Introduction to entrepreneurship
MGT-201 / 2 credits
Teacher: Bergamini Enrico
Language: English
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Summary
This course introduces entrepreneurship through the process of startup creation and technology commercialization. Working in teams, students identify opportunities, interview potential customers, and develop innovative startup concepts using modern entrepreneurial methods.
Content
The course covers several steps of the entrepreneurial process. Topics include opportunity identification, customer discovery and interviews, value proposition design, business models, technology commercialization, startup financing, and fundraising strategies. Throughout the semester, students work in teams to develop and validate a startup idea by applying modern entrepreneurial methods.
Keywords
Entrepreneurship, startup, entrepreneurial mindset, business model innovation, technology commercialization.
Learning Prerequisites
Required courses
None. If you have already taken the MGT-203, you cannot take this course.
Recommended courses
No specific courses recommended
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student must be able to:
- Identify and evaluate entrepreneurial opportunities.
- Analyze customer needs through interviews and customer discovery methods.
- Develop and iterate a startup business model.
- Assess / Evaluate markets and competitors for innovative products and services.
Transversal skills
- Evaluate one's own performance in the team, receive and respond appropriately to feedback.
- Access and evaluate appropriate sources of information.
- Make an oral presentation.
- Continue to work through difficulties or initial failure to find optimal solutions.
- Demonstrate the capacity for critical thinking
Teaching methods
The course combines lectures, guest speakers, case studies, startup projects, group work, customer interviews, and classroom presentations. Students gain hands-on experience with the entrepreneurial process by developing, testing, and refining a startup concept throughout the semester.
Expected student activities
This is a highly interactive and process-based course in which each session builds on the previous one. Student teams develop a startup concept through iterative experimentation, including customer interviews and continuous feedback. Regular attendance and active participation are therefore essential to ensure effective collaboration and project progress. Teams will be formed in Session 3, making attendance on Tuesday, 22nd September 2026, from 1:15 to 3:00 pm mandatory.
Assessment methods
60% New venture project
25% Peer-to-peer feedback
15% Class participation
Supervision
| Office hours | No |
| Assistant.e.s | Yes |
| Forum | No |
Resources
Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)
No
Bibliography
Relevant articles provided by instructor.
Moodle Link
In the programs
- Semester: Fall
- Number of places: 40
- Exam form: During the semester (winter session)
- Subject examined: Introduction to entrepreneurship
- Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: mandatory