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Pillar 4 · 商业与项目管理

Rainmaker

Turn Your Ideas Into Profit

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Course overview

Uncover the essential skills and strategies to transform your innovative ideas into tangible and profitable ventures. You learn how to cultivate a problem-solving mindset aligned with your environment, assess the viability and intricacies of your business goals, and evaluate the true cost impact on your net worth and profitability.

Course outline

VideoCourse intro 6:23

Lesson 1

  1. Video
    Assessing the Viability of Your Idea 15:53
  2. Discussion
    How do customers solve this problem today?
  3. Workshop
  4. Resource
    Facilitation Guide: Idea Viability Workshop (Workshop Day Version)
  5. Activity
    Phase 1: In-Class Setup – Define Assumptions
  6. Activity
    Phase 2: Outside-Class Research – Market Validation
  7. Discussion
    Which assumption changed after your customer interviews?

Lesson 2

  1. Video
    Bringing the Idea to Life in Your Market 10:24
  2. Discussion
    Where is there room for your idea in this market?
  3. Discussion
    Whose problem becomes clearer when you narrow your audience?
  4. Quiz
    Testing whether an idea is viable
  5. Workshop
  6. Resource
    Facilitation Table Guide

Lesson 3

  1. Video
    Designing a Business That Reliably Generates Revenue 8:00
  2. Discussion
    How could you find out whether strangers will pay?
  3. Quiz
    Understanding your market
  4. Workshop
  5. Resource
    Workshop Agenda & Timeline: Your Session at a Glance
  6. Activity
    Phase 1: Forgone Salary
  7. Activity
    Quantify the Value of Path B
  8. Activity
    Phase 2: Articulate what you will not sacrifice
  9. Activity
    The Contract
  10. Activity
    Personal “No-Go” Zones (Opportunity Costs You Won’t Accept)
  11. Discussion
    Is the startup worth the salary you’d give up?

Lesson 4

  1. Video
    The Checklist for Running a Profitable Business 10:58
  2. Discussion
    What brings customers back after their first purchase?
  3. Quiz
    How revenue models work
  4. Workshop
  5. Activity
    Phase 1: Context & Setup (10 Minutes)
  6. Activity
    Phase 2: The Deep Dive (30 Minutes)
  7. Activity
    Phase 3: Synthesis & Reality Check (20 Minutes)
  8. Activity
    Phase 4: Strategic Selection (15 Minutes)
  9. Praxis
    Praxis 10: Entrepreneurial Clarity Video · 6:22

MAGNET roadmap

Mindset
Develop a problem-solving mindset that is attuned to your market and industry
Assessment
Develop an understanding of your market, industry, and the advantages and disadvantages of different revenue models
Goals
Should you pursue this business idea or rethink your goals?
Net Worth
How might the pursuing a business idea affect your net worth?
Expenses
Identify the time and money expenses that determine the viability of a business idea and the intended revenue
Track
Understand what metrics to track to determine whether or not you are operating profitably

Ways to experience Rainmaker

Explore student practice materials or join a facilitated workshop. Organizations can license the curriculum and facilitator discussion guides or arrange managed delivery.

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