Innovation July 26, 2025

MBA in Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Universidad Complutense de Madrid

🚀 Program Overview

Designed for future disruptors, this MBA equips you with cutting-edge skills to launch and scale ventures in the digital age. Key focus areas include:

  • Digital Business Models
  • Tech-Driven Innovation (AI, Blockchain, Big Data)
  • Startup Financing & Growth Hacking
  • Agile & Lean Methodologies
  • Legal & IP Strategy

📚 Core Modules

1. Digital Entrepreneurship

  • Business Model Innovation
  • Prototyping & MVP Development
  • Lean Startup Techniques

2. Emerging Technologies

  • AI/ML: From chatbots to predictive analytics
  • Blockchain: Smart contracts, supply chain transparency
  • Big Data: Harnessing the 5Vs (Volume, Velocity, Variety, Veracity, Value)

3. Venture Management

  • Funding Strategies (VC, crowdfunding, bootstrapping)
  • Growth Hacking & Scaling
  • Intellectual Property Protection

💡 Key Learnings

✔ Business Model Innovation

  • Freemium ≠ Free: Enterprise customers fuel sustainability.
  • Marketplaces: Require balancing supply/demand—think Uber's driver-rider equilibrium.
  • Subscription Moats: Reduce churn with unmatched CX (Netflix vs. Blockbuster).

✔ Tech Insights

  • AI: Evolution from Turing Test to LLMs like ChatGPT.
  • Blockchain: Beyond Bitcoin—decentralized finance (DeFi), NFT authentication.

✔ Real-World Case

"Nespresso's patent exclusivity created a $1.9B empire before commoditization forced reinvention."

🛠 Practical Frameworks

Scrum Methodology

  • Roles: Product Owner, Scrum Master, Dev Team
  • Artifacts: Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog
  • Events: Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Retrospectives

Lean Canvas

Replace business plans with a 1-page validation tool.

🚀 Final Takeaways

  1. Validate Early: Fail fast with MVPs—avoid costly scaling mistakes.
  2. Protect IP: Patents and trademarks = competitive armor.
  3. Stay Agile: Pivot like Amazon (from books to AWS).
"Innovation is seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought."
— Albert Szent-Györgyi

🔗 Perfect for:
Aspiring founders | Corporate innovators | Tech visionaries

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