Scale Me Up with Dr. Shawna Chen

Scale Me Up with Dr. Shawna ChenScale Me Up with Dr. Shawna ChenScale Me Up with Dr. Shawna Chen

Scale Me Up with Dr. Shawna Chen

Scale Me Up with Dr. Shawna ChenScale Me Up with Dr. Shawna ChenScale Me Up with Dr. Shawna Chen

Entrepreneurship is something you practice

Welcome to the classroom where things get real — and where what you learn stays with you long after the semester ends

The Classroom Experience

Startup Challenge

Public Presentation

Startup Challenge

You get five dollars, five people in a team, and five days. No business plan required — just a problem worth solving and the willingness to try. What students build is always surprising. What you learn about yourselves is the point. 


ENTR2P91 only.

Design Challenge

Public Presentation

Startup Challenge

From problem to prototype in a compressed timeline. Using the design thinking method, you'll interview real people, challenge your assumptions, and build something tangible — even if tangible means cardboard and tape. The constraint is the teacher.

ENTR3P92 only.

Public Presentation

Public Presentation

Public Presentation

This is the real thing. You'll pitch your idea in public to judges, investors, and peers. Preparation helps. But nothing prepares you for the room like being in it.

M&A Simulation

Investment Simulation

Public Presentation

You'll negotiate an acquisition in entrepreneurship through acquisition (ETA) scenario — with real stakes, real pressure, and a counterpart who isn't going to make it easy. Everything you thought you knew about negotiation gets tested. Most students leave surprised by what they were capable of.

ENTR4P10 only.

Investment Simulation

Investment Simulation

Investment Simulation

You're the venture capitalist now. You'll evaluate pitches, make allocation decisions, and live with the outcomes. It's the fastest way to understand what investors are actually thinking — and why founders so often don't get the yes.


ENTR4P10 only.

Fireside Chats

Investment Simulation

Investment Simulation

Real founders. Real stories. No polished keynote — just an intimate, honest conversation about what building something actually looks like, including the parts that don't make it onto LinkedIn.

"The classroom is just a starting point. What you do with it is up to you."

The Courses (2026/2027)

ENTR2P91 D2S1

ENTR2P91 D2S1

ENTR2P91 D2S1

ENTR2P91 is a practical studio for finding real problems, testing opportunities, and building the evidence behind a venture worth pursuing.

Tuesday & Thursday

8:00–9:30 a.m. · GSB 306

Enter

ENTR2P91 D2S2

ENTR2P91 D2S1

ENTR2P91 D2S1

ENTR2P91 is a practical studio for finding real problems, testing opportunities, and building the evidence behind a venture worth pursuing.

Monday & Wednesday

8:00–9:30 a.m. · GSB 206

Enter

ENTR3P92 D2S1

ENTR2P91 D2S1

ENTR3P92 D2S1

Tuesday & Thursday

12:30–2:00 p.m. · GSB 306

Enter

ENTR4P10 D3S1

ENTR4P10 D3S1

ENTR3P92 D2S1

Coming soon.

MSCM5P83 D3S1

ENTR4P10 D3S1

MSCM5P83 D3S1

Coming soon.

Let's Talk

Whether you're a student, a founder with a story to tell, or someone building something worth discussing — the door is open.

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