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Tech Entrepreneurship and Student Startups

Level
Senior High · Grades 10–12
Difficulty
Intermediate
Duration
8 modules
Curriculum
24 lessons

Curriculum

8 units
  1. 01Getting to Know Tech Entrepreneurship and the Startup MindsetYou can explain what a tech startup is, tell it apart from an ordinary business, and apply an experimental mindset when starting a business idea.3 lessonsShow contents
  2. 02Problem Validation and Customer InterviewsYou can write interview questions that do not lead, interview potential customers politely, and conclude whether your problem really exists.3 lessonsShow contents
    • Principles of Honest Customer Interviews50 minLocked
    • Practice: Writing a Script and Running Five Interviews1 hLocked
    • Recap and Self-Check: Problem Validation45 minLocked
  3. 03Customer Segments and Value PropositionYou can define a specific customer segment and write a value proposition that answers their jobs, pains, and gains.3 lessonsShow contents
    • Understanding the Value Proposition Canvas50 minLocked
    • Practice: Filling In the Value Proposition Canvas from Interview Data55 minLocked
    • Recap and Self-Check: Segments and Value Proposition45 minLocked
  4. 04The Business Model Canvas and the Lean CanvasYou can explain the nine blocks of the Business Model Canvas, compare it with the Lean Canvas, and map your startup idea's business model on one page.3 lessonsShow contents
    • The Nine Blocks of the Business Model Canvas55 minLocked
    • Practice: Building the Business Model Canvas for Your Startup Idea1 hLocked
    • Recap and Self-Check: A Business Model on One Page45 minLocked
  5. 05MVPs and No-Code PrototypesYou can design a Minimum Viable Product to test your riskiest guess, build it with no-code tools, and measure the results with clear metrics.3 lessonsShow contents
    • The MVP Concept and Success Metrics50 minLocked
    • Practice: Building an MVP with Google Forms and Google Sites1 hLocked
    • Recap and Self-Check: MVPs and Experiments45 minLocked
  6. 06Unit Economics: Cost, Price, Margin, and Break-EvenYou can tell fixed costs from variable costs, calculate contribution margin, margin percentage, and break-even point, and set a price with clear reasoning.3 lessonsShow contents
    • Calculating Margin and Break-Even for a Student Business55 minLocked
    • Practice: A Break-Even Calculator in Google Sheets55 minLocked
    • Recap and Self-Check: Unit Economics50 minLocked
  7. 07Ethical Marketing, Teamwork, and Legal Basics for Student BusinessesYou can write a simple, honest marketing plan, divide roles in a team with a written agreement, and recognise the basic legal matters to ask about before a business starts.3 lessonsShow contents
    • Marketing Basics, Ethics, and Rules You Should Know55 minLocked
    • Practice: A One-Week Marketing Plan and a Team Agreement1 hLocked
    • Recap and Self-Check: Marketing, Team, and Ethics45 minLocked
  8. 08Final Project: Building and Presenting a Pitch DeckYou can build a data-based pitch deck from all your course results, practise delivering it in five minutes, and answer judges' questions honestly.3 lessonsShow contents
    • The Structure of a Convincing Pitch Deck50 minLocked
    • Practice: Making the Pitch Deck and Rehearsing a Five-Minute Pitch1 hLocked
    • Recap, Self-Check, and Class Demo Day1 hLocked

Prerequisites

No special prerequisites.

Tools and materials

Business Model Canvas

Final project

A pitch deck

Mentor

ES

EduSTEAM Team