This class is a total waste of time.

This class has a LOT of information packed into each class session (at least in the slides). For the tests you have to memorize most of the diagrams and many of the details in the (mostly) long readings for the long and tight-on-time exams. Professor is mostly helpful in office hours.
But, the class group project takes up a lot of time and you don't even get any feedback about your final project/ presentation grade [at least for this quarter] which is about 30%-40% of your grade {presentations + participation is graded on a scale relative to how others do}, and the grading for every presentation seems very arbitrary [because the rubrics for presentations are never released, you just get a number for some of the presentations].

I am not sure what I am learning from this class honestly. I never skipped any lectures, but I just never understood what he was trying to say. His lectures were very unorganized. It seemed like he only threw random stories that had little relation to the lecture materials. Instead of trying to make it fun, he ended up bringing unrelated materials. The exam? The exams were all pure memorization. You don't have to understand anything. As long as you can memorize, that's good enough. I learn nothing from this class. There is a group project as well. Honestly though, it is completely meaningless. Everyone faked their interviews. Go take ENGR 110 or 111. These classes are more fun and better.

This was the first class I took for the entrepreneurship minor and I was really concerned at first because the workload can be intimidating. Professor Wilson can come off as a little cocky but over the course of the class he warms up to you and you learn that his counter questions aren't meant to belittle you but make you really think about what you say in class. He always gives a 10-15 minute break halfway through class.

As for the grading, each week you have to submit a 1-2 page group paper about a case he assigns. Instead of a midterm he gives reading quizzes every week that are pretty challenging, but the saving grace is that he provides sample quizzes online that are usually (basically) the same as the quiz in class. Then there's a final (which compiles all the quizzes, plus questions that make you apply what you learned). Then lastly, you have a group project and presentation which all hinges on upon whether you have a good or bad group (and they are randomly assigned groups).

All in all, this class has a lot of material in comparison to most classes you take at UCLA but in my opinion everything you learn is pretty useful. Plus Wilson is funny and the classroom is always nice since it's in Anderson.

Overall, Nathan's a pretty chill guy, funny sometimes, but he lost his sxxt when half of the class didn't show up. I guess it was pretty self explanatory as to why they didn't show up. It got boring.

The tests were all memorization based; so, it would be more practical to cram it than listen to 1 hour 45 mins long lecture without a break. They go through so many materials at once, so, it's better that you take your time to study at home. (Or cram the night before) But, if you memorize all your readings and the slides, you should definitely be fine in terms of getting an A.

If you are an engineer, which most of you will be, and want to start a business, DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. You can do better without this class. This is a class where you learn how to put yourself in a box. It's true and I understand that you want to know the market and pre-evaluate your product before you get it in the market; but, those only hinder your ability to do, make, and invent great things. Instead of wasting your money, youth, and time on something useless like this class, use your resources to build your product first. The least you can get out of it is something to put on your resume. SO, START TODAY.

For all the hate that Professor Wilson has on his reviews, this class was actually one of the easier ones I have taken. Yes, Wilson can is a little unclear sometimes and does get a bit argumentative, I think it's more of dissent than it is actual attacks on participation.

Participation itself was pretty light. Just keep raising your hand, and he'll like you and give you a good grade. Quizzes are weekly and require you to know random details, they are very unpredictable and irrelevant after you take them. These quizzes are on cases, and study guides are an easy A, too. I think the cases were pretty interesting and what we learned is pretty relevant to business, Professor may just not be the best at explaining things.

Exams were actually just MonkeyType. I prepared for the midterm literally just by writing all the studyguides and lectures on a page, condensing it, and doing typing games and I was able to do well. The final, however, was about nothing much we learned. The curve and cheat sheets are both very generous, so I honestly found this class pretty easy.

We wrapped up with business pitches with random groups, and it was pretty chill, light, and fun. The TAs were a bit cocky as well as many of my peers agreed, and acted big brother narc despite being our age, they chill tho. Therefore, the pitches were graded more harsh than anything.

Overall, very chill class, very easy A imo as long as you review slides and have good study guides. Don't be scared to take it if you need it for the major (also a helpful class for consulting recruitment prep)!

Not sure what my grade will be yet (just finished taking the final), but it's a very fun intro class to the entrepreneurship minor. There are weekly quizzes on readings, then also a few group case studies, one low weighted group presentation, a final, and also a 20% participation grade. The workload was pretty steady/manageable and was on quite interesting stuff as this was very much so a business class, had a lot of useful/practical information compared to the average college class so I'd definitely recommend taking it if you're interested in business or are thinking about the minor.

