Understand how the law influences the success of entrepreneurs. Know your options for establishing and managing a new company. Build awareness of employment laws and policies impacting entrepreneurs. Avoid the legal pitfalls that can encumber...
This Innovation and Entrepreneurship course focuses on the interconnection between entrepreneurial thinking and innovation. Specifically, we look at models used in Silicon Valley to grow both start-up companies as well as innovation inside large or...
This course will explore the earlier stages of the entrepreneurial venture process across four modules. The modules will examine the nature of growth and error in entrepreneurial settings and how to manage resources in those...
This course assists aspiring and active entrepreneurs in developing great ideas into great companies. With strong economies presenting rich opportunities for new venture creation, and challenging economic times presenting the necessity for many to m...
The course aims at providing knowledge and experience to entrepreneurs and would-be entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs generally start with a mission, a new idea that they want to bring to the world. If the idea is original,...
This management course focuses on the innovation process by presenting students with methodologies for problem solving and innovation that require research, persistence, and agility. Students will be encouraged to: • Synthesize existing ideas, imag...
This course will provide an in-depth exploration of desktop 3D printing hardware. It will examine the history of desktop 3D printing and demonstrate how 3D printers are made and how they work. This course will...
This course builds on previous concepts and outlines strategies and tactics for forming, financing, and launching a new venture. Topics to be addressed will include building the new venture’s initial management team, identifying and reaching...
How do we create innovative and effective solutions to social problems around the world ? This course was designed for individuals and organizations who want to identify and bring about transformative societal change. Professors Jim...
This capstone course is the final course of the Value Creation Through Innovation Specialization. The specialization covers technology bases innovation and transformation and how to spot and to capitalize on emerging opportunities. UC Berkeley Haas...
This course offers an introduction to social impact strategy and social entrepreneurship, including key concepts, an overview of the field, and tools to get started as a changemaker. Students will learn how to innovate and...
Thinking and doing the same things faster and better is not enough for innovation; we need creativity. Fortunately, creativity is a skill you can learn. This course will examine when, why, and how you can...
Aging has been coined as one of the major societal challenges. The fact that we simply live longer, is in itself not a problem but rather a triumph. However, this unprecedented demographic change significantly affects...
Define and categorize your customers and their needs. Compare your business to competitors to define your competitive advantage. Express your Customer Value Proposition (CVP). Develop a pricing strategy for your business.
This Innovation and Entrepreneurship course focuses on the interconnection between entrepreneurial thinking and innovation. Specifically, we look at models used in Silicon Valley to grow both start-up companies as well as innovation inside large or...
In this Capstone project, you will be assembling a pitch deck for a new venture, including the key deliverables (e. g. , customer needs, concept description, financials, and so forth). You will review your peers'...
Facebook, AirBnB, Tesla, Amazon, Uber. In just a few years, companies like these have changed the face of the global economy. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of start-ups are disrupting old business models, taking on centennial...
Once you have a prototype and a clearer vision of the opportunity, you’ll need to create a small organization to discover how to create a repeatable and scalable business model. Designed to provide you with...
This course is the first in a series on starting a business. Though new venture creation is the focus of the specialization, this course is important for everyone. To create a successful business it is...
Identify the potential operational challenges as businesses grow. Recognize how embracing technology can support business growth. Develop detailed maps of key processes in your operational business. Appraise the operational strengths and weaknesses o...