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We learn by doing...

STARTUP OPERATIONS

For HBS entrepreneurs and for the “startup curious” joiner/investor, this course offered in the fall term provides hands-on instruction through the early stages of building your business. In teams of 2-4, students will test assumptions and hypotheses to evolve their product, build their strategic and operating roadmaps, create organizational plans and develop skills necessary to manage the many complexities of operating a startup. Sessions feature skill-building exercises led by the instructor and outside experts and weekly peer-to-peer critiques on work-in-progress. There are no case discussions in this course other than students’ ventures. All deliverables are designed to move student ventures forward.

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Startup Operations is structured for HBS students who wish to gain practical skills and further their businesses while pursuing their MBAs, for those who wish to join a startup after graduation or for aspiring investors who want to gain a better understanding of startup operations.

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Eligible ventures enrolled in the course will receive a non-dilutive grant.

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HBS Course Catalog Description

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Christina Wallace, Senior Lecturer

Harvard Business School

Contact: cwallace @ hbs dot edu

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