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15 hours

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  • 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
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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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    Important Dates

    May 25, 2024
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