Entrepreneurship: Mindset & Action

Catalog description

As Business, Technology, and Entrepreneurship students begin their journey at NYU Stern, this course will immerse students into the world of entrepreneurship and technology through three interrelated modules. The first module (Entrepreneurial Mindset) will help students distinguish the myths and realities of entrepreneurship, introduce them to evidenced based approaches to navigating uncertain and ambiguous problems, and practice approaches to starting new opportunities. The second module (Design Thinking) is woven throughout the semester and will help students make observations, insights, and ideate and refine solutions. Through the design thinking cycle students will gain a user perspective to entrepreneurship and develop their capacity for iterative learning. The third module (Technology Ecosystem Immersion) will help students understand the interrelated nature of technology, entrepreneurship, and innovation as an Ecosystem. Through regular seminars, workshops, and visits around New York City, students will see the role that entrepreneurs, startups, technology firms, and venture capital play in the thriving NYC Tech Ecosystem. Finally, students will also explore and debate some of the key issues related to entrepreneurship, technology, and society.