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Next-Gen Entrepreneurs: Building Startups for the Real World is a comprehensive, hands-on entrepreneurship program designed to equip students with the mindset, skills, and practical experience needed to build and launch real-world startups.
Through 15 structured modules, students move step-by-step through the entrepreneurial journey—from developing an entrepreneurial mindset and identifying opportunities to building products, managing finances, marketing, sales, and pitching to investors. The course blends creativity with analytical thinking, ensuring learners understand both innovation and execution.
By emphasizing real-world applications, teamwork, and project-based learning, students graduate from the program with a complete startup concept, a business plan, and a pitch deck—along with the confidence to pursue entrepreneurial opportunities beyond the classroom.
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
Develop an entrepreneurial mindset, including resilience, adaptability, and problem-solving skills
Identify real-world problems and transform them into viable business opportunities
Apply design thinking and innovation frameworks to create user-centered solutions
Conduct market research and customer discovery to validate ideas and reduce risk
Design effective business models, value propositions, and revenue strategies
Build and test minimum viable products (MVPs) using prototyping and user feedback
Understand startup operations, team dynamics, and productivity management
Demonstrate financial literacy, including budgeting, costing, and profit analysis
Explain business finance concepts, fundraising methods, and equity basics
Create and execute marketing strategies and brand positioning plans
Apply sales, persuasion, and negotiation techniques ethically and effectively
Understand legal foundations such as business structures and intellectual property
Lead teams and communicate ideas clearly through leadership and presentation skills
Develop a complete business plan and investor-ready pitch deck
Confidently present their startup during Demo Day and respond to feedback
Module 1: The Entrepreneurial Mindset
This module helps students understand what it truly means to be an entrepreneur by exploring mindset, resilience, and the different roles entrepreneurs play in creating change.
Module 2: Innovation & Design Thinking
This module introduces creative problem-solving through design thinking, enabling students to develop innovative solutions for real-world challenges.
Module 3: Opportunity Recognition & Validation
This module teaches students how to identify market gaps, validate ideas using data, and apply lean startup principles to reduce risk.
Module 4: Market Research & Customer Discovery
This module focuses on understanding customers and competition through primary and secondary research, customer personas, and market analysis.
Module 5: Building a Business Model
This module helps students design a strong business foundation by exploring business models, value propositions, revenue streams, and cost structures.
Module 6: Product Development & Prototyping
This module guides students in converting ideas into tangible products or services using MVP concepts, prototyping methods, and user testing.
Module 7: Startup Operations & Team Building
This module focuses on managing daily startup operations, building effective teams, and improving productivity through delegation and planning.
Module 8: Accounting & Financial Literacy
This module introduces essential financial knowledge, including financial statements, budgeting, costing, and profit tracking for startups.
Module 9: Business Finance & Fundraising
This module helps students understand how startups raise funds, manage equity, forecast finances, and present their ideas to investors.
Module 10: Marketing Strategy & Brand Building
This module teaches students how to build strong brands, develop marketing strategies, and use digital platforms to reach their target audience.
Module 11: The Art of Sales & Persuasion
This module develops students’ sales and negotiation skills by exploring consumer behavior, persuasion techniques, and ethical selling practices.
Module 12: Legal Foundations of Business
This module introduces the legal aspects of entrepreneurship, including business structures, intellectual property, and compliance requirements.
Module 13: Leadership & Communication Skills
This module strengthens leadership and communication abilities, helping students lead teams, resolve conflicts, and present ideas confidently.
Module 14: Building Your Business Plan & Pitch Deck
This module brings together all learning by guiding students to create a complete business plan and a compelling pitch deck.
Module 15: Demo Day – The Startup Showcase
This module provides students with the opportunity to present their startup ideas, receive feedback, and reflect on their entrepreneurial journey.