67-428 Innovation and Entrepreneurship: A Focus on Startups and Emerging Technologies

9 units, Carnegie Mellon University

This course is designed for Information Systems (IS) students to explore the fundamentals of innovation and entrepreneurship, with a specific focus on emerging technologies in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) space. The course combines theory and practice, engaging students through discussions, project work and case studies. By analyzing the lifecycle of startups, students will gain insights into the startup and entrepreneurship worlds, develop business models, conduct market analysis, and explore the venture capital (VC) and accelerator funding processes, including insights into Y Combinator. Alumni from the tech and venture capital industries will be involved throughout the course as guest speakers, mentors and / or case study leaders.

Prerequisites: 67-250 and 67-272

Offered: Spring 2027, Fall 2026, Spring 2026

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