Entrepreneurship and Venture Development
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Course Title:

Certificate course on Entrepreneurship and Venture Development



Course Description:

The course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of venture development. It focuses on critical success elements that are essential to creating high-potential start-ups wherein students form a Practice Venture, build a Minimum Viable Product, and conduct market tests.



Course instructional level:

Beginner/Intermediate

Course Duration:

One Semester

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Course coordinator's profile(s):

Dr. Rupesh Pais Director- RCOEM TBI,
Dean- Entrepreneurship, Innovation Startup & Incubation

Prerequisites, if any:

NA

Syllabus (Course content):

Module 1: Opportunity discovery, problem validation & sharpening problem pitch.
Module 2: Market and customer segmentation, market positioning, and creating the customer persona.
Module 3: Sustainable differentiation strategy - value proposition canvas- create a compelling reason for the customer to adopt the product.
Module 4: Business model, minimum viable product - how to build and test a business model.
Module 5: Creating a sustainable business plan - sales plan, people plan, financial plan & unit economics, metrics that matter & funding plan.
Module 6: Go-to-market strategy, branding and positioning, managing growth and targeting scale, and funding strategy.

Project Details
Students will have to identify a problem, develop the core value proposition, form a Practice Venture, build a Minimum Viable Product, and conduct market tests.

Course Outcomes:

At the end of this course, the students will be able to:
  • Identify a business opportunity and validate it.
  • Identify the target market and customer persona.
  • Craft a core value proposition
  • Build their business model and minimum viable product.
  • Build sales, financial and funding plans.
  • Identify the go-to-market channels and strategies, and would be able to create the pitch deck.




Course conducted in association with RCOEM Technology Business Incubators Foundation