innovative & entrepreneurial thinking
Online enrichment mini-course by Tel Aviv University
Course Details
Overview
Course type:
not-for-credit enrichment course with a certificate of participation
Course duration:
5 sessions:
- 5 days on one week, or
- once a week for one month
- save up to 30% by purchasing a bundle of 2 or 4 mini-courses
This mini-course is part of the High School Subscription. Purchase and save big!
Course summary:
Israel has more venture capital per capita and more startups than any other country in the world, and Tel Aviv University is at it's very heart of the Startup Nation. Ranked world's #5 for Entrepreneurship, TAU is also the only institution outside the US ranked within Top-10 universities for producing VC-backed startups and unicorn companies founders.
Our message is simple: no matter what area of science is your passion, we know how to develop an innovative and entrepreneurial mindset, and we can teach how to turn almost any idea into a successful startup.
When you’re thinking Israeli innovation, think instant messaging; cherry tomatoes; drip irrigation; USB flash drive; and the world’s smallest video camera that can be swallowed for internal medical examinations, and many other cool inventions.
This mini-course will provide you with many insights into the numerous dimensions and steps of the entrepreneurial process: from the initial seed of a creative thought, all the way to product completion and sales. The aim of this course is to spark your innovative thinking. Israeli way!
Sessions 1: Agents of Change
You’ll get to examine the entrepreneur’s role in the global economy as an agent of change, and an accelerator of innovation and economic development
Session 2: the Idea and the Pitch
Learn how to generate and develop ideas, and examine the models used to successfully drive an idea forward from an idea sketched out on a napkin to a global platform
Session 3: Startups
Discover the unique characteristics that make up startup companies, and their implications on development and strategy of a city, a region, a nation and the world
Session 4: MVP
Dive into the concept of Minimal Viable Product (MVP) and learn about essential topics such as business plan writing and IP protection.
Learn about the concepts that make the venture capital market tick: crowdfunding, startup accelerators, incubators, venture capital funds, corporate VC, and start-up financing by investors