Technology Entrepreneurship

  1. Opportunity Recognition and Validation
    1. Sources of Technological Innovation
      1. Scientific Discoveries
        1. Academic Research
          1. Breakthrough Technologies
            1. Government Research Labs
            2. University Research and Tech Transfer
              1. Licensing Agreements
                1. Spinout Companies
                  1. Research Collaborations
                  2. Corporate R&D Spinoffs
                    1. Internal Innovation Programs
                      1. Corporate Venture Building
                        1. Skunkworks Projects
                        2. Open Source Projects
                          1. Community-Driven Development
                            1. Commercialization of Open Source
                              1. Dual Licensing Models
                              2. User-Driven Innovation
                                1. Lead User Method
                                  1. Crowdsourcing Ideas
                                    1. Customer Co-Creation
                                    2. Cross-Industry Innovation
                                      1. Technology Transfer Between Industries
                                        1. Analogical Problem Solving
                                      2. Idea Generation and Creativity
                                        1. Brainstorming Techniques
                                          1. Mind Mapping
                                            1. SCAMPER Method
                                              1. Design Thinking
                                                1. Six Thinking Hats
                                                  1. Brainwriting
                                                  2. Problem-Solution Fit
                                                    1. Identifying Pain Points
                                                      1. Solution Ideation
                                                        1. Problem Prioritization
                                                        2. Identifying Unmet Needs and Market Gaps
                                                          1. Customer Interviews
                                                            1. Market Observation
                                                              1. Trend Analysis
                                                                1. Ethnographic Research
                                                                2. Innovation Frameworks
                                                                  1. Jobs-to-be-Done Theory
                                                                    1. Blue Ocean Strategy
                                                                      1. Systematic Inventive Thinking
                                                                    2. Opportunity Assessment
                                                                      1. Market Analysis
                                                                        1. Market Sizing
                                                                          1. Total Addressable Market (TAM)
                                                                            1. Serviceable Available Market (SAM)
                                                                              1. Serviceable Obtainable Market (SOM)
                                                                                1. Bottom-Up vs. Top-Down Analysis
                                                                                2. Competitive Landscape Analysis
                                                                                  1. Direct Competitors
                                                                                    1. Indirect Competitors
                                                                                      1. Substitute Products
                                                                                        1. Barriers to Entry
                                                                                          1. Competitive Positioning Maps
                                                                                        2. Technology Feasibility Assessment
                                                                                          1. Technical Viability
                                                                                            1. Resource Requirements
                                                                                              1. Development Timeline
                                                                                                1. Technology Readiness Level
                                                                                                  1. Scalability Assessment
                                                                                                  2. Initial Risk Evaluation
                                                                                                    1. Technical Risk
                                                                                                      1. Market Risk
                                                                                                        1. Regulatory Risk
                                                                                                          1. Financial Risk
                                                                                                            1. Competitive Risk
                                                                                                              1. Team Risk
                                                                                                              2. Opportunity Scoring and Prioritization
                                                                                                                1. Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis
                                                                                                                  1. Risk-Return Assessment
                                                                                                                    1. Resource Requirement Analysis

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                                                                                                                3. Business Model Development