Module 1. Startup Ecosystem and Legal Environment
A) Unit I: Start-up opportunities: The New Industrial Revolution – The Big Idea- Generate Ideas with Brainstorming- Business Start-up - Ideation- Venture Choices - The Rise of the startup economy - The Six Forces of Change- The Start-up Equation - The Entrepreneurial Ecosystem – Entrepreneurship in India. Government Initiatives.
B) Unit II: Startup Capital Requirements and Legal Environment: Identifying Startup Capital Resource requirements - estimating Startup cash requirements - Develop financial assumptions- Constructing a Process Map - Positioning the venture in the value chain - Launch strategy to reduce risks- Startup financing metrics - The Legal Environment- Approval for New Ventures- Taxes or duties payable for new ventures.
Module 2. Survival, Growth and Exit Strategies
A) Unit I: Start-up Survival and Growth: Stages of growth in a new venture- Growing with the market - Growing within the industry- Venture life patterns- Reasons for new venture failures- Scaling Ventures – preparing for change - Leadership succession. Support for growth and sustainability of the venture.
B) Unit II: Planning for Harvest and Exit: Dealing with Failure: Bankruptcy, Exit Strategies- Selling the business - Cashing out but staying in-being acquired- Going Public (IPO) – Liquidation.
