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Overview
All of today’s well-known companies got started the exact same way: as an idea within someone’s head.
While the idea itself is an important prerequisite for success, it was rather what these individuals did with it that enabled them to become the success that they are today. You can learn to think and act like these innovators too.
This course helps you to turn your idea into a real-life business and make it a commercial success:
Find and assess your idea
- What does it actually mean to be entrepreneur?
- Are entrepreneurs born or made?
- How to actually find an idea to start a business?
- Does my idea have what it takes?
Turn your idea into action
- How to deal with uncertainty?
- What are the core questions that I have to answer to make my idea successful?
- How to assemble the right team of people to help me get my idea off the ground?
Set yourself up to succeed
- How to know what my customers really expect?
- Do I have to stick to my original idea no matter what?
- What are typical traps into which entrepreneurs fall at the start of their career?
We will walk you through real-life examples of the various stages of the entrepreneurial process to help you understand how it differs from that of established companies and how you can apply it for your own purposes. A series of homework exercises, tutorials and case studies will enable you to develop a perspective that goes beyond the theoretical scope to prepare you for actual situations.
By doing so, this course will not only give you specific tools to start you own venture but also to transfer the benefits of entrepreneurial thinking to a corporate context, thereby preparing you for leading positions in Business Development, Strategy and General Management and of course as an Entrepreneur. Learners from the industries of Business Development and Entrepreneurs from all over the world already completed the course.
The Thinking and Acting like an Entrepreneur course is part of the Managing Technology and Innovation - How to Deal with Disruptive Change MicroMasters Program from The RWTH Aachen University - RWTHx.
Programme Structure
What you'll learn
How entrepreneurs discover their business ideas and determine their commercial potential
- How to distinguish entrepreneurial and managerial thought patterns
- The specific skill set required to launch a new venture
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 42 days
- 6 hrs/week
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
Language
English
Delivered
Online
- Self-paced
Campus Location
- Portland, United States
Disciplines
Entrepreneurship View 82 other Short Courses in Entrepreneurship in United StatesWhat students do after studying
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- Some prior experience required
- Unfortunately, learners residing in one or more of the following countries or regions will not be able to register for this course: Iran, Cuba and the Crimea region of Ukraine. While edX has sought licenses from the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to offer our courses to learners in these countries and regions, the licenses we have received are not broad enough to allow us to offer this course in all locations. edX truly regrets that U.S. sanctions prevent us from offering all of our courses to everyone, no matter where they live.
Tuition Fees
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