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Level Foundation
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Duration 20 hours
Course by Harvard University
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Universities, government labs, and private companies invest billions of dollars in the research and development of breakthrough technologies that have the potential to transform industries and lives " but very few of these technologies ever leave the lab. Those that do often fail to find compelling market applications. So what determines success? How does an invention become an enduring innovation?

In this introductory course, developed in collaboration with the Laboratory for Innovation Science at Harvard and the University of California San Diego, you'll explore how entrepreneurs match promising technology with customer needs to launch successful new businesses. Using real-world examples, you'll apply critical thinking to commercialize technologies, and you'll learn about the venture creation process from founders, funders, and industry experts.

Join us to learn a systematic process for technology commercialization to bring cutting-edge innovations out of the lab and into the world.

What you will learn

A systematic approach to technology entrepreneurship
How to generate new use scenarios by matching customer needs with promising technology seeds
How to align business and operating models
How to evaluate a technology for readiness and market fit
How to position opportunities to secure funding

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Syllabus

Section 1: Problem Solving and Systematic Innovation
Section 2: Matching Needs and Seeds
Section 3: Generating Business and Operating Models
Section 4: Determining Readiness and Market Fit
Section 5: Financing Your Venture

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Discover the journey of transforming groundbreaking technology from the lab into thriving market ventures with the "Technology Entrepreneurship: Lab to Market" course, offered by edX. This foundational program, situated within the Business & Management domain, delves into the critical steps entrepreneurs take to build successful tech-based businesses. Over the span of 20 engaging sessions, learners will gain insights into the entrepreneurial process, from innovation to commercialization. Designed for those looking to understand the entrepreneurial landscape, this course is available through both Professional and Starter subscription options, making it accessible for aspiring entrepreneurs and business enthusiasts alike. Join now to unlock the secrets of taking tech innovations to the next level.

Instructors

Karim Lakhani

Instructors

Vish Krishnan

Instructor

Karim Lakhani

Charles Edward Wilson Professor of Business Administration

Harvard University

Karim R. Lakhani is a Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School and one of the Principal Investigators of the Laboratory for Innovation Science at Harvard (LISH). He specializes in the management of technological innovation in firms and communities. His research is on distributed innovation systems and the movement of innovative activity to the edges of organizations and into communities. He has extensively studied the emergence of open source software communities and their unique innovation and product development strategies. He has also investigated how critical knowledge from outside of the organization can be accessed through innovation contests. Currently, Professor Lakhani is investigating incentives and behavior in contests and the mechanisms behind scientific team formation through field experiments on the Topcoder platform and the Harvard Medical School. Professor Lakhani’s research on distributed innovation has been published in Harvard Business Review, Innovations, Management Science, Nature Biotechnology, Organization Science, Research Policy and the Sloan Management Review. He is the co-editor of Perspectives on Free and Open Source Software (MIT Press), a book on community-based innovation. He has also published teaching cases on leading organizations practicing distributed innovation including: Data.gov, InnoCentive, Google, Myelin Repair Foundation, SAP, Threadless, TopCoder and Wikipedia. His research has been featured in publications like BusinessWeek, The Boston Globe, The Economist, Fast Company, Inc., The New York Times, The New York Academy of Sciences Magazine, Science, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and Wired. Professor Lakhani was awarded his PhD in management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also holds an MS degree in Technology and Policy from MIT, and a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and Management from McMaster University in Canada. He was a recipient of the Aga Khan Foundation International Scholarship and a four year doctoral fellowship from Canada's Social Science and Humanities Research Council. Prior to coming to HBS he served as a Lecturer in the Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship group at MIT’s Sloan School of Management. Professor Lakhani has also worked in sales, marketing and new product development roles at GE Healthcare and was a consultant with The Boston Consulting Group. He was also the inaugural recipient of the TUM-Peter Pribilla Innovation Leadership Award.

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