Entrepreneurial Operations: Launching a Startup

Course details

This startup operations course will examine the real-world operational challenges and execution risks associated with getting a new venture started. We will consider start-up ventures in a variety of industries. The course will provide you with a set of steps, frameworks, and tools that can be used to understand the important considerations for building a startup operation from scratch.  In each module, the students will be exposed to a different operations-related concept. Lecture notes, readings, and case studies will explore the key operations topics that are important for start-ups. Topics include: The role of Operations in developing a Business Model for a New Venture Building the New Venture Value Chain Operational Risks and Challenges in Launching a New Venture Operations Metrics for Managing New Venture Performance Operational Scalability of New Ventures Updated on 17 September, 2019