Start a Business Bootcamp
In this special weekend bootcamp, you will work with acclaimed serial entrepreneur Amol Sarva (and various visiting speakers) to better understand what it means to create your own business. During the 3.5 hour program, you will hear inside stories of how famous brands (Apple, Netflix, TikTok, or others) were created, and you will hear from inventors and creators about how they built products and companies. You will also have the chance to talk to an entrepreneur about their new business plan, and to give feedback.
Our instructors and guest speakers come from elite universities and companies.
Your Program Experts
Amol Sarva
Amol Sarva teaches entrepreneurship at Columbia University and has cofounded startups including Virgin Mobile USA, Peek, Halo Neuroscience, Knotel, and Popular Change. He studied cognitive science for his Ph.D. at Stanford with an undergraduate degree from Columbia. He is a backer, advisor, and mentor at 50+ companies
Expert Speakers
CEO
Entrepreneur-In-Residence, Founder @ 81 Cents, UC Berkeley Haas MBA
Head of Bloomberg Beta VC, Lecturer at UC Berkeley Haas School of Business
Program Outcomes
- Learn about the different types of careers within the world of business
- Hear first-hand from successful CEOs about how they started their company
- Brainstorm your own business idea and get feedback from experts
- Walk away with an action plan for how to bring your idea to life
Program Outline
- Startups are how great things come to life. Pretty much everything around you was probably created by an entrepreneur.
- In this opening session, you will hear about how some of the world’s greatest companies (e.g., Apple, TikTok, Netflix, or others) were born.
- You will learn about the original ideas behind these companies, and the struggles they faced along the way to becoming household names.
- Thinking of and developing new products are core to the startup journey.
- In this session, you will hear from an experienced entrepreneur or product developer to better understand how a physical or virtual product is created.
- How do you come up with and test ideas? How do you go from idea to reality, and what are some common pitfalls or challenges companies face?
- We know an inventor who has a zany new idea for a company. (We’re keeping the inventor and the idea under wraps for now).
- We’ll ask them to come in and present their idea to you and explain why they think it’s the next big thing.
- Now that you have the background on startups and what makes a good idea, you'll have a chance to come up with a plan for how to take the next step in creating your own business.
What Our Students Say
I loved learning about the actual inventions people created. Anton’s inventions were really cool and I was super interested in them. I liked Anton’s point on how an idea should be a toy, not a game because you need other people to help you fully flesh out an idea.
What Makes Us Different
Every school has its own way of teaching and learning (aka “pedagogy”). Here's what you can expect from ours.
Reserve Your Seat
$99 per week
