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  • 1.  one lecture to get going on startups

    Posted 06-08-2015 17:27

    Prof. Gupta, I have to agree with colleagues Autry and Krueger. Mind you, I don't think that you can do all that Norris suggests in one class - it's hard enough in a semester (though I do agree with him there). In any event, you can get them brainstorming about customer segments they could listen to... but again, how much actual listening could they do with those constraints?

    So where does this leave you? The core principal I can suggest is build on what students already know.  If you can identify in advance a set of students who have started to learn from actual markets, you could give a quick overview of a few main points about business models and have them brainstorm and report back. I'd have to say I'd try to get at least a few sessions. One would be tough.

    Alex


    Alex Stewart, Ph.D.
    Professor of Management
    Coleman Foundation Chair in Entrepreneurship
    Marquette University
    Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881
    Office: 414 288-7188
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  • 2.  one lecture to get going on startups

    Posted 06-09-2015 17:53
    Thanks, Alex -- if you can engage the entrep community, you can keep it going (even if outside of class). I really like Alex's idea of peer instruction.

    p.s. also there was a prior discussion about students who didn't necessarily want to be there... so maybe think about a corporate entrep angle? I remember ages ago, Carsrud did this with Cisco at UCLA (12 teams each took a different global product-market, iirc).


    Norris

     "How can I help you to grow entrepreneurs?" 
    Norris Krueger, Ph.D.
    Entrepreneurship Northwest
         208.440.3747


    On Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 3:26 PM, Stewart, Alex <alex.stewart@marquette.edu> wrote:

    Prof. Gupta, I have to agree with colleagues Autry and Krueger. Mind you, I don't think that you can do all that Norris suggests in one class - it's hard enough in a semester (though I do agree with him there). In any event, you can get them brainstorming about customer segments they could listen to... but again, how much actual listening could they do with those constraints?

    So where does this leave you? The core principal I can suggest is build on what students already know.  If you can identify in advance a set of students who have started to learn from actual markets, you could give a quick overview of a few main points about business models and have them brainstorm and report back. I'd have to say I'd try to get at least a few sessions. One would be tough.

    Alex


    Alex Stewart, Ph.D.
    Professor of Management
    Coleman Foundation Chair in Entrepreneurship
    Marquette University
    Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881
    Office: 414 288-7188
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  • 3.  one lecture to get going on startups

    Posted 06-10-2015 18:29
    If the goal is to "get going on startups" and there are some reluctant corporate types then the best thing is to inspire the class and engage those who think they don't want to be there that it will be interesting and applicable. 

    I would consider hunting down a guest speaker who left the corporate world and found success as an entrepreneur, or better yet, one who used a startup to exit the corporate ladder and via buyout come back in at a higher level!


    Greg 

    From: Norris Krueger <norris.krueger@GMAIL.COM>
    Reply-To: Norris Krueger <norris.krueger@GMAIL.COM>
    Date: Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at 2:52 PM
    To: "ENTREP@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU" <ENTREP@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU>
    Subject: Re: one lecture to get going on startups

    Thanks, Alex -- if you can engage the entrep community, you can keep it going (even if outside of class). I really like Alex's idea of peer instruction.

    p.s. also there was a prior discussion about students who didn't necessarily want to be there... so maybe think about a corporate entrep angle? I remember ages ago, Carsrud did this with Cisco at UCLA (12 teams each took a different global product-market, iirc).


    Norris
     "How can I help you to grow entrepreneurs?" 
    Norris Krueger, Ph.D.
    Entrepreneurship Northwest
         208.440.3747


    On Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 3:26 PM, Stewart, Alex <alex.stewart@marquette.edu> wrote:

    Prof. Gupta, I have to agree with colleagues Autry and Krueger. Mind you, I don't think that you can do all that Norris suggests in one class - it's hard enough in a semester (though I do agree with him there). In any event, you can get them brainstorming about customer segments they could listen to... but again, how much actual listening could they do with those constraints?

    So where does this leave you? The core principal I can suggest is build on what students already know.  If you can identify in advance a set of students who have started to learn from actual markets, you could give a quick overview of a few main points about business models and have them brainstorm and report back. I'd have to say I'd try to get at least a few sessions. One would be tough.

    Alex


    Alex Stewart, Ph.D.
    Professor of Management
    Coleman Foundation Chair in Entrepreneurship
    Marquette University
    Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881
    Office: 414 288-7188
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  • 4.  one lecture to get going on startups

    Posted 06-10-2015 09:58
    10 June 2015
     
    Hi everybody!
     
    If I had to introduce a class to entrepreneurship in one hour, I might just show the Stanford Entrepreneurs video by Leah Busque. She very clearly describes how she moved from being a tech employee to creating a business. She addresses the business concept, how long it took to build the technology core, how she gathered money, and where she established her business. There is mention of concepts and guidelines. There is a discussion of staffing.
     
    It is a very good talk that covers a lot of ground in a very understandable way.
     
    David McLain, Assoc Prof of Tech and Innov Mgmt
    Hamilton NY
     
     
     
     
     

    On Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 5:26 PM, Stewart, Alex <alex.stewart@marquette.edu> wrote:

    Prof. Gupta, I have to agree with colleagues Autry and Krueger. Mind you, I don't think that you can do all that Norris suggests in one class - it's hard enough in a semester (though I do agree with him there). In any event, you can get them brainstorming about customer segments they could listen to... but again, how much actual listening could they do with those constraints?

    So where does this leave you? The core principal I can suggest is build on what students already know.  If you can identify in advance a set of students who have started to learn from actual markets, you could give a quick overview of a few main points about business models and have them brainstorm and report back. I'd have to say I'd try to get at least a few sessions. One would be tough.

    Alex


    Alex Stewart, Ph.D.
    Professor of Management
    Coleman Foundation Chair in Entrepreneurship
    Marquette University
    Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881
    Office: 414 288-7188
    ************************************** This message is from ENTREP which is sponsored by the Entrepreneurship Division of the Academy of Management. Please do not post messages with attached files. Commercial messages or spammed messages are not allowed on the list. The use of auto-responder "out-of-office" messages may also lead to your removal from the list. You can manage your subscription options, including joining or leaving the list here: http://aomlists.pace.edu/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=entrep&A=1 If you have questions or need help, please contact Dr. John Bunch jbunch@benedictine.edu. Ventures HO!

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