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Introduction: What is Entrepreneurship, Pains and Problems, AEV Experiences | Week 1 | - Icebreaker Activity: Paper Airplanes - Recognizing Pains and Problems Prezi (15 minutes) - Discuss pains and problems as opportunities, where to start - What You Bring to the Table with the Village / Networking Activity
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Speaker Week with EI Fellows | Week 2 | - Warm up Activity: Work in groups to create bank of questions for speakers - Intro current EI fellows as resource and talk about pain point for startup and how they got started. Lessons learned? Advice? - Q&A for 15 minutes with entrepreneurs Homework: Create a Personal SWOT (handout in playbook)
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Book Discussion & TED Talk | Week 3 | Pre-work: Be prepared with questions and discussion from Insight Out (chapters 1 - 3) - Flipped classroom approach for student-led discussions (hosted by CD, HH, or VM) - Watch TED Talk: The First Step in Design is… Noticing! - Discuss opportunities coming up with the Albright Entrepreneurs Village - Homework: Form teams (no more than 3 people) - Homework: Pains and problems activity (handout in playbook)
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Field Experience: Visit an Entrepreneur | Week 4 | Homework: Moodle Post / Reflection on e-ship lessons - Time out of the classroom to visit a business, meet an entrepreneur and identify how local companies are solving pain / problems - Article: Women’s Boxing Gear
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Activity, Lecture / Discussion on Researching Entrepreneurial Opportunities | Week 5 | - Discussion of where good ideas come from, review examples of past CD short videos of EI 201 - Activity: Work in groups to create research questions for company example in small groups (Drybar, OrderUp, or Morgan Street Food Hall). Focus on how to ask good questions. - Discuss strategies for getting out and meeting customers: where would you go, based on industries? - Relate topics in entrepreneurship to current events in wrap-up discussion - Homework: Report your industry focus Homework: Research Planning & Questions to learn more about industry of interest
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Speaker Week with Entrepreneur | Week 6 | - Host more established startup to talk about challenges and milestones over first 1-3 years of growth - Preview upcoming Albright Entrepreneurs Village events and opportunities
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Book Discussion & TED Talk | Week 7 | Homework: Be prepared with questions and discussion from reading - Chapters 4 - 6 from Insight Out - Flipped classroom approach for student-led discussions (hosted by CD, HH, or VM) - TED Talk: What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection
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Field Experience: Talk with Entrepreneur, Company on Pains and Problems | Week 8 | Homework: Moodle Post / Reflection on e-ship lessons - Time out of the classroom to visit a business, meet an entrepreneur and identify how local companies are solving pain / problems
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Activity, Lecture, Discussion on Making Connections | Week 9 | - Discuss personal branding & importance of networking - Review how to evaluate your personal brand - Discuss upcoming Albright Entrepreneurs Village events and opportunities - Updates on progress with each group’s research (2 minutes each) Homework: Personal Brand Inventory
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Speaker Week with Entrepreneur | Week 10 | Homework: Reflection on speaker series - Host more established startup to talk about how to build and lead teams through growth - Resources to seek out when you want to start a business - Q&A for 15 minutes with entrepreneurs
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Book Discussion & TED Talk | Week 11 | Homework: Be prepared with questions and discussion from reading - Flipped classroom approach for student-led discussions (hosted by CD, HH, or VM) - Discussing Reading for Insight Out (Chapters 7 – 10) - TED Talk: David Kelley on How to Build Creative Confidence
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Field Experience: Talk with Entrepreneurs and Industry Experts | Week 12 | Homework: Moodle Post / Reflection on e-ship lessons - Time out of the classroom to visit a business, meet an entrepreneur and identify how local companies are solving pain / problems
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Team Presentations on E-ship Next Steps | Week 13 | Homework / Pre-work: Create Pitch Deck for Industry of Interest, Problems Discovered, and Next Steps
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Speaker Week with Entrepreneur | Week 14 | Homework: Reflection on speaker series - Host panel of speakers from Think House; students to use their question banks - Discuss upcoming Albright Entrepreneurs Village events and opportunities
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Team Presentations on E-ship Next Steps | Week 15 | Homework / Pre-work: Create Pitch Deck for Industry of Interest, Problems Discovered, and Next Steps
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Networking Luncheon with Fellows, EI Team, VIPs | Week 16 | - Catered luncheon ask in-depth questions of community guests - Preview spring semester in the Village, book circle opportunity and how to be more involved
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