Brief Course Description
1. Course Title:
Technology Entrepreneurship & New Venture Creation
2. Language of Instruction:
English
3. Course Code:
INT647036
4. Credits:
2
5. Course Objectives:
This course aims to provide students with the knowledge, skills, and entrepreneurial mindset required to create, develop, and manage technology-based ventures. Learners will be able to identify and evaluate business opportunities, design business models and venture plans, mobilize financial resources, develop products using lean approaches, manage risks, and scale ventures in a global context, while integrating principles of sustainability and social responsibility.
6. Brief Description of Course Content:
The course Technology Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation equips students with essential knowledge and tools to establish and grow technology-based ventures. The content follows the entrepreneurial journey from idea to enterprise and includes: (1) Entrepreneurial mindset, skills, and characteristics of technology entrepreneurs; (2) Opportunity recognition and evaluation through market needs analysis, technology trends, and competitive environment assessment; (3) Business model design and venture planning, with emphasis on the Business Model Canvas and technology-driven models such as SaaS, freemium, and platform-based businesses; (4) Product and market development using Lean Startup, Design Thinking, and Minimum Viable Product (MVP) approaches; (5) Entrepreneurial finance and resource mobilization, including angel investors, venture capital, pitching skills, and early-stage financial management; (6) Organizing, managing, and operating technology startups with flexible structures, innovative culture, and risk management practices; (7) Growth and scaling strategies, including market expansion, internationalization, and strategic alliances; and (8) Sustainable entrepreneurship focusing on ESG, green innovation, social responsibility, and emerging technology entrepreneurship trends such as AI, IoT, biotech, and digital technologies. Through lectures, international case studies, and group projects, students will gain a comprehensive experience of the technology entrepreneurship process and develop capabilities to build innovative ventures in practice.