Scaling Entrepreneurial Ventures

This graduate-level course surveys the personal, institutional, and operational challenges involved in scaling an entrepreneurial venture. It examines effective and ineffective solutions while addressing leadership, culture, operations, governance, and human resources. Through case studies and guest speakers, students explore common challenges in scaling startups into large, impactful companies. Session topics include founder-to-CEO transition, organizational design, boards and governance, go-to-market at scale, strategy and category creation, scaleup fundraising, product development at scale, AI-native hypergrowth companies, scaling people and culture, and customer delight at scale.