OBUS 3260 - Initiation to Entrepreneurship (Moodle)

This lecture is the course to take at Sciences Po if one is interested in the entrepreneurial universe. It is not only designed for future start-uppers, but to all of those who wish to obtain a first entrepreneurial culture, said culture which is not only useful to launch a start-up, but also to work in any innovating structure. Each session tackles a dimension of the entrepreneurial adventure and deals with the deconstruction of pre-conceived notions, amongst which: (1) The idea: the myth of the amazing idea (or entrepreneurship reserved only to creative people); (2) The money : do we really need money to get started ? If yes, how to get funded?; (3) The partners : is it good to partner up? If yes, how to choose with whom to partner up? The shareholders; (4) The product : knowing the customer's need; how to know it's a relevant product ? Etc. Harvard Business School method.

Jacques-Henri EYRAUD,Pavel AFANASIEV

Cours magistral seul

English, French

Work on the teaser or monography.

Students on campuses outside Paris only.

Autumn and Spring 2021-2022

Multiple choice quizz 1 (week 6) - 20 % Multiple choice quizz 2 (week 12) - 20 % Final paper (teaser or monography) - 60 %

E-course on Moodle : 12 videos of 90 minutes each to watch at your convenience + 2 optional live Q&A sessions with M.Eyraud (dates TBC during the semester) Content of the videos: 12 sessions of the course "Initiation to Entrepreneurship" filmed in Fall 2018. A teaching assistant coordinate the course.