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Learn lean entrepreneurship, generate impact and sustainable business models

Module details

  • Offered to 1st years
  • Tuesdays 16.00-18.00
  • 8 weeks (autumn or spring term)
  • Planned delivery: On campus (South Kensington)
  • Non-credit only
How to enrol

Whether your aim is to launch a breakthrough technology on the market, or advance through the corporate career ladder, entrepreneurship is a powerful mindset and a set of tools that anyone can learn and make their own.

This module is a practical and engaging journey that combines methodologies such as Design Thinking and Lean Startup, important for anyone seeking to develop their entrepreneurial drive. We will learn how to understand customer needs, develop and test a prototype, and build a business model for your innovative idea.

At least half of classroom time, you will work in a team on a project of your choice, applying the startup founder’s toolkit to your ideas. 

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"A huge thank you from us all for the module, we really enjoyed it and learned a huge amount! Thank you."
"This is a wonderful course for beginners who want to start a business, it not only teaches us business strategies but also lets us know how to be an entrepreneur with good values."
"I enjoyed having the chance to put some key entrepreneurship strategies into practice. What captured my attention the most was learning about the lives of real entrepreneurs, their motivations and the challenges they faced."
"I am grateful to have learned this in my first year of university."
"a wonderful experience to work in a team... an amazing tool for my future career"
"Prior to the course, I felt that entrepreneurship is only meant for creative people. However, in creating my pitch deck, I was able to experience how to develop my ideas and view the process as methodological and systematic."

Got any questions?

Contact the lecturer
Dr Igor Baranov
i.baranov@imperial.ac.uk