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About the Course

How does a good idea become a viable business opportunity? What is entrepreneurship and who fits the profile of an entrepreneur? This introductory course is designed to introduce you to the foundational concepts of entrepreneurship, including the definition of entrepreneurship, the profile of the entrepreneur, the difference between entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial management, and the role of venture creation in society. You’ll explore where technology entrepreneurship and impact entrepreneurship align and where they diverge, and you’ll learn proven techniques for identifying the opportunity, assessing the opportunity, hypothesis testing and creating a prototype. By the end of this course, you’ll know how to test, validate and prototype your idea, and also whether or not you fit the profile of an entrepreneur! You’ll also be ready to move on to the next phase of entrepreneurship in Entrepreneurship 2: Launching the Start-Up....

Top reviews

AG

May 4, 2017

'Entrepreneurship 1: Developing the Opportunity' made me believe that i had all that one should know before starting up. I would recommend this course to all those looking to build the next big thing.

GR

Dec 3, 2018

Even as I had started with a fragmented idea about entrepreneurship, this course kind of helped to articulate and build a structure of thought process around it. Looking forward for the courses ahead.

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By Viona

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May 25, 2021

This course is interesting and helpful. I gain a lot of new insights and a broader perspective of entrepreneurship.

By Murugan R

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Aug 10, 2020

I learned really awesome details about how the entrepreneur will start they journey and Developing the Opportunity

By David v W

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Aug 6, 2023

Great study so far. With this knowledge I have to deal less with uncertainty and risk upon starting my enterprise.

By Jubair N

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Jul 29, 2017

The course is really good and every entrepreneurs out there should take this course. You'll then see for yourself.

By Piyush J

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Jun 22, 2020

This was really an amazing experience learning so many things about Developing Opportunities in Entrepreneaurship

By Danilo L J

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May 23, 2020

The course is detailed wherein I learned lots of great concepts that will help me a lot with my entrepreneurship.

By Sohum G

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May 12, 2020

All the information you need, right in one place. Lucid format, clear and concise material. 10/10 would recommend

By Jaideep

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Mar 26, 2020

Very helpful course for those young minds who are looking for some guidance to go ahead with their startup ideas.

By Abdulrhman R

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Dec 5, 2016

very good as intro it has added to me a lot of values but still need for update it's tools and external resources

By Tomas M

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Feb 5, 2017

Excelente! Mucha y muy valiosa información. Muy importante para todo aquel que quiere empezar una empresa nueva.

By Sarah W M

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May 22, 2016

This course is very practical and insightful. I recommend this course if you are interested in Entrepreneurship.

By Karan N

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Mar 13, 2016

Good course. But the content is very less.You should include some readings and longer videos.Thank you everyone.

By Liz B

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Apr 25, 2020

Lots of crucial information, great presentations, and wonderful testimonials from entrepreneurs.

Thanks Wharton.

By wasuporn h

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Apr 21, 2020

Clear explanations. Cover all basic knowledge of entrepreneurship. I hope to study more and more in this field.

By Suzie W

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Apr 8, 2020

This course has given me a huge insight into becoming an entrepreneur. I feel very privileged to have taken it.

By David O

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Mar 19, 2019

I found the course to be an excellent overview of how to think about and assess your startup or business ideas.

By Ji H

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Mar 4, 2016

It's great to learn the entrepreneurship here, this course expended my vision, offer me a new tool to thinking.

By Andre S

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Jun 24, 2020

If you want to start a business, this course will put you on the right track. Very enlightening and practical.

By Belen R

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May 17, 2020

Great course to familiarize yourself with the topic of Entrepreneurship and discover if this field is for you.

By Benjamin C

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Mar 22, 2020

Very helpful course to help me plan next steps and evaluate my current plan for launching a service start-up.

By Vinod K

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Oct 13, 2019

Very good content to understand basics.Need to add challenges part also to start new business with new idea .

By Claire l

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Dec 25, 2017

I was skeptical at first but now I am motivated and ready to complete all the courses, loved the information.

By Amrit R

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Jan 8, 2017

This is a great learning from the masters in the field. Gave a good polish to the grey areas in my knowledge.

By Mayank S

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May 9, 2021

A great course taught by great teachers. Learnt a lot about business strategy and how to structure my ideas.

By Willice C D J

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Dec 23, 2018

The course was very good and informative. Can't wait to take the next course in earning the Specialization.