HOW TO SET UP AN ONLINE BUSINESS
Année du cours : 1 année(s)
Etablissement : IÉSEG School of Management
Langue : English
Formation(s) dans laquelle/lesquelles le cours apparait :
Période : S1
An idea formalized as a draft of a business model (lighter than a business plan) that the student wants to implement.
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
– Understand the online economy from a high-level perspective (economics, main actors, business models)
– Design an online business (industry, products, business model)
– Master or have a good understanding of the specific skills required to set-up an online business (A/B Testing, digital marketing, ethics)
– Have a practical experience of implementing an online business
– Understand the ethics of using cognitive biase
The theories and concepts will be applied practically for building your online business.
Below are the main themes, but the order will be different during the course, as we will mix theory and practice:
1. High-level perspective
– Economics of online businesses, case study of Google, and the future of internet (e.g. AI)
– Different online start-ups strategies and theories supporting them
– Business models of emerging new companies (e.g. industry 4.0) and already established online companies (google, amazon, facebook, apple, etc.)
2. Designing your online business
– Knowledge of your industry and of your customers
– Establishing a cash-flow business model
3. Introduction to specific skills necessary to implement an online business
– A/B testing
– Web-marketing social media, emailing and SEO
– Ethics of using cognitive biases in your online business
