Entrepreneur Certificate - level 1 | Stem entrepreneur 101

Entrepreneurship, the ability to start a sustainable business, is a life skill.

It is no different from other skills like riding a bicycle and swimming.  Unfortunately this skill is not taught - not in schools, and not in most families.  It can only be learned.

Entrepreneurship embodies technology, business, organizaiton, and capital.  Mastering this skill is critical to transition from individual contributor employee to a leader. The skill can not be taught but must be experienced (so called "scar" and "tuition").  Once learned, one will never forget.  Schools don't teach this subjects, not even ivy league MBA colleges.  Schools train salaried employees and help you get a job to earn fixed income.  Entrepreneurship create jobs and offers much higher ceiling for life time earning.

This is a unique class built by a tech entrepreneur, for future tech entrepreneurs.  The skill and mindset learned in this class will help anyone become a leader.  The class is created from scratch.  The instructor has taught this class at Northwestern University for many years and it is popular among engineering student.

This class last three months with a 2 hour session each week.  Most sessions are remote classes and discussions.  At the end, successful students will earn a entrepreneurship certificate highlighting the skills needed for starting business.

Syllabus overview:

1. Product and knowhow; (the art of keeping a secret)

2. Demand and supply; ("who cares?")

3. Business and company; (it takes a company to do business)

4. Market and selling; (promotion is 40% of work)

5. Price and cost; (if you don't control them, your competition will)

6. Product, value adding, and capital; (customer want more than low price)

7. Leadership and management; (leader and boss are not the same)

8. Investment and return; (can I skip investors?)

9. Intellectual property and barrier; (rest assured you will be copied relentlessly)

10. Chance and opportunity; (never take a chance)

11. Ideas and execution: experience (practice poking the world)

12. Entrepreneur and employeement ("Never envy the CEO")

Start date: September 8, 2024 - November 3, 2024

Total class houses: 18 hrs (9 sessions)

Class format: Remote class (zoom)

Price: $50 per session, $450 total.  This includes unlimited private Q&A, and life long membership in the community.

Class include 5 homework and 1 final project.  Successful completion will result in a "STEMBAY Entrepreneurhsip Certificate - Green belt".

Students will be required to do investigation and watching recommended auxilary documentaries.  We will teach dry subjects with fun.

Books:

On Entrepreneurship, Chang liu

Entrepreneuership for Engineers, Chang Liu

Dr. Chang Liu is an educator, entrepreneur, and industry insider.  He has been a Northwestern professor, a CEO, and investor.   He has hands-on experience building sophisticated technology, selling them in markets, and attracting investment.  You can visit Dr. Liu's social network and youtube contents.

Benefits to students include: permanent imprint of entrepreneurship mindset; understanding interplay of ideas, technology and money; aware of case studies and "buried skeletons".  It will motivate a student to pursue STEM with a purpose and exciting agenda.

Successful finisher receives one "Stembay entrepreneur badge".