Course Information
Successful Startup
Successful Startup Skills
Guide founders and entrepreneurial teams to discover opportunities, validate ideas, design viable business models and prepare practical launch plans.
Table of Contents
1. Course Introduction
Successful Startup is increasingly important as organizations need practical capability that connects strategy, daily execution and measurable results. Without a structured approach, teams often rely on experience alone, making outcomes inconsistent and difficult to sustain.
This course provides the concepts, tools and practice needed to strengthen startup planning and entrepreneurial execution. Participants learn how to analyze current situations, select appropriate methods and apply them to realistic workplace cases.
The program is designed for practical application. Through discussion, exercises and guided reflection, participants build a clear action orientation and prepare to transfer learning into their own work environment.
2. Learning Objectives
- Explain the core principles and business value of startup planning and entrepreneurial execution.
- Analyze current practices, gaps and risks related to entrepreneurial mindset and founder profile.
- Use practical tools and templates to apply opportunity discovery and business idea selection in workplace situations.
- Coordinate with relevant stakeholders and communicate expectations clearly during implementation.
- Handle common obstacles, deviations or resistance without losing focus on objectives.
- Build an action plan to apply, monitor and sustain improvements after the course.
3. Target Participants
- Business Leaders, Managers and Department HeadsNeed to translate objectives into execution, manage people and improve team performance.
- Middle Managers, Supervisors and Team LeadersDirectly assign work, monitor progress, support employees and handle day-to-day performance issues.
- Project Leaders and Cross-Functional CoordinatorsNeed to align priorities, coordinate stakeholders and ensure follow-through across teams.
- HR, L&D and High-Potential ProfessionalsWant to strengthen practical management capability for current or future leadership roles.
4. Course Content
The six-part course content covers entrepreneurial mindset and founder profile, opportunity discovery and business idea selection, viable business model design, customer validation and market research, business plan, fundraising and launch roadmap and implementation and growth control, moving from foundation to practical workplace application.
PART 01 Entrepreneurial Mindset And Founder Profile
- Define entrepreneurial mindset and founder profile and its role in startup planning and entrepreneurial execution.
- Clarify key concepts, terms and expected outcomes.
- Identify common challenges and failure points in real work.
- Connect the module content with team performance and business results.
- Use a practical checklist or framework to analyze the situation.
- Review workplace examples and discuss lessons learned.
- Practice applying the method through a job-relevant case.
- Summarize key takeaways and actions for implementation.
PART 02 Opportunity Discovery And Business Idea Selection
- Define opportunity discovery and business idea selection and its role in startup planning and entrepreneurial execution.
- Clarify key concepts, terms and expected outcomes.
- Identify common challenges and failure points in real work.
- Connect the module content with team performance and business results.
- Use a practical checklist or framework to analyze the situation.
- Review workplace examples and discuss lessons learned.
- Practice applying the method through a job-relevant case.
- Summarize key takeaways and actions for implementation.
PART 03 Viable Business Model Design
- Define viable business model design and its role in startup planning and entrepreneurial execution.
- Clarify key concepts, terms and expected outcomes.
- Identify common challenges and failure points in real work.
- Connect the module content with team performance and business results.
- Use a practical checklist or framework to analyze the situation.
- Review workplace examples and discuss lessons learned.
- Practice applying the method through a job-relevant case.
- Summarize key takeaways and actions for implementation.
PART 04 Customer Validation And Market Research
- Define customer validation and market research and its role in startup planning and entrepreneurial execution.
- Clarify key concepts, terms and expected outcomes.
- Identify common challenges and failure points in real work.
- Connect the module content with team performance and business results.
- Use a practical checklist or framework to analyze the situation.
- Review workplace examples and discuss lessons learned.
- Practice applying the method through a job-relevant case.
- Summarize key takeaways and actions for implementation.
PART 05 Business Plan, Fundraising And Launch Roadmap
- Define business plan, fundraising and launch roadmap and its role in startup planning and entrepreneurial execution.
- Clarify key concepts, terms and expected outcomes.
- Identify common challenges and failure points in real work.
- Connect the module content with team performance and business results.
- Use a practical checklist or framework to analyze the situation.
- Review workplace examples and discuss lessons learned.
- Practice applying the method through a job-relevant case.
- Summarize key takeaways and actions for implementation.
PART 06 Implementation And Growth Control
- Define implementation and growth control and its role in startup planning and entrepreneurial execution.
- Clarify key concepts, terms and expected outcomes.
- Identify common challenges and failure points in real work.
- Connect the module content with team performance and business results.
- Use a practical checklist or framework to analyze the situation.
- Review workplace examples and discuss lessons learned.
- Practice applying the method through a job-relevant case.
- Summarize key takeaways and actions for implementation.
5. Training Methodology
The class is delivered in small groups with a learner-centered approach. The instructor presents concise concepts, facilitates discussion, leads case practice, provides feedback and helps participants convert knowledge into applied workplace behavior.
6. Class Information
| Expected Opening Date | Schedule | Training Hours | Location | Tuition Fee | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To be updated | Saturday – Sunday | 08:30 – 16:30 | Ho Chi Minh City | VND 4,500,000 | Register |
| To be updated | Monday – Thursday | 18:00 – 21:30 | Hanoi | VND 4,500,000 | Register |
Note:The opening schedule is tentative and may be adjusted based on the number of registered participants, class delivery conditions and the actual training plan. Masterskills will confirm the official schedule with participants before the opening date.
- Duration:2 days / 4 sessions; maximum 35 participants per class.
- Ho Chi Minh City:224 Dien Bien Phu, Ban Co Ward, Ho Chi Minh City.
- Hanoi:51 Le Dai Hanh, Hai Ba Trung Ward, Hanoi.
- Corporate In-House Training:Delivered at the office or factory; pricing is based on design scope, delivery location and class size.
- Additional Costs:Instructor travel and accommodation costs are determined by the delivery location, if applicable.
7. Learning Materials & Certification
Participants receive copyrighted course materials prepared by Masterskills, practice handouts, self-assessment forms and reference materials aligned with business situations.
10. Representative Clients
Selected practical training programs with content close to this course topic that Masterskills has delivered for corporate clients.
Quan Tri Rui Ro Doanh NghiepJSC Nhom Viet Dung - Ho Chi Minh City
Annual Operating Planning (AOP)JSC May Sai Gon 3 - Ho Chi Minh City
Xay Dung Van Hoa Doanh NghiepCompany MTI Technology Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh City
Strategic Thinking SkillsCompany Toyotsu Safety & Automotive Components Vietnam - Tinh Binh Duong
Industrial Maintenance Management (TPM)Company Dien Luc Dau Khi Ha Tinh - Ho Chi Minh City
Risk Management and Information SecurityJSC AceCook Vietnam – Ho Chi Minh City
Industrial Maintenance Management (TPM)Company ABB Vietnam - Bac Ninh
Professional Working StyleCompany Dongil Rubber Belt Vietnam – Ho Chi Minh City
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