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Raw average: 4.33/5 from 21 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.
For this course: 5.0/5 raw quality · 4.0/5 difficulty · 1
reviews
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Stefan Koehler is described as a great, enjoyable, and passionate professor who is highly recommended. Reviewers find his teaching on Entrepreneurship interesting.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2014: 3.83 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=35 letter grades); Spring 2016: 3.78 GPA, 92.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.34 GPA, 65.5% A/AB (n=29 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=27 letter grades).
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews of Phillip Kim: Phillip Kim receives polarized reviews, described as either a great lecturer who applies theory to real-world examples or as arrogant and unclear. While some students found his classes interesting and learned a lot, others criticized his teaching style and grading system.
ADAM BOCK is recorded teaching in Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
CHAD NAVIS is recorded teaching in Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
JOHN SURDYK is recorded teaching in Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
MARTIN GANCO is recorded teaching in Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Spring 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
PHILIP GREENWOOD is recorded teaching in Spring 2009, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
PHILLIP KIM is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Fall 2009. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
STEFAN KOEHLER is recorded teaching in Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Spring 2016, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
ZHILING LIN is recorded teaching in Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future
schedule.
Calendar & sections
Fall 2026
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Section
Mode
Enrolled / capacity
Waitlist
LEC 001
Classroom Instruction
25 / 40
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Stefan Koehler is described as a great, enjoyable, and passionate professor in Entrepreneurship, with one review highly recommending his course.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.98 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=51 letter grades); Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.34 GPA, 65.5% A/AB (n=29 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
The course has a moderate difficulty rating of 4 out of 5 according to the single available review.
Students find the instruction interesting and the professor's passion for the discipline to be a positive aspect of the learning experience.
Topics
Growth potential, investor valuation, startup management, and cross-functional strategy.
Skills
Assessing growth potential, startup valuation, and management.
Grades
Historical instructor
Fall 2026 · Projected
Before grades are released
3.563.56–3.993.99average GPA
Approximate 80% prediction interval
0.04.0
About this estimate
The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 3 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.
The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.
8 earlier forecasts · 0.12 GPA average error.
Grades over time
Through Fall 2026
More grade details Grade mix, volume & source data
Not enough comparable courses for Fall 2026 in UW–Madison.
Sources & history
UW–Madison
Catalog & offerings
Descriptions, prerequisites, and recorded course offerings.
Catalog observation history
Observations at scan time; dates do not imply when a catalog change took effect.