stakeholder Analysis, Socioeconomics, Business Ethics, Return On Investment, Business Modeling, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Business Acumen, Social Sciences
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months