In this course, participants have the opportunity to develop business ideas, to learn what it takes to be an intrapreneur and how to form an idea/technology into a sound business concept or plan. The bases for the creative and analytical problem solving process are identifying opportunities and systematically developing them into business concepts. Participants will start with an idea/technology and are guided through the process of developing a rough concept into an attractive business idea with a special focus on the iterative nature of developing an idea into a business. Also, best practices and real life examples from the startup world will grant a practical deep dive.
This course is offered in the part-time Master of Pharma Business Administration MBA program and may be attended on a “no credit” basis by individuals not enrolled in the program. Course participants are visitors who are not responsible for assignments and do not take an exam or earn academic credits. As the number of seats in the course is limited, we recommend to register online early.
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In order to achieve the goals of this course, you must master the following key concepts:
Dr. Thomas Funke, co-director and co-founder of TechQuartier, the incubator for the FinTech scene in Frankfurt, has been active in the global startup ecosystem for more than 15 years. With his latest project, a German-Austrian startup 'Tomorrow's Education', the education innovator wants to virtually merge the innovation ecosystems of Berlin and Frankfurt and build a globally accessible education platform. From 2013 to 2016, Thomas headed the startup and innovation department at the RKW Competence Center, a think tank of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, and has taught on the topic of entrepreneurship for many years in various programs at GBS.
Dr. Sebastian Schäfer is a Cambridge-born behavioral economist and innovation enthusiast. As entrepreneur and lecturer, he has been engaged in building a dynamic startup scene in the Metropolitan region for many years. Prior to founding TechQuartier, Sebastian was head of Goethe University’s business incubator and research fellow at the management and microeconomics department. He lectures at Goethe Business School and is associated with the Center for Leadership and Behavior in Organizations and the Frankfurt Laboratory of Experimental Economics at Goethe University.
Course materials will be provided in electronic form.
English
On Campus Westend of Goethe University Frankfurt and partially online via Zoom.
A GBS certificate of participation is awarded upon completion of the course.
€ 1.900 (fee is exempt from VAT). The fee for GBS students or alumni amounts to € 800.
*Withdrawal and fee refund
In case the course withdrawal request is received two weeks prior to the start of classes, GBS will retain a withdrawal fee of €50. In case the course withdrawal request is received less than two weeks prior to the start of classes, GBS will retain 50% of the payment made.
| Date | Session |
|---|---|
| Fri., Oct. 07, 2022 | 13:00 - 15:00; 15:30 - 17:30; 18:00 - 20:00 |
| Sat., Oct. 08, 2022 | 09:00 - 11:00; 11:30 - 13:30; 14:30 - 16:30 |
| Fri., Oct. 21, 2022 | 13:00 - 15:00; 15:30 - 17:30; 18:00 - 20:00 |
| Sat., Oct. 22, 2022 | 09:00 - 11:00; 11:30 - 13:30; 14:30 - 16:30 |
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