MGT 3780 - Lean StartUp Accelerator

This course provides real world, hands-on learning on the process of actually starting a company, applying the Lean StartUp methodology. Our goal, within the constraints of a classroom and the time available is to create an entrepreneurial experience with all of the pressures of an early stage start-up. The class is designed to give you the experience of how to work as a team and turn an idea into a company. You will talk to customers, partners and competitors as you encounter the uncertainty of the start-up process. You will practice evidence-based entrepreneurship as you learn how to use a business model to brainstorm each part of a company and customer development to get out of the classroom to see whether anyone other than you would want/use your product or service. Finally, based on the customer and market feedback you have gathered, you will use agile development to rapidly iterate your product or concept to build/design something customers would actually buy and use. Completion of this course is necessary for teams who wish to compete for admission to Ohio University’s Innovation Engine Accelerator mentoring program, grant and investment funding opportunities via TechGROWTH Ohio and admission to other mentoring and funding opportunities designed to help start ventures at Ohio University.

Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I