Title | Time | Room | Teacher |
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Introduction to Entrepreneurship | 26.03.2025 11:00 - 16:30 (Wed) | TUM Graduate School: Boltzmannstraße 17, 85748 Garching bei München, Room 101 | Antoine Leboyer |
Practical elements to understand what is entrepreneurship and if this is for me?
The aim of this course is to provide elements to better understand:
- What is entrepreneurship and if this is “for me” ?
- How new technology gets adopted ?
- And finally, how to secure financing for your startup ?
The lectures aim at being pragmatic and practical. Many of the concepts described also apply to having an entrepreneurial attitude even if you do not work in a startup.
- The first session describes what really happens in a startup. Elements like team building, risk management and considerations on financial impact will be discussed. We also explain what entrepreneurship is beyond just strong research.
- In the second session, we explore how innovations get accepted. We dwell on the concept outlined by Geoffrey Moore in his classic book: “Crossing the Chasm” which is one of the most influential books read in Silicon Valley.
- The final session will give keys on how to secure funding for a startup. We will both describe how VCs operate, how to get started and how to manage the first and most difficult discussions with Venture Capitalists.
Please note that the topics in sessions 2 and 3 can be of value regardless of whether you become an entrepreneur or not.
Lecture, discussion, practical case studies.
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Anyone who has an entrepreneurial project is welcome to reach out to the Venture Lab (Antoine.Leboyer[at]unternehmertum.de).
Antoine Leboyer is Managing Director Software and AI Venture Lab as well as Former President and CEO GSX, Serial Entrepreneur and Board Member of VC-backed startups. Find out more here: https://www.tum-venture-labs.de/labs/software-ai