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The Entrepreneurial Mind: Strategising for a New Venture
Summer in Amsterdam Program
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dates: 7/5/25 - 8/2/25
The Entrepreneurial Mind: Strategising for a New Venture
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Primary Subject Area: Business
Instruction in: English
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 50
DESCRIPTION
In this course, students learn what it means to be an entrepreneur from a psychological perspective. The student also learns to think about a venture creating a strategy for their business. Acquiring self-knowledge, learning to reflect, and gaining experience in being an entrepreneur are the aims of this course.
At the centre of a new venture, you find the entrepreneur working passionately on their vision of a new world, offering a solution to a problem. Their mindset, strategy, and vision of what is needed to develop their idea are at the centre of this course.
Topics in this course
- History of entrepreneurship
- The psychology of the entrepreneur
- Entrepreneurial wellbeing
- Adversity and coping strategies
- Entrepreneurial strategy
- Decision-making and investing
- Entrepreneurial Leadership
- Cooperation and group dynamics
- Innovation and change
- Storytelling
The course provides an integrated strategy framework for growth-oriented entrepreneurs. We alternate lectures about entrepreneurial strategy and the psychology of the entrepreneur with visits and training like boxing and mindfulness. During the workshops, you focus on understanding a new technology or societal development and a business idea in this field.
On an individual level, students learn to reflect and learn from experiences in the class which results in a reflection assignment. A professional business coach and the lecturers help students with this learning experience.
The course will be taught through written individual reflection assignments, presentation of team progress assignment, and a written duo research assignment.
In the excursions, we focus on existing start-ups, historic ventures in whaling, and experiences that show what it means to operate in today?s entrepreneurial economy.
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Understand key strategic choices entrepreneurs face and how to navigate them using theory from the field of entrepreneurial strategy.
- Build a framework using theory and media items for the development, validation, and implementation of entrepreneurial ideas in a dynamic environment.
- Develop a self-image about being an entrepreneur, exploring entrepreneurial intentions, motivations, passion, and persistence.
Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course. CEA CAPA's recommended credits are based on the contact hours assigned by Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam): 15 contact hours equals 1 U.S. credit
At the centre of a new venture, you find the entrepreneur working passionately on their vision of a new world, offering a solution to a problem. Their mindset, strategy, and vision of what is needed to develop their idea are at the centre of this course.
Topics in this course
- History of entrepreneurship
- The psychology of the entrepreneur
- Entrepreneurial wellbeing
- Adversity and coping strategies
- Entrepreneurial strategy
- Decision-making and investing
- Entrepreneurial Leadership
- Cooperation and group dynamics
- Innovation and change
- Storytelling
The course provides an integrated strategy framework for growth-oriented entrepreneurs. We alternate lectures about entrepreneurial strategy and the psychology of the entrepreneur with visits and training like boxing and mindfulness. During the workshops, you focus on understanding a new technology or societal development and a business idea in this field.
On an individual level, students learn to reflect and learn from experiences in the class which results in a reflection assignment. A professional business coach and the lecturers help students with this learning experience.
The course will be taught through written individual reflection assignments, presentation of team progress assignment, and a written duo research assignment.
In the excursions, we focus on existing start-ups, historic ventures in whaling, and experiences that show what it means to operate in today?s entrepreneurial economy.
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Understand key strategic choices entrepreneurs face and how to navigate them using theory from the field of entrepreneurial strategy.
- Build a framework using theory and media items for the development, validation, and implementation of entrepreneurial ideas in a dynamic environment.
- Develop a self-image about being an entrepreneur, exploring entrepreneurial intentions, motivations, passion, and persistence.
Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course. CEA CAPA's recommended credits are based on the contact hours assigned by Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam): 15 contact hours equals 1 U.S. credit