Understanding entrepreneurship. defining startups and benefits offered to startups, entrepreneurial mindset - how entrepreneurs think; Competencies of entrepreneurs, manifestations of entrepreneurship, steps involved in the process of entrepreneurship.

Introduction to Creativity & Innovation, Innovation – Concept, types & benefits, Process of Innovation, Sustaining & Disruptive Innovations, Open innovations, Introduction to design thinking, Techniques of developing innovative products, Innovation & market dynamics, creating disruptions in the market.

Current State of Blockchain Technology, History and Evolution of Blockchain, Blockchain Potentials from Business Perspectives, Key Players and & Disruptive Innovations, Blockchain Metrics in Business Domains, What lies in the future of Blockchain Technology.

What is Blockchain, Why the name Blockchain, Transaction Lifecycle in Blockchain, First Generation and Second Generation Blockchain, Introduction to Smart Contracts and DApps, All you need to know about Blockchain Consensus and DLT.

Tour on Ethereum Blockchain and its different adoption possibilities, Introduction to Token Economics- Initial Coin Offering and Initial Public Offerings, Decentralized Finance, Decentralized Autonomous Organizations.

Hyperledger Blockchain and cross-industry use cases. Understanding Business Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies like Corda to audiences with varying experience. Immediate blockchain use cases in technology, business, and enterprise.

Detailed discussion on how blockchain is applied to all aspects of the business including- Supply chain, Finance, Environment, Automobile, Gaming, Healthcare, and Government.

Discussion on some of the current challenges faced by Blockchain Adopters and their potential solutions, Advancements in Blockchain Technology like scalability, sharding, plasma, lightning networks, A review of next-generation blockchains, and disruptive integration of blockchain with other cutting edge technologies

Sources of business ideas, ideation techniques, idea screening, decisive elements, Opportunity Matrix, Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA), evaluation and validation with special reference to Blockchain startups. BOI Canvas.

Forms of business organization – Sole proprietorship, OPC (One Person Company), Partnership, LLP (Limited Liability Partnership), Private limited, Public limited – advantages and disadvantages of each form. Some legal formalities for starting a business.

Types of cost - Startup, Variable and Fixed; Basics of Accounting; Understanding & preparing financial statements; Analysis of financial statements – ratio analysis, break-even; Working capital management for Startups, Profitability for Startups, Cash flow projections BEP and Balance Sheet.

Feasibility studies: concept. focus areas and kinds – marketing, financial, technical & organization. Business Plan: meaning, purpose and importance, format of Business Plan, components of business plan - Organizational plan; Operational plan; Production plan; Financial plan; Marketing plan; Human Resource planning.

Understanding of marketing mix; Branding, Logo, Tagline, Types of marketing tools, promotional strategies, digital marketing, personal selling, vendor management, pricing strategies. Market research – process and importance.

Sources of fundraising; Role of Angel Investors and Venture Capitalists as a source of business finance; Business valuation methods, Drivers of valuation; Investor pitch – importance, key elements & structure, Elevator Pitch, Understanding the Pitch template.