14-695 Special Topics – Technical Entrepreneur Coaching Hub (TECH)

6 units, Carnegie Mellon University

The TECH initiative’s goal is to expose engineering students to the Silicon Valley startup world. Entrepreneurship can be an intimidating career path, and this course will lay the foundation for students to have more confidence to launch their own ventures in the future. The course will cover some of the basics of business side of startups, but the main focus will be on the execution skills necessary for a hands-on technical founder. Topics may include: how the technical founder role changes as a company grows; IP strategy development; and defining a POC and/or a MVP to generate value. The course will feature several original case studies developed for the course, with startups working in areas related to the INI’s curricula.

Prerequisites: none listed

Offered: Spring 2027, Spring 2026

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