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Be Your Own Boss

Technopreneur Series

February 2015

AVAILABILITY

Languages: English
Self-enroll and self-paced

DESCRIPTION

Provides tips and advice to launch a successful tech business


Technopreneurs share lessons learned and success stories
Complements the NetAcad Entrepreneurship course

FEATURES

Eight 1-hr video recordings of instructional content (15 mins) and


experience-sharing (45mins) for each module
1 quiz and 1 survey per module
Estimated time to complete: 1 hour/module, 8 hours for series

TARGET AUDIENCE

Students interested in owning their own tech businesses


Entrepreneurship course students seeking insights and advice
No previous knowledge required

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Learning Goals

What Is Technopreneurship?

Understand how to become a technopreneur


Identify the elements of technopreneurship

Imagine Like a Technopreneur

Discover how to put your creativity to work


Learn how to generate creative ideas

Think Like a Technopreneur

Analyze your business ideas to identify any flaws


Develop ways of thinking that are valuable to technopreneurs

A Great Idea or a Wonderful


Opportunity?

Know which questions to ask yourself and research to conduct


Understand the value of market research

Protecting and Running Your


Business

Design a business plan


Summarize important questions used to develop a business plan or grow a business

You and Your Business Are


Ready

Outline ways to test yourself, your team, your ideas, and the marketplace
Determine small steps you can take that are achievable, measurable, and repeatable

You, Your Business, and the


Market

Outline the elements of a business relationship


Explain the elements of a business contract and customer service

Do You Need to Change or Keep


on Going?

Evaluate the health of your business


Explain how to assess your business in the marketplace

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In this module Dr. Marcus Powe introduces the characteristics of


technopreneurs and Paul Kinston, MD of Vixtro, describes his
ten year journey from launching a startup to running a
successful business. He shares valuable insights learned along
the way.
Learning objectives:

Explain the process of becoming a technoprenuer

Identify the elements of technopreneurship

Estimated time to complete: 1 hour

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In this module, Dr. Powe explains how to capitalize on innovation


and kick-start creativity. Rosa Monge, CEO and co-founder of
Imagine Creativity Center and Seven4Seven, shares how she
discovered the world of entrepreneurship and started her own
company. She shares the lessons learned along her career path
and advice for aspiring entrepreneur.
Learning objectives:

Discover how to put your creativity to work

Learn how to generate creative ideas

Estimated time to complete: 1 hour plus activities and resources to


explore

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In this module, Dr Powe describes the thinking process of an


entrepreneur and how to act on ideas. Alvin The, founder of
OneSolved Singapore, shares what it takes to build and
manage a successful venture within the constantly changing
IT landscape.
Learning objectives:

Analyze your business ideas to identify any flaws

Develop ways of thinking that are valuable to


technopreneurs

Estimated time to complete: 1 hour plus activities and


resources to explore

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This module Dr. Powe explains how you know when its time to turn
an idea into a business and the factors to take into consideration.
Galen King, founder and creative director of Lucid Design, provides
answers to these questions and more as he explains how to
transform your ideas into worthwhile ventures.
Learning objectives:

Know which questions to ask yourself and research to conduct

Understand the value of market research

Estimated time to complete: 1 hour plus activities and resources to


explore

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In this module, youll learn about managing risks and relationships


as your business grows beyond the startup phase from informative
presentations by Dr. Powe and Matthew Enger, managing director
of X Integration.
Learning objectives:

Design a business plan

Summarize important questions used to guide the development


of a business plan or grow a business

Estimated time to complete: 1 hour plus activities and resources to


explore

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In this module Ravi Pratap, co-founder and CTO of MobStac,


chronicles the steps needed to progress from a great idea to a
successful business.
Learning objectives:

Describe ways to test yourself, your team, your ideas, and


the marketplace

Determine small steps you can take with your team that are
achievable, measurable, and repeatable.

Estimated time to complete: 1 hour plus activities and


resources to explore

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In this module Aulia (Ollie) Halimatussadiah, CTO and co-founder


of NulisBuku.com, explains how she transformed a challenge into
a business opportunity. In this insightful presentation, she shares
lessons learned about responding to market demands.
Learning objectives:

Outline the elements of a business relationship

Explain the elements of a business contract and customer


service

Estimated time to complete: 2 hours plus activities and resources


to explore

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As a technopreneur, you may reach a point where you discover you


need to switch gears for the business to survive. In this module
Basker Subramanian, founder of Amagi Media Labs, explains the
decision he made when he reached that point, and provides tips for
others facing similar situations.

Learning objectives:

Evaluate the health of your business

Explain how to assess your business in the marketplace

Estimated time to complete: 1 hour plus activities and resources to


explore

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Visit the Self-Enroll Courses page on Cisco NetSpace to enroll in this course

If you need help, post questions on the Cisco Networking Academy Facebook page

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Thank you.

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