BUSINESS PLANNING AT CMU

This free course is titled “Entrepreneurship and Business Planning,” and it is taught by Professor Mark Juliano of Carnegie Mellon University. The lectures are in audio-only format, and they can be streamed or downloaded. Professor Juliano talks about starting a company, organizing it, ending it, and other subjects that are of interest to any entrepreneur.

This course includes the following topics: business plan, team building, incorporation, funding, forecasting, target market, strategy, competition, marketing, sales, pricing, liquidity, exit strategies, management, advertising, and ownership.

Entrepreneurship and Business Planning (iTunes, TalkShoe)

INNOVATORS PITCH THEIR IDEAS TO THE WORLD

The free exchange of ideas is arguably the greatest function of the internet. Millions of people are online every second, and they are accessing one of mankind's greatest resources. One source where you are likely to get a premium selection of ideas is TED. TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is an organization that hosts conferences with businessmen, inventors, scientists, artists, politicians, and others as both presenters and audience. These presentations, or TED Talks, are opportunities for speakers to share their ideas with an audience of influential and appreciative listeners. The presentations are later uploaded to the internet to be watched by the biggest audience in the world, free of charge. The ideas vary from new ways of interfacing with computers to getting clean water for those in need. Any video is sure to inspire and challenge open minds; below are a few examples.

TED Talks

Sir Ken Robinson finds faults in public schooling

Prof. Sugata Mitra finds kids can teach themselves

Stewart Brand and Mark Z. Jacobson debate nuclear fission power