This boot camp combines classroom sessions with lectures and interactive activities as well as out-of-class exercises and assignments which will thoroughly expose the concept and practice of entrepreneurship and innovation. Upon completion of the course, participants will receive UC Berkeley certificates.

Participants will learn how to define problems and determine which ones to solve. They will also gain familiarity with the processes that will allow them to go from ideas to the business. The course will cover best practices for recruiting and retaining talent, forming teams, developing managerial skills, pitching ideas, raising capital, prototyping solutions, testing markets, selling and marketing products and services, and launching scalable enterprises capable of creating value in both economic and social terms.

Throughout, theoretical and conceptual approaches will be supplanted by case studies and visits to Silicon Valley. Participants will be exposed to practical examples of budding and thriving startups, renowned technology companies, venture capitalists, and angel investors as well as incubators and accelerators. The course will be enriched by insights from entrepreneurs and VCs, who will discuss their successes and failures, analyzing the lessons they have derived from each.