E145: Technology Entrepreneurship
E145: Technology Entrepreneurship (Stanford Univ.). This course introduces the fundamentals of technology entrepreneurship, pioneered in Silicon Valley and now influencing other locations around the world. You will learn the process used by technology entrepreneurs to start companies. It involves taking a technology idea and finding a high-potential commercial opportunity, gathering resources such as talent and capital, figuring out how to sell and market the idea, and managing rapid growth. The class demonstrates the entrepreneurial mindset ... when others see insurmountable problems, people look for opportunities in technology and business solutions. A technology entrepreneurial perspective is also a wonderful way of thinking in order to tackle new opportunities in social entrepreneurship, whether it is in government or NGOs (non-profits).
| Lecture 11 - Customer Development and the Business Model Canvas |
Chuck Eesley discusses the customer development methodology and the business model canvas. In this video, he talks about how the scientific method can be applied to the process of entrepreneurship. Also discussed are some examples of ways to run experiments and the value of being balanced between optimism/pessimism and being persistent/flexible.
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