94658 Innovation Funding Platforms
8cp; block (6 days over 3wks); availability: all enrolled UTS undergraduate studentsRequisite(s): ((94662 Fundamentals of Innovation OR 94663 Navigating Entrepreneurial Ecosystems)) OR (21924 Start-up Bootcamp AND 21932 Start-up Lab 1)
Description
This subject explores the world of innovation funding, students learn the process by which an innovation business or project is funded. Using Silicon Valley technique, to help reduce biases and increase knowledge adaptation, student are divided at random in teams where they take on the persona of the various innovation ecosystem members/structures. Students come away having a firm knowledge of the various ways in which innovation opportunities are evaluated.
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