Teaching
I teach entrepreneurship — both the general skills to start a company in any sector, and a specialized 2nd-year capstone focused on deep tech (aka “tough tech”). It’s one of the best parts of my job, and I’m thrilled to support my students as they launch businesses in sectors from beverages to beauty to AI-driven software — and even a castle rental service! You can read more about why I view my role as giving students the confidence to bet on themselves here.
Entrepreneurship and Venture Initiation
1 out of 3 of you will be your own boss at some point in your life — and that doesn’t include those of you that will join, invest in, or advise a startup, small business or spin-off! Whether you already have a startup pitch deck, a side hustle or just an inkling that you’d like to try one day, this class will equip you with a research-backed toolkit to help you take an idea and build it into an impactful company. The course consists of case discussions, lectures, guest speakers and a course-long startup project.
“Thank you for teaching an impactful course. You made it fun with course content that kept us engaged and laugh at times … It's the best course I've taken. Lastly, the final pitches were impressive and the result was a big confidence boost for me.”
“I loved this class! A great introduction to entrepreneurship, especially for those of us who have never participated in start-ups or early stage companies.”
“I would recommend this class to everyone in the MBA program! Prof. Jane brought amazing guest speakers and facilitated great conversations among students and that was really helpful for learning. It was one of the best classes I have taken at Anderson!!!!! Highly recommend it to everyone.”
“This was one of my favorite classes at Anderson. The professor was very effective and made each class enjoyable.”
“I loved this course. It elucidated many confusions I've had about entrepreneurship and VC, and taught me skills that I will be able to use in the future whether I start my own company or run a pod within an established company.”
“I really enjoyed taking this class, especially because I loved seeing Professor Jane's passion for entrepreneurship.”
“Loved this class! Professor Wu has great energy and organized a well-structured course. The assignments were applicable to being a real entrepreneur.”
“Presenting my business idea formally in the classroom has been one of the best experiences of my MBA journey so far.”
“This is the best class I have ever had at Anderson. The classes were very interactive, we read cases and discussed them on the class, and exchange feedbacks from our classmates which boosts our interest in the subject.”
“The professor is energetic and engaging, the course content is well-organized and concise, and her delivery is clear. I think this course is a perfect intro to entrepreneurship. I like the designs that allow us to step by step explore the formation of a business!”
“Amazing enthusiasm during each session, this made me more excited to take part in classroom discussions.”
“Love this course! Pretty useful and bottom-up. Not only theories but also examples to understand how to really start a business.”
Tough Tech Commercialization Capstone (ATMC)
Many of the most pressing problems we face today need ambitious, deep technology or science to make progress. Anchored in the principles of innovation and technology strategy, this capstone brings together the bright business minds of Anderson MBAs with high-potential inventions coming out of labs at UCLA and in Southern California to help unlock the lab-to-market bottleneck — moving the needle on technology, market, regulatory, scale, or financing risk.
