Entrepreneurship & new venture strategy
MGT-413 / 4 crédits
Enseignant: Bavato Davide
Langue: Anglais
Withdrawal: It is not allowed to withdraw from this subject after the registration deadline.
Summary
A foundational course on the science and practice of launching new ventures. The purpose is to study and experience the first stages of the entrepreneurial process: from the identification of promising opportunities to the development of a viable and innovative business concept.
Content
- Introduction to entrepreneurship
- Opportunity identification and evaluation
- Entrepreneurial teams
- Pitching and presentation skills
- Testing and validation
- Business model design
- Marketing and business planning
- Financing and fundraising
- Social entrepreneurship
Keywords
Entrepreneurship, New ventures, Technology commercialization, Ideation, Prototyping, Lean Startup
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student must be able to:
- Recognize the challenges of new venture creation in a comprehensive, integrative way
- Experience the early stages of the entrepreneurial process by working on a venture project proposal
- Sharpen one's ability to analyze and evaluate new venture opportunities
- Write and present a convicing venture project proposal
- Develop an "entrepreneurial mindset"
Transversal skills
- Resolve conflicts in ways that are productive for the task and the people concerned.
- Continue to work through difficulties or initial failure to find optimal solutions.
- Take feedback (critique) and respond in an appropriate manner.
- Collect data.
- Take responsibility for environmental impacts of her/ his actions and decisions.
- Communicate effectively with professionals from other disciplines.
- Give feedback (critique) in an appropriate fashion.
- Negotiate effectively within the group.
- Demonstrate a capacity for creativity.
Teaching methods
- Team work (developing business plan for a new venture)
- In-class exercises
- Lectures
- Case studies
- Guest speakers
Assessment methods
The course follows a continuous assessment approach, which provides more opportunities for feedback and learning from peers, lecturers and experts, and distributes more evenly the workload. There are three main set of graded assignments:
New venture project (team assignment): 60%
Venture ideas presentation 15% - Business model presentation 15% - Business plan presentation 15% - Final report 15%
Peer-to-peer feedback (individual assignment): 20%
Feedback on venture ideas presentations 6% - Feedback on business model presentations - 7% - Feedback on business plan presentations 7%
Interview an Entrepreneur (individual assignement): 20%
Supervision
Office hours | Yes |
Assistants | Yes |
Forum | Yes |
Others | Office hours upon request |
Resources
Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)
No
Bibliography
Relevant readings and resources will be regularly shared by the instructor.
Ressources en bibliothèque
Websites
Moodle Link
Dans les plans d'études
- Semestre: Printemps
- Nombre de places: 60
- Forme de l'examen: Pendant le semestre (session d'été)
- Matière examinée: Entrepreneurship & new venture strategy
- Cours: 3 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
- Semestre: Printemps
- Nombre de places: 60
- Forme de l'examen: Pendant le semestre (session d'été)
- Matière examinée: Entrepreneurship & new venture strategy
- Cours: 3 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
- Semestre: Printemps
- Nombre de places: 60
- Forme de l'examen: Pendant le semestre (session d'été)
- Matière examinée: Entrepreneurship & new venture strategy
- Cours: 3 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines