Course Summary

• A one-hour-per-week course (1 credit) based on lectures by guest entrepreneurs.
• The guest lecturers come from industry, government, and municipal sectors, and will present different aspects of the entrepreneurial process.
• You’ll get a taste of each field and see if you, too, have caught the “entrepreneurship bug.”

About the Course

Schedule: Fall Semester, Wednesdays 17:50–19:00
Credits: 1
Lecturer: Dr. Moshe Shavit
Office Hours: By appointment, before or after class
Location: To be determined
Eligibility: Undergraduate students
Prerequisites: None
Course Syllabus: Click here
Additional Requirements: If the course is held online, students will be required to keep their cameras on during class. In the case of recorded sessions, gallery view images will not be recorded. Failure to turn on the camera will be considered an absence.

Course Description

Entrepreneurs and startups drive the breakthroughs that shape our world: in energy, medicine, communications, and social impact. This course gives you a front-row seat to the entrepreneurial journey through guest lectures from real-world entrepreneurs.

By the end of the course, you’ll understand the key elements of the entrepreneurial process, what makes a successful entrepreneur, and hear firsthand stories of startups that have succeeded and failed.

Topics include:

• The traits of successful entrepreneurs

• How to identify and validate a strong idea

• Startup business models

• The step-by-step entrepreneurial process

• Fundraising and investment

• Intellectual property protection

• Social and industry-specific ventures

• Insights from incubators and innovation authorities

• Team dynamics and founders’ agreements

This course is perfect for anyone curious about entrepreneurship and looking to see how ideas become real ventures.