Entrepreneurship

The end is nigh, module 6

I have had a great experience with this short course and learned a lot with regards to the entrepreneurial world. I hadn’t realised how diverse and complicated the process of a startup was until this course and how interesting it was reading about the various entrepreneurial ecosystems there are on…

Reflecting on the Entrepreneurship for Emerging Markets short course

This was the first online course I did through GetSmarter. I found the online learning process well designed, convenient and efficient. Well done to GetSmarter for building a world-class platform. There is a…

Reflecting on selecting the right people for entrepreneurial success

I think a startup ecosystem in an emerging market should support entrepreneurs in the following ways:

• Finding a co-founder: We should encourage founders to consider their good friends…

Reflecting on building and evaluating solutions

I have worked on the product management of software solutions and these are some of the typical challenges we encountered:
* Minimum feature set: We had to decide which requested features to implement and which to decline. It is very important…

Reflecting on problems to be solved and opportunities to take

I really loved the well analogy I read this week. Rather build something a few people want a lot. First go deeper and only later go wider. Start with a small market, but look for a fast path out of it, even though you will…

Entrepreneurship and Emerging Markets

I always understood there are differences between entrepreneurship in emerging markets and entrepreneurship in developed markets, but this model has made me understand it clearly. Previously I believed that you have a greater chance of being successful in a…

Reflecting on entrepreneurship in developed vs emerging markets

The differences between developed markets and emerging markets provide different challenges and opportunities for entrepreneurs in those markets:

• The fast growth in emerging markets provides…

Another module down

I have learned various aspects about developed and emerging markets this past module and how they relate to entrepreneurship, innovation and startups. In both markets a few things are common with regards to entrepreneurship, it drives economic growth. In developed countries entrepreneurship…

Reflecting on entrepreneurs vs small business owners

I volunteer at an entrepreneur support program at our church, called His Biz. We provide training, mentorship and networking opportunities. We help with logos and business cards. We have provided some funding, but decided to rather hold…

Reflecting on the Entrepreneurship for Emerging Markets short course

Wow, where to begin. I knew I would learn a lot from this course but to be honest I didn’t realise how much. I am so grateful for all the information that has cleared up questions and informed me during these six…