70-438 Commercialization and Innovation

9 units, Carnegie Mellon University

The course is targeted at entrepreneurs and innovators who are interested in introducing innovations to the marketplace through start-up, emerging and established organizations. Class participants will learn how to evaluate, develop and implement opportunities for innovation, using an emergent or iterative approach (the lean methodology). Students will also learn a variety of methodologies to identify opportunities for innovation including how to identify unserved customers, identifying what jobs customers need to do, and how to incorporate innovations originating from end users, suppliers, materials manufacturers, and other entities outside the firm. Students will learn how to develop a Business Model, identify a Minimum Viable Product, and a Market Entry Point.

Prerequisites: (73-100 or 73-102 or 73-104) and (15-390 or 70-420 or 70-415 or 70-421 or 70-414 or 70-425)

Offered: Fall 2026, Fall 2025

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