Dare 2 Start - Course outline

1. Dare to Start
Frank Gielen
Wouter Haerick
Department of Information Technology (INTEC) - IBCN 1

2. Scope of this course
 This course prepares the future entrepreneur
to handle the complexity of founding an
internationally oriented growth company.
 This is for real:
 You need to have taken the course "Dare to Venture"
(E076460) or
 You need to have a business plan
Department of Information Technology (INTEC) - IBCN 2

3. Course concept
 Basic theoretical information about selected
topics
 Finance
 HR
 Intl. business
 Apply it to your own project
 Not all of it will be applicable.
 Blended learning:
 1 week class room session.
 1 week work@home (online preparation)
 Coaching by:
 Frank Gielen
 Wouter Haerick
 Jolien Coenraets
Department of Information Technology (INTEC) - IBCN 3

4. Course outline
 Week 2 (2/10):
 Course introduction
 Review of the business proposals.
 Pitch session with peer review
 Week 3 (9/10): Flipped class room
 Tax & Legal
 Watch a recorded lecture
 Complete a quiz
 Prepare questions related to your own case for the
next lecture.
Department of Information Technology (INTEC) - IBCN 4

5. Course outline
 Week 4 (16/10): Tax & Legal
 Feedback on quiz & question time.
 Coaching based on your own project.
 Guest lectures & cases
 Week 5 (23/10): Flipped class room
 Finance & VC’s
 Watch a recorded lecture
 Complete a quiz
 Prepare questions related to your own case for the
next lecture.
Department of Information Technology (INTEC) - IBCN 5

6.  Week 6 (30/10): Finance & VC
 Feedback on quiz & question time.
 Coaching based on your own project.
 Guest lectures & cases
 Week 7 (6/11):
 1 hour : guest lecture – term sheets
 1 hour: flipped class room
 B2B sales
Department of Information Technology (INTEC) - IBCN 6
Course outline

7.  Week 8 (13/11): B2B Sales lecture
 Sales lead qualification
 Go to market
 Week 9 (20/11): Home assignement
 Prepare a pitch
 Video
 Animated
 Week 10 (27/11): HR & teams
 Testimonial
 From a 1 person to a 10 and 100 persons company
Department of Information Technology (INTEC) - IBCN 7
Course outline

8.  Week 11 (4/12): Class room session
 Peer review of pitch
 Online preparation “international business”
 Week 12 (11/12): International business
 Lecture
 Resources (FIT)
 Testimonial
Department of Information Technology (INTEC) - IBCN 8
Course outline

9. Evaluation
 Oral examination
 Apply the course to your case.
Department of Information Technology (INTEC) - IBCN 9