The Essential Guide to Entrepreneurship

    Payment Options

    • One-Time Payment
    • Cost: $69.99
      • UDemy Academy
      About Course

      The Essential Guide to Entrepreneurship to avoid the hardest part of starting your own business is taking the first step. This course is designed for budding entrepreneurs of all backgrounds and experience levels. If you’re even remotely interested in becoming an entrepreneur or starting your own business, you can’t afford to miss out on Guy’s 30 years of hard-earned wisdom.

      Discover How to Build a Business and a Brand Identity that Wows Investors and Attracts a Devoted Following

      • Master the essential steps for creating your own company.
      • View your startup through the eyes of marketing evangelist Guy Kawasaki.
      • Improve the efficiency of your business plan by learning what steps to avoid.
      • Experience a live pitch by an entrepreneur and hear uncensored feedback.

      Develop a Versatile Approach to the Startup Process from a True Innovator who’s been both an Entrepreneur and an Investor

      The Essential Guide to Entrepreneurship

      In this course, you’ll not only learn the essential principles of starting your own business, you’ll also benefit from the course instructor Guy Kawasaki’s 30+ years of experience working as an entrepreneur, advisor, and investor.

      Guy understands the entrepreneur’s point of view and the investor’s point of view, and he will help you to see your business from both sides of the table. When you take this course, you will receive privileged access to Guy’s unique anecdotal advice about his experiences working for technology giants like Apple and Google, and his role in creating several innovative Silicon Valley startups.

      Contents and Overview

      Whether you already have a detailed business plan or just a great idea that you’re passionate about, you’ll find value in the way this course breaks down the various concepts of the Guide to Entrepreneurship in an easy and accessible manner with plenty of real-world examples, tips and tricks, and wisdom from a seasoned entrepreneur.

      • Guide to Entrepreneurship from A to Z: Starting with Launching and Pitching, moving on to Fundraising and Team Building, and concluding with Marketing and Evangelizing, this course will take you through each step necessary to start your own business.
      • Interactive Exercises: You’ll watch as an entrepreneur just like yourself pitches his company to a potential investor and then hears Guy’s uncensored feedback.
      • Answers to FAQs: Guy will answer several commonly asked questions that have been posted on his social media pages, including “When do you know when you have a winning idea?” and “How do you stay positive during the lows and stay calm during the highs?”

      After completing this Guide to Entrepreneurship course, you will understand a range of time-tested strategies and have gained practical advice that takes you further along the journey from having an idea to being a full-fledged entrepreneur. You will gain the clarity and confidence needed to create a lasting, influential company.

      Contact us at Speakers Inc and follow us on Twitter

      Guy Kawasaki is the chief evangelist of Canva and the creator of Guy Kawasaki’s Remarkable People podcast. He is an executive fellow of the Haas School of Business (UC Berkeley), and adjunct professor of the University of New South Wales.

       

      He was the chief evangelist of Apple and a trustee of the Wikimedia Foundation. He has written Wise Guy, The Art of the Start 2.0, The Art of Social Media, Enchantment, and eleven other books. Kawasaki has a BA from Stanford University, an MBA from UCLA, and an honorary doctorate from Babson College.

      Learning Points

      Budding entrepreneurs of all backgrounds and experience levels
       

      Learn from an entrepreneur and investor how to launch a company with confidence and avoid common pitfalls

      • An overview of the key aspects of entrepreneurship
      • The most important do’s and dont’s of an entrepreneur
      • Anecdotal advice based on real world examples
      • The critique of a live pitch by an aspiring entrepreneur
      • An FAQ section where Guy answers questions asked by his social media audience
      • This course is not going to do the work for you but you’ll get the clarity and confidence to do the work yourself
      • This course is not for people who aren’t looking to be decision makers in their company

      • 4 hours on-demand video
      • 5 articles
      • 21 downloadable resources
      • Access on mobile and TV
      • Certificate of completion

      Videos

      Instructor Speaking Profiles

          Guy Kawasaki
          • Marketing Expert

          Guy Kawasaki is currently serving as the Chief Evangelist of Canva, a leading online design platform, he continues to shape the way businesses and individuals approach creative expression. Kawasaki is also the creator and host of Guy Kawasaki’s Remarkable People podcast, where he interviews a diverse array of individuals who have made significant impacts in […]

