What You'll Learn
Introduction to AI, Business Model Canvas, Customer Discovery and Development
Who is your customer and what is their pain? Hypothesis development and testing
Operational Infrastructure, Value Chain, Finance, Accounting and Marketing
Developing a Minimum Viable Product and exploring the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
Understanding Customer Segments and Value Propositions
Market Sizing & How to Find Customers to Interview
What's AI got to do with it? Validating the complete BMC
Customer Relationships, Customer Acquisition
Program Outline
Students have their choice of registering for modules by week or the entire certificate series. Students that attend all modules will receive the UTSA Using AI to Help Launch Your Startup Certificate. The program is delivered virtually over eight consecutive weeks for a total of 48 hours.
Week 1 - Introduction to AI in Entrepreneurship
Week 2 - AI and Market Analysis
Week 3 - AI-Driven Value Propositions
Week 4 - Channels and Customer Relationships
Week 5 - Revenue Streams and Cost Structure
Week 6 - Key Resources, Activities, and Partnerships
Week 7 - Building Your AI-Integrated Business Model Canvas
Week 8 - Ethical Considerations and Risk Management
Who Should Attend
- Small Business Owners seeking AI-powered efficiency
- Aspiring Entrepreneurs ready to launch new ventures
- Intrapreneurs driving innovation inside organizations
- Career Changers building workplace-ready AI skills
- Consultants and Advisors applying AI in client solutions
- Students and Recent Graduates seeking competitive skills
- Government and Economic Leaders leveraging AI for impact
- Researchers and Innovators testing new AI-driven ideas
Meet the Instructor
Randolph (Randy) Quinn, MBA
Randy Quinn is a 30+ year veteran of the Tech and Healthcare industries. He has successfully run his own marketing consultancy and run resilient teams for startups and global Fortune 15 companies. His expertise focuses on strategic product marketing and product management as well as intrapreneurship and new product development. He has also worked as a freelance journalist for various newspapers and magazines and as a science documentary producer in Public Television at the home of Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood, WQED-TV.
Randy earned his MBA and his undergraduate degree in physics as a first-gen college student from the University of Pittsburgh. He also completed an executive program in medical marketing at the University of California Los Angeles.
