Product in 2 weeks. Profitable by 16.

📰 Hacker News · mikesurowiec

Entrepreneurship at JMU is easily the best class I have ever taken. In two weeks, I had to build a functional product. By the end of the semester we have to make $200 PROFIT to get a passing grade. That means a profitable product in 16 weeks. I think many startups could learn a thing or two from this class. If you're interested, you can see what I built here: http://thelocalrocket.com I'd love to hear your feedback in the comments! Thanks! p.s. Many of the teams in this class chose to make physical products like board wax, underwear with a condom holder pocket in it, special phone cases, etc. I'm a CS and management double major so my team chose to build a website. We're at $65 profit as of right now. Hoping to bump that up with some local ad deals!

Published 28 Mar 2012
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