University of Virginia - Effectuation: Lessons From Expert Entrepreneurs
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Effectuation: Lessons From Expert Entrepreneurs at Coursera Overview
Duration | 15 hours |
Start from | Start Now |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Effectuation: Lessons From Expert Entrepreneurs at Coursera Highlights
- Earn a Certificate upon completion
Effectuation: Lessons From Expert Entrepreneurs at Coursera Course details
- In this course, you will learn how effectual entrepreneurship helps overcome four obstacles people commonly face when they think about becoming an entrepreneur
- We will not be going into the nitty gritty details of starting a new venture
- Instead, we will explore the lived experiences of entrepreneurs around the world--people who have built for-profit, non-profit, and other kinds of ventures
- You will learn from these expert entrepreneurs how to think and act effectually, co-create new possibilities from things already within your control, and tackle uncertainty without having to predict the future
Effectuation: Lessons From Expert Entrepreneurs at Coursera Curriculum
I Don't Have an Idea
Welcome to Effectuation: Lessons from Expert Entrepreneurs
Course Introduction
Introduction to Week 1
Introduction to Effectuation
Principles of Effectuation
Week 1 Story
Bird-in-Hand Principle
Means Driven vs. Goal Driven
Week 1 Action Assignment
Week 1 Conclusion
Course Overview & Requirements
Opportunities for Further Study
Resource
The Five Principles of Effectuation
Week 1 Action Assignment Checklist
Lesson 1: Practice Quiz
Lesson 2: Practice Quiz
Week 1: Final Quiz
I Don't Have Resources
Introduction to Week 2
Affordable Loss Principle
Affordable Loss and Opportunity Cost
Where Do Ventures NOT Get Their Funding?
Crazy Quilt Principle
The Effectual Ask
Week 2 Story
Week 2 Action Assignment
Week 2 Conclusion
Art of the Effectual Ask
Week 2 Action Assignment Checklist
Lesson 1: Practice Quiz
Lesson 2: Practice Quiz
Week 2: Final Quiz
I'm Afraid to Fail
Introduction to Week 3
Daymond John: Sleepless Nights
Lemonade Principle
Where Do Ventures Get Funding and What Are Their Failure Rates?
Pilot-in-the-Plane Principle
Week 3 Story
Week 3 Action Assignment
Week 3 Conclusion
Week 3 Action Assignment
Lesson 1: Practice Quiz
Lesson 2: Practice Quiz
Week 3: Final Quiz
I Don't Know What to Do
Introduction to Week 4
Navigating the Prediction-Control Space
Week 4 Story
The Effectual Process
The Effectual Cycle
The Entrepreneurial Method
Week 4 Action Assignment
Week 4 Conclusion
Course Conclusion
Resource
The Effectual Process
"Ought" to "Can": Questions for an Entrepreneurial Future
Week 4 Action Assignment Checklist
Lesson 1: Practice Quiz
Lesson 2: Practice Quiz
Week 4: Final Quiz
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