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.
NR
Great course! I learned so much about what an entrepreneur is all about. I highly recommend this course if you are planning to start your own business.
YA
It was really insightful. The method of engagement is designed to encourage participation rather than just clicking through. Recommended reading materials are great and relevant.
JJ
The lectures were very useful and very clear. I learned a lot from this course. Thank you Prof. Pratt and Coursera.
OO
wonderful, i started this specialization 2 years ago, but had to stop.. am so fulfilled doing this again. thanks for the opportunity. we will surely meet at the top fellow course mates
MP
Think out the Box!!! I liked the course as it provides concrete tools and points to work on innovative ideas generation and opportunities analysis.
MK
This was a very informative course and I would highly recommend it to anyone who's eager to learn the basics of formulating a business model.
YI
Excellent material. Somehow a little boring and therefore won't get the 5 star.
SO
it has been the most interesting course and strongly recommends people to take them
DX
Teaching was made easy with real life illustrations. It made it easy to understand the course. I had a good time learning this first course.
JL
Excellent course! The absolute BEST course an entrepreneur can take to learn how to truly grown and expand their business!
ST
A very good course. It gives a very good insights into the finance required for start-ups. This course is a must for all the future entrepreneurs.
YM
Lots of things to learn, Thank you Coursera and Enterepreneueship Capstone Team.
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It is very flexible. The course helps to gather more information and teaches the actual proceedings of how the industry in working at present. The exams and assignments were fun to do too!
My experience was very good, thank you for designing this course and I hope to put everything I learn into practice in my special coffee project.
This is the most enlightening course I've taken since graduating from Ashford University four years ago. I've been looking for the right place to continue my graduate work and if the next 3 courses in this specialization are nearly as good as Dr. Green's First Step in Entrepreneurship, I'll be magnetized to UofMaryland's Technology Entrepreneurship Masters Degree!
I know nothing about entrepreneurship and after this course I was capable to analyse critically a venture. I learned about risk assessment, competition, customer needs identification and business planning.
I loved the course, very rich of real cases facilitating the understanding
very insightful...lots of examples and sample cases...totally enjoyed it.
They push the University of Maryland way too much, the book and the videos have much of the same content. The book that you buy is written by the professor who runs the course which I do not agree with. The book could be more direct in how it gives you the lessons.
Total waste of time. too superfluous and always try to sell you a book.
An entrepreneur doesn't have time to lost. Please remove this course.
I recommend this course, Extremely knowledgeable, in the beginning i thought it will be just a another book of bore-dome but it covers all the topics and questions in well manner, in every step it proved me wrong and i didn't get up from this course until i had completed it. I am very thank full to "coursera" and Dr, James for this effort.
A very extensive course that gives you the right framework and right mindset in developing innovative ideas for new companies. A must for someone who is a learner who has a vision for the future. I highly recommend this course for everyone planning to build
Thanks for providing this exceptional material, which clarifies and inspires people to launch their dreams into realities. Never is easy, but having this lectures as a tools to achieve them is great.
Good one with superficial details. I recommend one example for the entire opportunity analysis so that it helps to solve some doubts while we are making the opportunity analysis for our company.
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
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.
This course gives a spiritual strength to the entrepreneurs by providing the utmost information required to start a business as an entrepreneur.
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.
Was a very well organized module. Was really more informative than even a few accelerator programs I've been in.
Excellent.....extremely educative with videos and presentations on how a business has to perform.
Amazingly insightful course, especially for beginners like me.
Great professor. Learned so much!