Basics of entrepreneurship: thinking and doing

ESSEC brings entrepreneurial thinking together with methods for developing an idea. Foundations and tools come before two modules on entrepreneurship and innovation methods. The beginner outline offers a structured starting route rather than a course focused solely on fundraising.

What you will learn

• Explain core ideas in entrepreneurship.
• Use a framework to organize an opportunity.
• Choose a method for investigating or developing an idea.

Who this suits

Beginners exploring entrepreneurship. Detailed prerequisites are not listed.

Before you enroll

Frameworks help organize uncertainty but cannot validate a venture by themselves. Compare the course methods with the kind of problem and evidence your idea requires.

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Put it into practice

Map a fictional venture with one course framework. Identify the assumption that matters most and design a small, inexpensive test for it.

Source and review

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