Course Overview

Title: Indie Hacking 101: Bootstrapping Your Idea with Limited Budget

Description: This course is designed to provide aspiring entrepreneurs and indie hackers with the knowledge and skills necessary to start their own business with limited resources. The course will cover topics such as ideation, market research, product development, marketing, and growth hacking, all illustrated with real use cases. Through a combination of scaffolded instruction, problem-based learning, and active learning, students will learn how to bootstrap their idea and take it to the next level.

Learning Goals

• Develop an entrepreneurial mindset
• Ideate and validate a business idea
• Conduct market research and identify target customers
• Develop a minimum viable product (MVP)
• Create a marketing strategy and growth plan
• Learn how to bootstrap your idea with limited resources
• Understand and analyze real use cases of successful indie hacking projects

Target Audience

• Individuals who are interested in entrepreneurship and indie hacking
• Individuals who have limited resources to start their own business
• Individuals who have a basic understanding of programming and technology

Assessment Method

• Multiple choice quizzes
• Assignments (e.g., ideation, market research, MVP development, marketing strategy, growth plan)
• Case study analysis