This specialization is intended for anyone who owns a startup or who has an interest in learning how to scale up their business exponentially. By the end of the specialization, learners will be able to:
Scale Up Your Startup Specialization
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Scale Up Your Startup Specialization
Scale Up Your Startup - Product, Processes, People. Learn the main points of a growth mindset and apply these as you scale up the products, processes, and people components of your business.
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4.3
(18 reviews)
Intermediate level
Recommended experience
1 month at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
- Process Development
- Growth Strategies
- Team Building
- Risk Management
- Governance
- Sales Management
- Product Management
- Entrepreneurship
- Sales Strategy
- Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Performance Measurement
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Leadership
- Business Risk Management
- Employee Onboarding
- Corporate Strategy
- Compliance Management
- Go To Market Strategy
- Culture Transformation
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Specialization - 4 course series
What you'll learn
You'll learn what you need to ask yourself before you start to scale up a startup
You'll get practical tips and advice on how to begin the journey from startup to scaleup
Skills you'll gain
Category: Growth Strategies
Category: Business Risk Management
Category: Business Strategies
Category: Corporate Strategy
Category: Business Strategy
Category: Business Modeling
Category: Business Planning
Category: Innovation
Category: Problem Solving
Category: Risk Management
Category: Leadership and Management
Category: Business Development
Category: Entrepreneurship
Category: Market Share
Category: Strategic Partnership
Category: Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)
Category: Company, Product, and Service Knowledge
What you'll learn
Discuss and compare strategies and frameworks for scaling processes and products in an organization
Explain steps and common strategies for developing pricing and for scaling up marketing and sales operations
Explain the importance of establishing relevant dashboards, KPIs and metrics
Skills you'll gain
Category: Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Category: Product Development
Category: Business Strategies
Category: Product Management
Category: Customer Acquisition Management
Category: Growth Strategies
Category: Business Strategy
Category: Sales Strategy
Category: Performance Measurement
Category: Go To Market Strategy
Category: Entrepreneurship
Category: Operational Efficiency
Category: Price Negotiation
Category: Business Process
Category: Customer Insights
Category: Fundraising
Category: Leadership and Management
Category: Sales Management
What you'll learn
Explain the importance of culture in the company at all stages focusing on the scaleup phase
Discuss different strategies used to ensure diversity in organizations and build effective teams
Explain the role and frameworks needed to establish corporate governance and advisory boards at the scaleup stage
Skills you'll gain
Category: Culture Transformation
Category: Employee Onboarding
Category: Diversity and Inclusion
Category: Team Building
Category: Employee Retention
Category: Recruitment Strategies
Category: Governance
Category: Compliance Management
Category: Organizational Leadership
Category: Business Strategy
Category: Entrepreneurship
Category: Leadership and Management
Category: Corporate Strategy
Category: Go To Market Strategy
What you'll learn
Analyze how a company can scale its processes, products, and culture to grow and enter its next phase
Skills you'll gain
Category: Entrepreneurship
Category: Organizational Development
Category: Business Research
Category: Marketing
Category: Growth Strategies
Category: Research Reports
Category: Operations Management
Category: Culture Transformation
Category: Process Development
Category: Human Resources
Category: Business Writing
Category: Business Development
Category: Business Planning
Category: Sales
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Frequently asked questions
Each course takes approximately eight hours to complete.
Previous knowledge in running a startup or working in a startup are useful, but not required, to getting the most from this course.
Yes, they should be taken sequentially (Why Scale a Startup, then Scaling Products and Processes, then Building Culture in a Scaleup).
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