Starting a new business begins with an idea that needs to evolve through experimentation, iteration and interactions with people. This course is for existing and potential entrepreneurs who are looking for guidance and support to make their ‘great idea’ a reality. In addition to reviewing the basic principles of entrepreneurship, this course guides you through the process of actively validating your idea in the market. We encourage you to identify and communicate good opportunities and to create and capture value from these opportunities. By working through the course and completing the activities you’ll learn how to get feedback that systematically tests different parts of your business idea. You will learn how to do this through interacting with potential customers, suppliers, partners and investors outside the course. Along the way, you will also become more confident in pitching your idea. By the end of the course you should have a validated business idea that you can start right away.
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How to Validate your Startup Idea
UNSW Sydney (The University of New South Wales)About this Course
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Try Coursera for BusinessSkills you will gain
- Lean Startup
- Value Proposition
- Investment
- Entrepreneurship
Flexible deadlines
Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
Shareable Certificate
Earn a Certificate upon completion
100% online
Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
Coursera Labs
Includes hands on learning projects.
Learn more about Coursera Labs Approx. 20 hours to complete
English
Could your company benefit from training employees on in-demand skills?
Try Coursera for BusinessSyllabus - What you will learn from this course
7 hours to complete
How can you learn entrepreneurship?
7 hours to complete
2 videos (Total 6 min), 4 readings, 6 quizzes
3 hours to complete
How is your idea valuable?
3 hours to complete
1 video (Total 5 min), 4 readings, 2 quizzes
3 hours to complete
How will you reach more customers?
3 hours to complete
1 video (Total 3 min), 2 readings, 3 quizzes
3 hours to complete
How profitable is your idea?
3 hours to complete
1 video (Total 3 min), 3 readings, 2 quizzes
Reviews
- 5 stars62.67%
- 4 stars19.01%
- 3 stars9.15%
- 2 stars4.22%
- 1 star4.92%
TOP REVIEWS FROM HOW TO VALIDATE YOUR STARTUP IDEA
by GLAug 31, 2019
Great course, a complicated subject made simple through great material.
by RHJan 21, 2017
I am loving it so far.
My only concerns are about the platform, would love to have a help chat or somebody who I can talk to.
by RBAug 27, 2020
Thanks to Allya and Martin! This is one of the best and most inspiring courses I've ever done. Such a worthwhile course!
by AAMay 5, 2020
very good and interesting communication and illustration to be an entrepreneur
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