Technology Entrepreneurship: From Lab to Market
Turn groundbreaking tech ideas into thriving businesses by mastering strategies for innovation, market analysis, and entrepreneurial leadership.
Turn groundbreaking tech ideas into thriving businesses by mastering strategies for innovation, market analysis, and entrepreneurial leadership.
Dive into the world of technology entrepreneurship with this Harvard and UCSD collaboration. Explore how groundbreaking inventions become market-ready innovations. Learn to match emerging technologies with customer needs, develop business models, and secure funding. Gain insights from founders, investors, and industry experts on the venture creation process. Perfect for aspiring tech entrepreneurs and innovators looking to bridge the gap between lab breakthroughs and market success.
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What you'll learn
Learn a systematic approach to technology entrepreneurship
Develop skills in matching customer needs with promising technologies
Understand how to align business and operating models
Gain knowledge in evaluating technology readiness and market fit
Learn strategies for securing funding for technology ventures
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Module Description
This course explores the process of bringing innovative technologies from research labs to successful market applications. It covers systematic approaches to technology entrepreneurship, including identifying customer needs, developing business models, evaluating market readiness, and securing venture funding. The curriculum draws on real-world examples and expert insights to provide a comprehensive understanding of the challenges and strategies in technology commercialization.
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Innovation Management and Digital Transformation Expert
Professor Karim R. Lakhani serves as the Dorothy & Michael Hintze Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, where he leads multiple pioneering initiatives at the intersection of technology, innovation, and business strategy. His distinguished career spans academia and industry, with groundbreaking research in distributed innovation systems, crowd-based innovation, and digital transformation. A prolific scholar with over 150 publications, he co-authored the award-winning book "Competing in the Age of AI" (2020) and co-edited "Perspectives on Free and Open Source Software." His academic journey includes degrees from McMaster University (B.E. in Electrical Engineering and Management), and MIT (MS in Technology and Policy, PhD in Management). He founded several Harvard initiatives including the Laboratory for Innovation Science at Harvard (LISH) and the Digital, Data & Design Institute, while also serving as principal investigator of the NASA Tournament Laboratory. Beyond academia, he advises senior executives, serves on the Mozilla Corporation board, and co-founded the Aspire Institute, supporting first-generation college students. His work has revolutionized understanding of open innovation, crowd-sourcing, and AI-driven business transformation, earning him recognition including the TUM-Peter Pribilla Innovation Leadership Award and support from the Aga Khan Foundation International Scholarship.
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Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship Scholar
Professor Vish Krishnan serves as the Jacobs Family Chair in Management and Engineering Leadership at the University of California San Diego's Rady School of Management, where he is also the Faculty Director of Rady's Entrepreneurship Initiative. As one of Rady School's founding faculty members, he has developed significant expertise in innovation, entrepreneurship, and product management. His distinguished career spans both academia and industry, with a PhD from MIT and extensive consulting experience with global corporations including 3M, Dell, HP, Qualcomm, Sony, Ford, Nissan, Zeiss, and Microsoft. He has led Rady School's signature Lab to Market curriculum series and serves as Associate Director for the Institute for the Global Entrepreneur. His academic contributions include highly-cited publications on innovation and product development, along with editorial positions at prestigious management journals. Professor Krishnan has received multiple teaching accolades, including being named Most Valuable Professor four times in the last decade, and has been invited to teach at prestigious institutions including MIT and Harvard University. His work has gained significant recognition, including appearances in the Wall Street Journal and being documented in Harvard Business School case studies.
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