The Munich Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: A Deep Dive

What it is about

You will learn how an entrepreneurial ecosystem is built and how various actors (e.g., VCs, Business Angels, incubators, industry partners, start-ups) work together to support founders. In the end you will be able to describe the structure and the roles of individual participants in the Munich ecosystem and trace the typical founding journey through this network.

What you will be able to do

• Understand the building of an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
• Describe the perspectives and objectives of individual actors
• Trace the entrepreneurial journey of a founding team
• Teamwork, persuasive presenting, discussing and reflecting

What the module consists of

• SeminarIntroduction to concepts and structure of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
• Demonstrationen/GastvorträgeIntroduction of concrete actors such as incubator/accelerator, Venture Lab, industry partner, VC/Business Angel, successful start-ups
• GruppenarbeitAnalysis of goals, challenges and wishes of individual ecosystem players
• AbschlusspräsentationPresentation of an ecosystem actor and reflection on what was learned

Teaching method

• VorlesungExplanation of the structure of ecosystems and interactions of the actors
• GastvorträgeInsights into perspectives and objectives of concrete actors
• GruppenarbeitDeepening the challenges, goals and needs of individual players
• PräsentationDemonstration of presentation skills and integration of what was learned