EE5083 FROM PASSION TO ACTION: SIX KEY STEPS TO A START-UP!

This course aims to guide aspiring student entrepreneurs through their ideation, planning and validation phases. Students will have the opportunity to develop a start-up idea from scratch using a simple but structured framework. Close guidance from faculty and industry mentors will be provided to help students iterate, refine and present their business ideas. In certain weeks, awareness sessions will be conducted to introduce students to useful tools and platforms for their prototypes. At the end of the course, student groups will pitch their start-up ideas and demonstrate their prototypes to a panel of judges. Students should leave the course with a better understanding of the entrepreneurial mindset, and align their thinking with the principles for success in a future venture.