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University of California, Berkeley

Entrepreneurship For All (Part II): The UC Berkeley Startup Guide for students by Silicon Valley Insiders

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Overview

This is a program on entrepreneurship, by entrepreneurs, for everyone. It gives students the Silicon Valley insiders’ view of startups, as its lecturers and guest speakers share their extensive experience in launching, growing, and funding successful start ups. ****

The lecturer's proceeds from this course will be donated to nonprofits in the education space.

Lectures, readings, discussions, and quizzes will cover core concepts along the startup life cycle:

  • VALIDATE: Idea and business validation (Why? Why Now? Why You?); Market sizing and analysis.

  • RECRUIT: Recruiting and incentivizing cofounders and advisors; attracting and retaining a great team.

  • BUILD: User-centric design and efficient product development to Minimal Viable Product (MVP) launch and beyond.

  • FUND: Bootstrapping; accelerators and incubators; angel and seed financing; raising venture capital.

  • SCALE: Applying Lean Startup Methodology to achieve Product-Market Fit; Growth hacking strategies for sales and customer acquisition; distribution partnerships; scaling to liquidity events (M&A and IPOs).

Guest speakers include the entrepreneurs and investors behind some of the biggest Silicon Valley successes in Fintech, Edtech, Gaming, Fashion, Healthtech. Gig Economy, Sustainability, B2B and B2C SaaS, Media & Entertainment:

  • Sal Khan (Khan Academy)

  • Steve Chen (Co-founder, YouTube)

  • Connie Chen (Andreessen Horowitz)

  • Aaref Hilaly (Bain Capital)

  • Patrick Lee (Co-founder, Rotten Tomatoes)

  • Osman Rashid (Co-founder, Chegg)

  • Holly Liu (Co-founder, Kabam)

  • Hasan Rizvi (CPO, Doma – IPO 2021)

  • Marla Beck (Blue Mercury- acquired by Macy’s)

  • Jahanzeb Sherwani (CEO ScreenHero – acquired by Slack)

  • Jasmine Crowe (CEO, Goodr)

  • Umaimah Mendhro (CEO, Vida Fashions)

  • Amy Coveny (Quake Capital)

  • Ahmed Khaishgi (CEO, Squaretrade – acquired by AllState)

  • Charles Huang (Co-founder, Guitar Hero)

  • Carlos Cashman (CEO, Thras.io)

This program will give you the skills and confidence to:

  • start and help scale tech and non-tech startups

  • start or join social impact ventures (social entrepreneurship)

  • bring startup thinking and values to research and academic institutions, small- to-midsize enterprises (SMEs), and large corporations (intrapreneurship)

Taught by

Umair Khan

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5.0 rating, based on 6 Class Central reviews

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  • Anonymous
    This course is an absolute game-changer! The curriculum was thoughtfully designed, covering everything from ideation to execution, and the instructors' expertise and real-world experience added immense value. I highly recommend this course regardless of whether you have entrepreneurial ambitions or not because the guest speakers and the Professors (both are self-made immigrants who came to the US with very limited resources) have mind-blowing anecdotes from a diverse range of life experiences. I think I learned about much more than just entrepreneurship and the class helped me grow personally.

  • Anonymous
    This part of the course was super interesting and relevant to any one looking to venture out into entrepreneurship. I liked how the concepts were re-iterated several times as it allowed me to retain and revise what was taught. The material is very interesting and fun to learn. Professor does an amazing job teaching the course and has a wealth of knowledge about entrepreneurship. Highly recommend!!
  • Anonymous
    This part of the course is crucial for any entrepreneur. It is what enables you to continue your journey once you’ve reached an idea that is worth trying. And if it’s not, this part of the program will enable you to. Obtaining product market for is a key element to the success of any startup and this course really covers how to do it.
  • Anonymous
    This class is really amazing and my favorite class at Berkeley. Both Professors are very engaging and do a really great job of breaking down all the information. My perspective on entrepreneurship has changed drastically and I would take this class 10x over if I could!
  • Anonymous
    I took this course in January 2023. The class design is nice and the professors are great. It is a great learning experience!

    If you are intersted in entrepreneurship this course should be the way to go!
  • S. Akhtar
    Took part I of this course and am taking part II now. Quite easy paced and engaging lectures. For me the best part are the great guest speaker interviews.
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