Entrepreneurship

Navigating Your Startup

In this course you will learn:

  • The differences between businessmen and entrepreneurs and the advantages and disadvantages of entrepreneurship.
  • What techniques to use for generating startup ideas and exploring real-life examples of entrepreneurial businesses?
  • How to apply the lean startup approach to validate your business idea and minimize risk.
  • What the Business Model Canvas framework is and how to use it to structure and refine your business idea?
  • How to achieve problem-solution fit and ensure your product or service effectively addresses customer needs.
  • What product-market fit is and how to align your offering with the target market's demands.
  • How to fund and manage your startup's financials with limited resources using the concept of bootstrapping.
  • What the key elements of an effective pitch deck presentation are and how to confidently present your startup idea?
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Who takes this Course

  • Aspiring Entrepreneurs
  • Small Business Owners
  • Startup Enthusiasts

Content

18 Lectures • 1 hour 8 minutes

  • Lecture 1: Intro

    59 seconds

  • Lecture 2: Key Differences Between Entrepreneur and Businessman

    2 minutes 12 seconds

  • Lecture 3: Why Entrepreneurship

    2 minutes 21 seconds

  • Lecture 4: Examples

    1 minute 29 seconds

  • Lecture 5: Entrepreneurial Mindset

    2 minutes 27 seconds

  • Lecture 6: Lean Startup Method

    2 minutes 21 seconds

  • Lecture 7: Business Model Canvas

    7 minutes 12 seconds

  • Lecture 8: Example on Business Model Canvas

    3 minutes 52 seconds

  • Lecture 9: Problem-Solution Fit

    2 minutes 35 seconds

  • Lecture 10: Example on Problem Solution Fit

    2 minutes 5 seconds

  • Lecture 11: Product-Market Fit

    3 minutes 26 seconds

  • Lecture 12: Example on Product-Market Fit

    1 minute 6 seconds

  • Lecture 13: Bootstrapping

    6 minutes

  • Lecture 14: Example on Bootstrapping

    1 minute

  • Lecture 15: Support Organizations

    7 minutes 37 seconds

  • Lecture 16: Why Startups Fail?

    6 minutes 41 seconds

  • Lecture 17: Pitch Deck

    14 minutes 2 seconds

  • Lecture 18: Conclusion

    1 minute 3 seconds

Meet your instructor

Nada Helmy

Nada Helmy

Nada Helmy is a seasoned professional with more than 8 years of experience in entrepreneurship. She graduated from the American University in Cairo (AUC) with a major in Integrated Marketing Communications and a minor in Business Administration. She was the Incubation & Acceleration Program Manager at EdVentures, an edtech VC. Prior to this, Nada worked at the Technology Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center (TIEC), a joint venture between the Egyptian Ministry of IT & Communications and The United Nations. Nada has also worked as a Project Manager at Vflock Co. where she supported the launch of Athar Accelerator and was a co-founder of an educational startup called Journey of Entrepreneurship (JOE) which has succeeded in growing internationally. Nada is also the host of a podcast that explores the personal side of entrepreneurship and likes to create content on social media about entrepreneurship and business. She has first-hand experience in building and scaling businesses and has served as a mentor and trainer for startups in diverse industries. She currently works at HALA Ventures, a Saudi-Based VC as the Value Creation Manager, creating projects and initiatives that bring value to the company, portfolio startups and entrepreneurship ecosystem.
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