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Applied Entrepreneurship: Turning Ideas into Reality

via SWAYAM Plus

Overview

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A hands-on journey through the entrepreneurial lifecycle—from idea generation to launch. This course equips aspiring entrepreneurs with the tools, strategies, and mindset needed to identify opportunities, validate problems, build MVPs, and pitch their ventures confidently. Through tool-integrated modules and real-world assignments, learners transform raw ideas into actionable business plans.

Intended audience

Product Manager, Innovation Consultant, Business Analyst, Startup Incubator Associate, Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Growth Strategist, Venture Analyst

Prerequisites

  • Open to students, early-stage entrepreneurs, and anyone with a startup idea. No prior business or technical experience required.

Assessment & certification

  • Assessment fee: Included — no extra fee
  • Assessment mode: Online proctored
  • Assessment type: MCQ, Subjective
  • Assessment provider: Hoping Minds
  • Certificate provider: SWAYAM Plus and Hoping Minds

NCrF level: 5.5 (NCrF credit-eligible)

Syllabus

  • Week 1: Develop an entrepreneurial mindset to spot opportunities.
  • Week 2: Generate and validate ideas with practical tools.
  • Week 3: Conduct customer interviews and map pain points.
  • Week 4: Identify problem-solution fit with real feedback.
  • Week 5: Build a business model using the Canvas.
  • Week 6: Define a clear and compelling value proposition.
  • Week 7: Design and test MVPs using prototyping tools.
  • Week 8: Plan go-to-market strategies and pricing.
  • Week 9: Create pitch decks for investors.
  • Week 10: Learn funding basics and growth planning.

Taught by

Gagandeep Singh

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