Course Description
Start-up Entrepreneurship Academy, CRWN 90
Introduction to the basics of setting up a start-up company using the Lean Launchpad/NSF I-Corps model of instruction. Students learn principles of data collection, marketing processes, and resources needed for new companies. The class is articulated around the design of a business plan, in groups of 4-5 students coached by a successful entrepreneur, and culminates in a presentation. The market research for the project involves talking to at least 5 potential customers, partners, channels and/or related experts each week.
Key Information
Credit: 5 quarter units /
3.33 semester units credit
UC Santa Cruz, Crown College
Course Credit:
Upon successful completion, all online courses offered through cross-enrollment provide UC unit credit. Some courses are approved for GE, major preparation and/or, major credit or can be used as a substitute for a course at your campus.If "unit credit" is listed by your campus, consult your department, academic adviser or Student Affairs division to inquire about the petition process for more than unit credit for the course.
UC Berkeley:
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UC Davis:
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UC Irvine:
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UC Los Angeles:
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UC Merced:
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UC Riverside:
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UC San Diego:
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UC San Francisco:
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UC Santa Barbara:
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UC Santa Cruz:
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Prerequisites
Enrollment is restricted to College Scholar Students.
Course Creator
Nada Miljkovic
Nada Miljkovic is a multi-disciplinary educator, artivist (artist/activist) and project manager for UCSC's Center for Innovation and Entreprenuerial Development (CIED). Nada teaches the ethics of emerging technologies, digital storytelling, and entrepreneurship courses at UCSC. She is the co-founder and CEO of GetVirtual. She is deeply committed to her community and is the chair of United Services Agency. She is an organizer of TEDxSantaCruz, and hosts weekly live radio interview shows on KSQD and podcast. She has a BS in Construction Management and BA in Philosophy from Purdue University, as well as a Masters in Fine Arts in Digital Arts and New Media from the University of California Santa Cruz. She is currently working on her Ph.D. in Digital Arts. In her previous career, she was a construction project manager specializing in train stations and bridges and was a Caltrans highway inspector. She lives in Santa Cruz with her multi-generational cross-species family.
Nada Miljkovic is a multi-disciplinary educator, artivist (artist/activist) and project manager for UCSC's Center for Innovation and Entreprenuerial Development ( CIED ). Nada teaches the ethics of emerging technologies, digital storytelling, and entrepreneurship courses at UCSC. She is the co-founder and CEO of GetVirtual . She is deeply committed to her community and is the chair of ...Nada Miljkovic is a multi-disciplinary educator, artivist (artist/activist) and project manager for UCSC's Center for Innovation and Entreprenuerial Development (CIED). Nada teaches the ethics of emerging technologies, digital storytelling, and entrepreneurship courses at UCSC. She is the co-founder and CEO of GetVirtual. She is deeply committed to her community and is the chair of United Services Agency. She is an organizer of TEDxSantaCruz, and hosts weekly live radio interview shows on KSQD and podcast. She has a BS in Construction Management and BA in Philosophy from Purdue University, as well as a Masters in Fine Arts in Digital Arts and New Media from the University of California Santa Cruz. She is currently working on her Ph.D. in Digital Arts. In her previous career, she was a construction project manager specializing in train stations and bridges and was a Caltrans highway inspector. She lives in Santa Cruz with her multi-generational cross-species family.
