OVERVIEW

This Activity addresses Start Up companies as entrepreneurial ventures growing in innovation ecosystems and enabled by technological transfer processes.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The Activity at hand aims at fostering the business culture with specific regard to the new entrepreneurship and the knowledge of the drivers it depends on. The focus is on Start Ups and the main topics about rise and development of new technology based ventures such as startup innovation systems, rules and public policies, funding systems will be addressed. Specific attention will be devoted to the Business Model analysis as well as to the Business Plan arrangement.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

Thanks to this Activity the students are expected to become familiar and informed about Start Up companies, Start Up ecosystems, as well as ready to communicate with this ecosystem's players.

They will be able to recognize the Start Ups peculiar problems, the more convenient funding sources, their main risk and failure factors, the incentive and support systems available for them, the typical management tools.  

PREREQUISITES

The students are expected to  handle the basic concepts and models about entrepreneurship, firms, business strategy, finance, financial statements.

TEACHING METHODS

Presentations  by teachers, professionals and entrepreneurs. Group works.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The Activity will address the following topics:

- innovation ecosystems

- start up companies and spin offs features

- Italian regulations about innovative start up

- incubators and business competitions for start up creation and growth

- financial needs and financing for start up

- business model and business model "canvass"

- business plan and planning

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Readings and bibliography will be  suggested in progress.

Readings and bibliography for not attending students will be provided at the start of the Activity.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

STEFANO FERRAZZA (President)

LARA PENCO

LESSONS

LESSONS START

To be notifed

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Group works and presentations

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Discussion of group works and presentation quality.

Exam schedule