          • (12)

          User Reviews

          View other courses available

              tania tome

              Welcome to the Succenergy course. I’m Tânia Tomé, economist, coach, international speaker, author, and creator of the Succenergy methodology. During my experience as a coach and businesswoman, I was approached by people who felt incomplete and unsatisfied with their lives. People worried about, relationships, money, career, business or spiritual, physical, and emotional well-being. They were […]

              • Instructor: Tania Tome
              • Online Course
                  candice-mama-south-africa-th
                  • Inspiration Courses

                  ”Forgiveness Redefined” is an internationally accredited CPD course. The author-led course, Forgiveness Redefined, allows students to learn about Candice Mama’s honest and healing story. This course tells how Candice discovered ways in order to deal with the death of her father, Glenack Masilo Mama. In addition, on this course the student will learn how she […]

                  • Instructor: Candice Mama
                  • FutureSelf Academy

                      Having been there, done that, Ian Russell retired from mainstream corporate life in 2018 and wrote the bestselling, down to earth, business book: The Other End of the Telescope. In the book, Ian shines an irreverent but hard-hitting spotlight on the absurdities of getting things done in large business, examines the loneliness and tough realities […]

                      • Instructor: Ian Russell
                      • FutureSelf Academy
                          • Business Strategy

                          ”Own Your Industry” is an internationally accredited CPD course. The Own Your Industry author-led course is a step-by-step guide which shows you what you can do in order to position yourself as the “go-to-name” in the industry that you play in. When you are recognised as the expert, people will flock to you. This author-led […]

                          • Instructor: Douglas Kruger
                          • FutureSelf Academy
                              Guy Kawasaki

                              The Essential Guide to Entrepreneurship to avoid the hardest part of starting your own business is taking the first step. This course is designed for budding entrepreneurs of all backgrounds and experience levels. If you’re even remotely interested in becoming an entrepreneur or starting your own business, you can’t afford to miss out on Guy’s […]

                              • Instructor: Guy Kawasaki
                              • UDemy Academy
                                  • Growth Mindset

                                  If you’re fed up with negative thinking and ready to relentlessly pursue your goals, the Overcome Army coaching program is for you. So many people, everyday Americans, can’t afford thousands of dollars for a personal coach. So they are left alone in the darkness, looking for a way to drive forward and shine light on […]

                                  • Instructor: Jason Redman
                                  • Online Course
                                      Stories That Stick Mastery
                                      • Storytelling Courses

                                      Kindra’s most comprehensive digital storytelling training program. Stories That Stick Mastery is designed to engrain the skill of storytelling into your psychology; giving you the tools to captivate customers, influence audiences and transform your business. Transform Your Purpose into a Story that Captivates and Converts Craft the 4 most critical stories to your business that […]

                                      • Instructor: Kindra Hall
                                      • Online Course
                                          speakers inc logo 2023
                                          • Growth Mindset

                                          OVERCOME YOUR HARSHEST CRITIC. YOU. Silence Your Self Doubt & Embrace Your Inner Badass. It is time to eliminate the things standing in your way… and smash goals that have escaped your grasp until now. Badass Masterclass Imposter Syndrome. Performance Anxiety. Self-Doubt. It’s easy to feel like you aren’t good enough. That you aren’t worthy of […]

                                          • Instructor: Michelle Curran
                                          • Join Waiting List

                                          The profiles and artwork embedded on these pages are from various speakers and talent.

                                          WeSpeak Global provides costs that are accurate at time of publishing.

                                          These remain the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by WeSpeak Global.

                                          Course Fees listed on this website are intended to serve as a guideline only.

                                          Speakers Inc.

                                          Connecting you with the perfect speaker.

                                          We connect you with world-class speakers to create impactful, memorable events.

                                          Find the Perfect Speaker

                                          Tell us about your event and we’ll match you with the right speaker.

                                          © All rights reserved 2026.  Designed using Voxel

                                          AI Assistant