Product Development, Marketing & Growth
About Course
Course Code: IS04
Program: Innovation & Startup Skills Program
Course Overview: Startup growth depends on products that solve meaningful problems, create strong customer experiences, and continue improving as needs and markets change. Product development, marketing, communication, customer engagement, and responsible scaling must work together to create lasting value.
This course develops customer-centred product design, feature prioritization, product vision, accessibility, minimum viable products, agile workflows, feedback and validation, roadmaps, branding, storytelling, digital marketing, analytics, acquisition, retention, community-building, partnerships, scaling, adaptability, and sustainable growth.
Learning Outcomes
- Apply customer-centred, accessible, and inclusive product-development principles
- Build, test, validate, and improve products using MVP and agile approaches
- Develop responsible branding, storytelling, digital-marketing, and communication strategies
- Strengthen customer acquisition, retention, engagement, community, and partnership approaches
- Use data-informed thinking to support sustainable product scaling and future growth
Target Audience: Student startup teams, aspiring product developers, marketers, founders, and innovators preparing products and ventures for sustainable growth.
Learning Experience: Students engage through video overviews, audio deep dives, study guides, practical examples, reflection prompts, workbook activities, applied tasks, knowledge checks, and end-of-module quizzes. Activities support customer-centred product design, MVP testing, agile improvement, roadmapping, branding, digital marketing, analytics, acquisition, retention, community-building, and responsible scaling.
Course Structure: 5 modules / 25 lessons.
Special Feature: Every module concludes with a Putting It All Together audio deep dive that connects the key lessons and supports reflection and practical application.
Pathway Focus: Build customer-centred products. Reach and retain users. Scale responsibly.
Course Content
Course Introduction
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IS04 Product Development, Marketing & Growth
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