Lean Startup Courses and Certifications

Design Thinking vs. The Lean Startup

Explore the differences between design thinking and lean startup methodologies for innovation, with insights on their philosophies, practical applications, and limitations.

• YouTube
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Entrepreneurship For All (Part II): The UC Berkeley Startup Guide for students by Silicon Valley Insiders

6 ratings

This is the Silicon Valley insiders’ guide to entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurs & investors from YouTube, Khan Academy, Rotten Tomatoes, Chegg, Andreessen Horowitz, Bain Capital, etc., join the lect

• edX
• 8 weeks, 4-7 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Tech 101: Introduction to Working in Tech

10986 ratings at Udemy

Develop a Tech Mindset to drive innovation in your work and become more tech-enabled

• Udemy
• 1 hour 11 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Hypothesis-Driven Development

1017 ratings at Coursera

Test ideas before you build them: run concept experiments, plan usability sessions with prototypes, and use delivery pipelines to focus agile teams on user outcomes.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Developing An Entrepreneurial Mindset: First Step Towards Success

974 ratings at Coursera

Develop an entrepreneurial mindset: dispel the internal and external myths that block startup, spot and evaluate opportunities, apply Lean Startup principles, and decide what business to start.

• Coursera
• 9 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Guangzhou University

精益创业

以“大胆假设、小心求证”为主线，系统学习精益创业的假设、最小化产品、测量与验证认知方法。

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Customer-Centric IT Strategy

677 ratings at Coursera

Apply design thinking, Lean Startup, and agile to corporate IT: build a Business Model Canvas, prototype and test processes, and weigh SaaS, security, and AI choices.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Lean Software Development

433 ratings at Coursera

Apply lean thinking to software teams: use Kanban, value stream mapping, kaizen, and Lean Startup with Design Thinking on fictional case studies.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

The entrepreneur's guide for beginners

556 ratings at Coursera

Identify a business opportunity, build a Business Model Canvas, validate it with Lean Startup methods, and explore business plan and funding mechanisms.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Innovating with the Business Model Canvas

323 ratings at Coursera

Use the one-page Business Model Canvas to focus innovation: map customer jobs, value propositions and customer journeys, then align key activities, resources and partners for growth.

• Coursera
• 2 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Planning: Principled, Proposing, Proofing, and Practicing to a Success Plan

186 ratings at Coursera

Build a validated business model: compose and test a value proposition, draft a business concept statement, develop a business model canvas, and project pro-forma financials.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

How to Validate your Startup Idea

150 ratings at Coursera

Validate a business idea in the market: test value propositions with personas and MVPs, forecast profitability, weigh bootstrapping against equity, and pitch to investors.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

1 day MVP 2.0 | Go from idea to MVP in just 1 day

5458 ratings at Udemy

Go from idea to working prototype in 1 day. New business idea? New feature for your app? Create a Minimum Viable Product

• Udemy
• 21 hours 32 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Putting it All Together: Problem-Solve Like an Entrepreneur

19 ratings at Coursera

Once you've learned about innovation, caring, and curiosity, you'll need to integrate them as you begin your journey as a technology innovator. You will be asked to articulate your idea using design thinking and learnings to craft an Evidence-Based Pitch…

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Basics of entrepreneurship: thinking and doing

142 ratings at Coursera

Entrepreneurship is not something you are but something you do: apply design thinking, lean startup and effectuation to find ideas, build business models, and manage risk.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course