📊Startup School Y Combinator via Independent

📌Free Online Course
📌English
📌10 weeks
📌On-Demand

⌛Overview

We believe the barrier to entry for people to start a startup is still too high.

Startup School is a free 8-week massively open online course (MOOC).

Got a startup?

For founders actively pursuing your own startup, we welcome you to participate in the course.

📣Taught by Eric Migicovsky and Kyle Corbitt

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✔️Becoming an Entrepreneur

📌Free Online Course
📌English
📌On-Demand

⌛Overview

Curious about entrepreneurship, but not sure where to start? Becoming an Entrepreneur is designed in partnership with MIT to guide people of all ages and backgrounds through the process of founding a company. With enrollment in the hundreds of thousands, this course is as engaging and accessible as it is informative.

Becoming an Entrepreneur will provide you with inspiration to explore an entrepreneurial path and tools to overcome the initial challenges of building a business.

📣Taught by Laurie Stach

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✔️Grow to Greatness: Smart Growth for Private Businesses, pt.2

📌Free Online Course
📌English
📌On-Demand

⌛Overview

This course, developed at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia and taught by top-ranked faculty, focuses on the common human resource ("people") challenges faced by existing private businesses when they attempt to grow substantially. PART 1 OF THE GROW TO GREATNESS COURSE IS NOT A PREREQUISITE FOR TAKING THIS COURSE.

📣Taught by Edward D. Hess

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✔️Scrum Master

📌If you like facilitating agile team meetings, removing obstacles, and ensuring teams follow scrum practices this role is for you.

📌A Scrum Master facilitates agile teams, ensuring adherence to Scrum principles and smooth sprint execution. They remove obstacles, guide teams, and support continuous improvement in project delivery.

🔹Skills you’ll need:

Agile Methodology, Scrum (Software Development), Communication, Leadership, Coaching, Problem Solving, Sprint Planning, Sprint Retrospectives

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✔️ Digital Skills: Artificial Intelligence

Discover the potential for artificial intelligence (AI) to transform your everyday life and reshape the way you work.

⏳Duration: 3 weeks


⏲ Weekly study: 2 hours


🌟 Digital upgrade: Free

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✔️AWS Artificial Intelligence Practitioner

Gain hands-on skills in AI, ML, and GenAI with AWS tools that drive real-world innovation.

2,429 enrolled on this course

⏳4 weeks

⏲3 hours per week

🛡Accreditation available

✅Digital certificate when eligible

➡️Open level

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✔️Introduction to Cyber Security

⭐️4.7 (555 reviews)
Learn the essentials of cyber security and build your skills to better protect your digital information from security threats.

⏳ Duration: 8 weeks

⏲ Weekly study: 3 hours

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✔️Cybersecurity for Citizens and Professionals

Protect your digital life and professional reputation with practical cybersecurity strategies.

⏳ Duration: 6 weeks

⏲ Weekly study: 4 hours

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✔️Using AI to Improve Sales Forecasting and Market Strategy

Learn to use Generative AI for accurate sales forecasts and smarter, targeted market strategies.

⏳ 2 weeks

⏲ 2 hours per week

✅ Digital certificate when eligible

↗️ Intermediate level

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✔️Luxury Brand Management in Hospitality

📌Learn core luxury hospitality branding, innovation, and guest experience design in 2 weeks.

⏳ 4 weeks

⏲ 1 hour per week

✅ Digital certificate when eligible

↗️ Intermediate level

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✔️Blue Biotechnology Entrepreneurship and Careers: Innovation to Impact

Explore how ocean science creates tomorrow's medicines and clean energy. Learn to turn marine innovation into sustainable business

⏳ Duration: 5 weeks

⏲ Weekly study: 6 hours

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✔️Understanding Legal and Ethical Cyber Investigations

Learn to handle digital evidence legally and ethically, from crime scene to courtroom, in this practical cybercrime course.

⏳ 4 weeks

⏲ 2 hours per week

✅ Digital certificate when eligible

↗️ Intermediate level

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10 essential components for an effective online course

Creating a structured online course helps students navigate content, stay organized, and focus on learning instead of logistics.

Core Components:

1. Consistent design: Same layout every week/module.
2. Orientation: Course tour and tool guide for students.
3. Online success tips: Time management and participation guidance.
4. Low‑stakes early tasks: Build confidence with LMS and tools.
5. Weekly checklists: Outline readings, discussions, assignments, due dates.
6. Discussion spaces: Forums to encourage peer interaction and engagement.
7. Regular announcements: Weekly updates to maintain instructor presence.
8. Uniform due‑dates/locations: Predictable schedule and assignment placement.
9. Clear rubrics: Show expectations for assignments and grading.
10. Meaningful feedback: Personalized guidance to support learning growth.

A predictable, well-structured course reduces confusion, boosts engagement, and helps students succeed.

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✔️Communications / Public Relations Specialist

📌If you like crafting public narratives, engaging with the media, and managing a positive public image for your organization this role is for you.

📌A Public Relations Specialist manages communication between an organization and the public. They craft media releases, develop public relations strategies, and maintain a positive public image for the company.

🔹Skills you’ll need:

Public Relations, Communication Strategies, Writing, Social Media Management, Media Relations, Content Creation, Customer Service, Interpersonal Communications

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✔️Automation Engineer

📌If you like developing automated solutions, writing noscripts for automation, and improving process efficiency this role is for you.

📌An Automation Engineer designs and implements automated systems to improve efficiency and reduce manual tasks. Develop expertise in process automation, noscripting, and CI/CD pipelines.

🔹Skills you’ll need:

Electrical Engineering, Planning, Test Automation, DevOps, Agile Methodology, Problem Solving, Systems Engineering, Control Systems

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✔️Innovation: the Fashion Industry

Understand how big fashion retailers innovate and discover the story behind a favourite piece of your clothing.

⏳ 2 weeks

⏲ 2 hours per week

✅ Digital certificate when eligible

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✔️Business Ethics: Exploring Big Data and Tax Avoidance

Learn why big data and tax avoidance are some of the biggest ethical issues facing businesses today and how they can be addressed.

⏳ 2 weeks

⏲ 4 hours per week

✅ Digital certificate when eligible

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✔️ Digital Skills: Artificial Intelligence

Discover the potential for artificial intelligence (AI) to transform your everyday life and reshape the way you work.

⏳Duration: 3 weeks


⏲ Weekly study: 2 hours


🌟 Digital upgrade: Free

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✔️AI and Tech in Korea: A Cultural and Technological Perspective

See how Korea combines cutting-edge innovation with culture to lead the global AI and Big Data revolution.

⏳ 6 weeks

⏲ 1 hour per week

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✔️Applied AI for Growth Marketing

Discover how AI transforms growth marketing strategies to boost customer engagement and sales.

⏳ 4 weeks

⏲ 2 hours per week

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