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Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship in ITin IT

Prof. Mark HarrisProf. Mark Harris

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CoordinatesCoordinates

Prof. Mark HarrisProf. Mark Harris Intel Corp/ University of SofiaIntel Corp/ University of Sofia Е-Е-mail: mark.harris@intel.commail: mark.harris@intel.com ТеТеll. :. : +49 8063 8609 / +49 172 89 +49 8063 8609 / +49 172 89

58 58858 588 Web page : Web page :

www.intel.com/education/higheredwww.intel.com/education/highered

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Aims of the courseAims of the course

The aim of this course is to teach The aim of this course is to teach students in technical disciplines the students in technical disciplines the basics of Entrepreneurship. basics of Entrepreneurship.

How to survive the first steps from How to survive the first steps from the technical innovation to the the technical innovation to the business innovation (go to market business innovation (go to market plan). plan).

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SkillsSkills

After finishing the course the students willAfter finishing the course the students will:: be be able to recognize and catagorize opportunities able to recognize and catagorize opportunities and deal with them appropriately. and deal with them appropriately.

Understand and recognize what they don‘t Understand and recognize what they don‘t knowknow

Understand the phases of becoming an Understand the phases of becoming an entrepreneur and what is needed in each entrepreneur and what is needed in each phase.phase.

Start creating dehydrated(minimal) business Start creating dehydrated(minimal) business plans plans

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RequirementsRequirements

No specific requirementsNo specific requirements The class IS intended for technical The class IS intended for technical

students who are playing with the students who are playing with the idea to some day become an idea to some day become an entrepreneur and are looking to entrepreneur and are looking to understand the process, the issues understand the process, the issues and tools.and tools.

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EvaluationEvaluation

Phase I of this course will end with a Phase I of this course will end with a business plan (minimal).business plan (minimal).

The quality of the business plan (not The quality of the business plan (not the idea) will be basis for the the idea) will be basis for the evaluation.evaluation.

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Books and additional Books and additional sourcessources

New Venture Creation: Jeffrey A. Timmons and Stephan Spinelli

Only the Paranoid Survive: Andrew S. Grove The Four Steps to the Epiphany: Steven Gary

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„Timmons“ will be provided for class Binder with Case studies will be provided for

class

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Course Structure Course Structure Start End Subject lecture

Eval/ Discuss

Home work

Day 1: 09:00 09:45 Theory Introductions/Expectations 00:45

09:45 10:30 Theory What is Entrepreneurship ? What is Technology Entrepreneurship ? 00:4510:30 10:45 break10:45 12:15 Theory The Entrepreneurial Process 01:3017:00 19:00 Practice Evaluate several Opportunities 02:00

Day 2: 09:00 11:15 Practice Team Reports (15 mins each)--the whole time could be more dependent of the number of students 02:15 00:0011:15 11:30 break11:30 12:15 Theory The four phases of Entrepreneurial Venture 00:4512:15 13:00 Theory The Value of Failure 00:4513:00 13:15 break13:15 14:45 Theory The Business Plan 01:3017:00 20:00 Practice The Business Plan 03:00

Day 3: 09:00 11:15 Practice Evaluation & Discussion of Business Plans (Exec Summaries) 02:1511:15 11:30 break11:30 12:15 Theory Venture and Growth Capital 00:4512:15 13:45 Theory The Four Steps to the Epiphany 01:30

Day 4: 11:00 13:15 Practice Open Discussion 02:15

Total 08:15 06:45 05:00