Spring 2027

Venture Creation

Venture Creation teaches students to transform ideas into new ventures by evaluating, formalizing, and communicating original product or service concepts.

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Summary

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Past student reviews · Phillip Kim

Preparation for each class was described as absurdly demanding, with students complaining about excessive busy work that offered no educational value.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Identify and prioritize market opportunities for new venture concepts based on scalability and feasibility.

  • Evaluate founder roles, responsibilities, agreements, and potential outcomes.

  • Develop and validate a business model that aligns a venture’s value proposition, resources, and financial goals.

  • Design a comprehensive plan for a new venture, addressing key legal and operational considerations.

  • Develop a credible investment-ready business plan.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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Graduate/professional standing or declared in graduate Business Exchange program

  • Graduate/professional standing or declared in graduate Business Exchange program
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  • Graduate/professional standing or declared in graduate Business Exchange program

Professors

Spring 2027

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

PHILLIP KIM is recorded teaching in Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Spring 2014. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Phillip Kim

Phillip Kim taught concepts that students felt had no real-world application, leading them to view significant class time as wasted.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=24 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=26 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=29 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Phillip Kim

Preparation for each class was described as absurdly demanding, with students complaining about excessive busy work that offered no educational value.

Past student reviews · Phillip Kim

Students criticized the course for focusing on ridiculous concepts that lacked practical utility in the real world.

Topics

  • Original product, service, and venture concepts.
  • Market opportunity identification, scalability, and feasibility.
  • Founder roles, responsibilities, and agreements.
  • Business model development and validation.
  • Legal and operational considerations in venture planning.
  • Investment-ready business plan preparation.

Skills

  • Evaluate, formalize, and communicate a new venture idea.
  • Identify and prioritize market opportunities based on scalability and feasibility.
  • Evaluate founder roles, responsibilities, agreements, and potential outcomes.
  • Develop and validate a business model aligning value proposition, resources, and financial goals.
  • Design a comprehensive venture plan addressing legal and operational considerations.
  • Develop a credible investment-ready business plan.

Grades

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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