MGMT 8136 Entrepreneurial Management
This course focuses on managing an entrepreneurial business from start-up to scale-up. Entrepreneurial Management introduces conceptual frameworks and tools that help students to identify, evaluate, launch, grow and scale up innovative ventures that have the potential to revolutionize markets. We will discuss cases set in a range of industries including fashion/apparel, publishing, technology, transportation, consulting, food services, and more. Course goals include: Help you to understand the major issues entrepreneurs face when starting, growing and capturing the value of their ventures. Develop the analytical skills required for the environment in which entrepreneurs operate high uncertainty, rapid growth, ongoing change and limited resources. Be able to compare and contrast the major sources of capital available to entrepreneurs and the expectations of investors. Better understand the role that entrepreneurship will play in your career.
Course overview
- Department
- Management and Organization
- School
- CSOM
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Spring
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.37 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.49 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 3
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Priya Iyer | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 7–9 hrs/week | 23 of 24 |
| Spring 2026 (midterm) | Priya Iyer | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 16 of 19 |
| Fall 2025 | Priya Iyer | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 29 of 32 |
| Spring 2025 | Priya Iyer | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 26 of 29 |