This class aims at providing students with basic understanding on startup business, such as idea generation, business modeling, prototype creation, commercialization, and incorporation. The feature of this class is:
Firstly, interactions with the guest speakers from different industries and countries enable students to understand the know-how to be a successful entrepreneur. The guest speakers in 2020 were:
• Dr. David Farber, The internet hall of fame
• Dr. Sureswaran Ramadass, Founder of Mlabs, Malaysia
• Mr. Hiroki Mashita, CEO of V-CUBE, Japan[Startups from Keio University]
Secondly, to empower design-thinking skills and decision-making experiences, students participate in-class exercises, using design thinking methodology and case method study in line with IoT & Energy and distance learning. For example, case study discussions help the students have a capability of finding and solving the problem in daily management of a business by place students in the role of the decision-maker.