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Entrepreneurship: Launching an Innovative Business SpecializationUniversity of Maryland, College Park

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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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Entrepreneurship: Launching an Innovative Business Specialization

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Skills you will gain

Opportunity Identification
Management
Innovation
Entrepreneurship

Flexible deadlines

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Shareable Certificate

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Coursera Labs

Includes hands on learning projects.

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Course 1 of 4 in the

Entrepreneurship: Launching an Innovative Business Specialization

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English

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Dr. James V. Green

Managing Director of Learning and Development

Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute

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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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Week1

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 Course1mIntroduction to the course5mWhat is entrepreneurship?4mWho is an entrepreneur?7mEntrepreneurship, creativity, & innovation6mThe world's most innovative companies6mTypes of innovation14mEntrepreneurs and strategic decisions6mThe opportunity analysis canvas3m

9 readings

Welcome to Developing Innovative Ideas for New Companies3mMeet Dr. James V. Green3mConnect with your Classmates3mAccelerate Your Career with the #1 Online Master’s Degree for Startup Entrepreneurs and Corporate Innovators5mOur book for the course3mReading: The Opportunity Analysis Canvas20mSlides1m"The Innovator's Dilemma" by Clayton Christensen1m"Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative" by Ken Robinson1m

1 practice exercise

Entrepreneurial perspective20m

Week2

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 behaviors2mEntrepreneurial mindset9mGuest Lecture with Alexa von Tobel, Founder and CEO of LearnVest.com8mEntrepreneurial motivations7mGuest Lecture with Penny Pritzker, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker - How did you decide to become an entrepreneur?2mEntrepreneurial behaviors4mRisk taking in entrepreneurial decision-making6mRisk, uncertainty, and stakeholder involvement8m

3 readings

Reading: The Opportunity Analysis Canvas20mSlides1mThe 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

Week3

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 understanding41sKnowledge conditions6mDemand conditions17mIndustry lifecycle10mIndustry structure23mCompetitive advantage15mLearning curve5mComplementary assets6mReputation effects4m

3 readings

Reading: The Opportunity Analysis Canvas20mSlides1m"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

Week4

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 understanding49sMacro changes that increase new venture opportunities7mGuest Lecture with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker - How Can Government and Entrepreneurs Work Together?2mGuest Lecture with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker - Why Is Skills Training and Development Important For Entrepreneurs and Government?1mExploring real market needs6mSatisfying real market needs8mStrategic positioning8mStrategic planning3mValue innovation6mOpportunity identification6mBonus Lecture: Business Models from the Classroom38m

6 readings

Reading: The Opportunity Analysis Canvas20mSlides1m"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 Mauborgne1mAccelerate Your Career with the #1 Online Master’s Degree for Startup Entrepreneurs and Corporate Innovators5m

2 practice exercises

Customer analysis30mBusiness plan evaluation20m

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

by DFeb 8, 2017

thank you very much i did enjoy a lot the all program was relevant to the current situation of the economy i am really great-full for your courses its time for me to do it in practical

by PLMar 10, 2016

This course is interesting and appropriately paced for an online class. I recommend it to all beginning entrepreneurs as a way to start thinking about how to start their company.

by SVJul 30, 2020

Sir john green has simplified the course so much that even someone who doesn't have any background in entrepreneurship can understand it.

Looking forward to learn more from him.

by JDJun 8, 2016

Content is good and teaching material is of good quality. Some more examples of the application of the concepts discussed during the lectures could make this course even more interesting.

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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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