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 16 - Entrepreneurial Sales and Marketing |
Chuck Eesley discusses entrepreneurial sales and marketing, including the role of marketing in defining the target customer and how this choice then drive the go-to-market strategy. The video also goes through metrics for marketing and the role of marketing in driving customers towards the sales and distribution funnels.
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