If you want to find out how to begin to scale up a start-up company, this course is for you! This course will guide you through all the key questions you need to ask yourself to prepare to scale up a start-up, provide you with key tips and frameworks to begin the scaleup process for a start-up, and offer insights from real, successful companies who have been in your shoes before and have scaled up their start-ups.
Why Scale a Startup?
Why Scale a Startup?
This course is part of Scale Up Your Startup Specialization
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You'll learn what you need to ask yourself before you start to scale up a startup
You'll get practical tips and advice on how to begin the journey from startup to scaleup
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There are 4 modules in this course
This week, we will take a high-level look at the place of scaling and scaleups within entrepreneurship and innovation and begin to formulate how scaleups and startups differ: when is it time to scale up? How do you transition from startup to scaleup? And what are some of the pitfalls of scaling up your company too soon?
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What makes a scaleup different than a startup? What questions should you be asking yourself before you start to scale up? And does startup type determine scaleup strategy? These are a few of the key questions we will address in this module.
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3 videos6 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt1 plugin
Is scaling a sprint or a marathon? That depends on your view on risk, your industry insight, and how weatherproof your company can be - all of which we will cover in this module.
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3 videos8 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt1 plugin
We hear a lot about exponentiality, but what does it actually mean? In this module, we will establish the key differences between growth (which is linear) and scaling (which is exponential), looking at examples from successful companies to further illustrate this difference as we prepare to scale up.
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3 videos7 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt1 plugin
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Reviewed on Apr 25, 2023
Very practical!
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Reviewed on Feb 8, 2024
I found it's a good course that transfers lots of experience & knowledge. My only note is that focusing on articles rather than recorded video, still added something to me.
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Reviewed on Jun 20, 2023
Super informative with great extra material to dive deeper into the topics.
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