DO Your Venture: Entrepreneurship For Everyone (edX)

You will learn the “DO your Venture” ideology, which will teach you common paths entrepreneurs take when launching their own venture. You will also learn the tools and techniques for generating ideas and then test your ideas in the field and gather feedback.

The course will end with a focus on the Lean Canvas business model and effectuation, which is a set of decision-making principles expert entrepreneurs use in situations of uncertainty.

This course is part of the Entrepreneurship MicroMasters Program.

What you'll learn:

- How to integrate a strong action philosophy in developing entrepreneurial ideas, focusing around the "DO Your Venture" ideology

- Common paths taken by successful entrepreneurs

- Pre-venture idea creation and evaluation

- How to rapidly develop and test ideas by gathering quick customer feedback

- Tools to successfully launch your venture including Lean Canvas

Syllabus

WEEK 1 Introduction to DO Your Venture

You will learn about Do Philosophy, myths of entrepreneurship, equifinality, and types of entrepreneurs

WEEK 2 Opportunities and Idea Generation

You will be introduced to multiple toolkits for Idea Generation, Antecedents Of Opportunities and Jobs To Be Done Framework

WEEK 3 Idea Validation and Evaluation

Introduction to importance of Idea Evaluation and also tips from entrepreneurs and mentors on Idea Validation

WEEK 4Lean Canvas

You will learn about traditional Business Plan versus Lean Canvas model and how to use effectively use Lean Canvas to document your venture progress.

WEEK 5 Effectuation

Introduction to effectuation and how effectuation principle helps in entrepreneurial intent and action

WEEK 6, we will talk about BOOTSTRAPPING and its importance for the early days of the venture.