VENTURE CREATION

MHR 422

Focuses on the process of starting and growing a new venture. Develop and utilize a set of qualitative and quantitative skills that can be applied in this context. Topics include how to assess and quantify growth potential of an entrepreneurial opportunity, how investors value startups, and how startups are effectively managed. Acquire a set of cross-functional concepts in finance, law, marketing, and strategy.

MHR 741

Designed for graduate students interested in learning about the fundamental issues related to starting and managing technology-based new ventures. Encourages students to consider how technology-based solutions can solve economic and socially oriented problems.

MHR 434

Intended for students who seek to transform their own ideas into new ventures. Students will learn the process of evaluating, formalizing, and communicating a new venture idea. Student originated product/service/venture concept required for course.

MHR 320

Develop capabilities to conceive of new ventures that create value and critically analyze the role of entrepreneurship in society. Activities include: Imagine/design new ventures, identify markets and funding sources, develop founding teams, do scholarly research on impact of entrepreneurship.

MHR 738

Develop, refine, and present business models following the Lean Start-Up approach for customer/market discovery. Presentations are made to the WAVE Board for feedback and investment potential.