I am an engineering major and I took this class for my tech breadth. I really enjoyed the class, you learn some valuable stuff. I like talking about the current events at the start of every class.
For the class, the workload is quite heavy, there are assigned readings and a quiz every week. The quizzes are usually similar to the practice ones he posts, but you need to read the reading, make a summary, and a quizlet to be successful.
The group project is not too bad, you create your own product and pitch it.
The final is very long and hard. 36 short answer free response and 153 multiple choice in the 180 minutes. It is doable, but you need to pace yourself.
Overall, I highly recommend this class as it is one of the few I've taken where I learned something useful

Where do I begin on Professor Wilson? I admit he's funny, but at times it's sassy/sarcastic. I loved the class and thought it was a good introduction to entrepreneurship. I really only learned through the simulations, case studies, and maybe, parts of his lectures. HOWEVER, quizzes are brutal. Yes, he gives you the sample quizzes ahead of time, but it's a lot of information to memorize. Basically, he wants you to memorize the sample quizzes given, then comes quiz time in EVERY CLASS you must regurgitate that on paper EXACTLY from the text within 10-20 minutes tops. Bring an ice pack with you to every class since you'll be writing THE fastest that you can during the quizzes before the time runs out. No time to think, just write. RIP my hand. If you're shy and don't like to speak, this may not be the class for you because participation matters. So the final was 68 MC questions and 37 short answer questions. We were only given 1 hour & 50 minutes. Just so brutal...

This was by far the worst class I have ever taken.

Professor Wilson is a unique professor in the worst way possible. Allow me to explain a few of the largest pain points.

1. Participation - It was agitating to have participation as a significant portion of the grade (20%) seeing as Wilson essentially treated questions and comments as something to check off a list. Rather than engage with thoughtful comments or questions - Wilson consistently glazed over them and opted to flex his surface-level knowledge on people who spoke up with very simple questions. For Wilson, our questions were not to help our understanding, they were to give him a platform to stroke his ego talking in circles about the concepts we would not ultimately be tested on. More on that later. Moreover, at the end of the course, we didn't even find out our participation grade - we got an email saying that if we want to know what our participation grade was we would have to schedule a 1 on 1 zoom meeting during the next quarter.

2. Weekly Assignments/Exams - The vast majority of time in this class was focused on us discussing the weekly case studies. Frankly, that's fine. It's fine to me that we discuss the work that we were doing every week. However, THERE IS NOTHING ABOUT THE CASE STUDIES ON THE EXAM. AKA - THE WORK WE DO AND FOCUS ON DURING THE ENTIRE LECTURE EVERY WEEK HAD ZERO TO DO WITH THE EXAMS. The exams were only on the readings which were given very very little attention every week. The exams also had very little application - the midterm was 100% based on memorization and had no multiple choice. The final was better, it had multiple choice and questions which let you try to apply concepts, but it was still a small portion in comparison to the overwhelming free-response memorization.

3. So much potential - I was very excited to take this class. I thought that this would be fun and the material would be interesting enough that the professor wouldn't matter. I was very wrong. Professor Wilson leads with a thesis that ultimately.... applying entrepreneurial skills and acting in a hands-on approach will lead to the best learning in entrepreneurship. It's crazy that he's able to acknowledge that then give a test with no multiple-choice and no concept application. For this reason, it really just left me feeling like I had nothing to gain from the material. If application is the foremost important aspect... Why are we not applying? To be fair, we applied some ideas to the case studies, but even then it was unclear what the takeaways were. For example, Wilson spent over an hour digging into Tesla and how Elon Musk was irresponsible and made horrible entrepreneurial decisions at every corner. The takeaway was to not be like Elon Musk (The man who added $120B to his net worth during a pandemic). Shouldn't we be trying to figure out what went right despite making mistakes rather than just ripping into how overvalued and stupid it is? Professor Wilson, you're missing the point of your own curriculum entirely.

In conclusion, I really really did not like this class. Read the rest of the reviews on Bruinwalk, and please don't take this if you just want to dabble in entrepreneurship because it seems like a fun course to add to your schedule. If you're doing the entrepreneurship minor, I'm sorry for you because Wilson is the head of the department and I believe this is one of the required classes.

Good luck!