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Become the Founder and CEO of your very own business.
Have you dreamed of starting a company that provides a product or service people will love? Now you can! Learn how to turn an idea into real sales by using cutting-edge AI tools to build a brand identity, construct a functional e-commerce storefront, and launch a live social media campaign.
The week culminates in "The Drop," where you'll help your new business secure its very first customers.
This course isn't about theory — it's about execution. You will develop technical skills, design experience, and a bias for action. Build the confidence to launch your own business while learning about all the different operations that you will encounter from the founder’s seat.
Experiential Learning
In just one week, this hands-on boot camp will have you connecting design
to product to sales to distribution, optimizing for automated systems
and AI tools. You will:
- Identify a market gap you can fill.
- Build a live e-commerce website on Shopify through vibe coding.
- Develop a social media campaign from 0 to monetization.
- Create a financial statement for your final project, together with projected sales and costs.
- Fulfill your company's first sales.
Instructor
David Noble, PhD
David specializes in interpreting patterns across industries, connecting disparate data points, and anticipating where markets and talent are moving. This forward-looking perspective has defined his career, from reshaping higher education and sports at UConn to designing entirely new pathways for commercialization and entrepreneurship.
David’s value lies in his vision: he identifies emerging opportunities while they’re still invisible to most and anticipates which risks are worth pursuing. His futurist lens allows him to synthesize complexity and point to the direction of travel long before the rest of the market catches on.
As the Founding Executive Director of the Peter J. Werth Institute at the University of Connecticut, David redefined entrepreneurial ecosystems by forging connections across academia, industry, and philanthropy. He is the architect of the Network-Based Innovation Model, a framework designed to unlock value through underutilized social and institutional networks. With unparalleled expertise in mobilizing people, ideas, and capital, David has stewarded over $50M in transformative investments and built a reputation for designing systems that scale.
David holds a PhD in Management from the University of Alabama, an MBA from Elon University, a JD from the University of Miami, and a BS in Political Science from Northeastern University.
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