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Entrepreneurship

Starting something is a skill you can learn. This course walks through the whole path — finding a real problem, talking to customers, building a small first version, pricing it, understanding costs, and pitching your idea.

  • Difficulty: Beginner
  • 10 modules
  • Estimated time: ~2 hr (est.)
Start with Money Fundamentals

This course is in development

The syllabus below shows what it will cover. Lessons will appear here as they're published. In the meantime, Money Fundamentals builds the foundation for everything in this course.

What you'll be able to do

  • Identify problems worth solving and test whether people care
  • Run simple customer interviews and market research
  • Set a price using costs, value, and competitors
  • Calculate a break-even point
  • Write a one-page business plan and a short pitch

Course modules

Planned modules. Titles and order may change as lessons are written and reviewed.

  1. 1Finding Problems Worth Solving Coming soonGreat businesses start with a real problem, not a cool idea.
  2. 2Customers and Market Research Coming soonWho has the problem, how many of them exist, and how to talk to them.
  3. 3Creating a Product Coming soonStart small: build the simplest version that solves the problem.
  4. 4Pricing Coming soonCost-based, value-based, and competitor-based pricing.
  5. 5Revenue Models and Costs Coming soonFixed vs. variable costs, and finding your break-even point.
  6. 6Marketing and Branding Coming soonGetting attention honestly, and what a brand really is.
  7. 7Sales Coming soonTurning interest into customers without being pushy.
  8. 8Basic Accounting for Founders Coming soonTracking money in and out, and keeping business money separate.
  9. 9Business Plans Coming soonA one-page plan that forces clear thinking.
  10. 10Pitching Your Idea Coming soonExplain your business clearly in two minutes.