STRATEGIC DILEMMAS IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP

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Every entrepreneurial challenge requires making a choice. Most of these choices have strategic consequences for the entrepreneur, their ventures, as well as for co-founders, employees, investors and potential acquirers. Students work in groups to tackle a challenge of their interest. They participate in the cycle of inspiration, ideation and experimentation and learn about common entrepreneurial dilemmas around when to start, with whom, what and how. The topics covered include timing of entrepreneurial entry, type of entry, family business dilemmas, division of roles in a new venture, equity split, hiring dilemmas, investor dilemmas and exit choices.