Berkeley Method of Entrepreneurship
What is the BMoE?
The Berkeley Method of Entrepreneurship (BMoE) is a holistic, game-based teaching approach developed at UC Berkeley’s Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology (SCET). Created by Ken Singer, SCET's Managing Director and Chief Learning Officer, and Ikhlaq Sidhu, a SCET Founding Director, the method goes beyond startup tactics to cultivate the mindset, frameworks, and networks that make entrepreneurship thrive. BMoE empowers students to think like entrepreneurs by practicing behavioral skills, collaborating in diverse teams, and learning through immersive, real-world challenges.
BMoE in Action
The award-winning Berkeley Method uses real-world, experience-based learning to equip students with the mindset, tools, and connections they need to succeed in their entrepreneurial journey.
Network
Connections and support systems: diverse peers, mentors, and global communities.
Mindset
The psychology of entrepreneurship: trust, ethics, communication, risk-taking, and learning from failure.
Framework
Practical tools and strategies: opportunity recognition, pivots, MVPs, fundraising, and execution tactics.
10 Behaviors of Entrepreneurial Mindset
These ten behaviors represent the mindset of successful entrepreneurs. In our challenges and courses, we help you practice and reflect on them through games, challenges, and team-based activities.
Pay It Forward
Agree that you will get help from others, and pay it forward.
Story Telling
Realize a something new by induction, and then learn to communicate the story with a new language.
Friend or Foe
If you can’t tell: Learn to trust others without expecting anything in return.
Seek Fairness
Make deals that seek fairness (in positive sum transactions), not advantage (in zero sum transactions.
Plan to Fail
It is necessary to be Wrong sometimes. Plan to Experiment. Plan to Fail. (Fail Fast) Analyze, Adapt and repeat. The smarter you think you are, the harder this is going to be.
Diversify
Diversify your networks. Connect to people you would not normally, then go and listen. Open Up. And connect them to others.
Role Model
Be a role model for other entrepreneurs and innovators.
Believe
Make deals that seek fairness (in positive sum transactions), not advantage (in zero sum transactions.
Good Enough
Perfection is no good but good enough is perfect.
Collaboration
Individual vs team and competitors vs partners
Entrepreneurship is a team sport, and BMoE teaches it that way.
From scavenger hunts to trust exercises, you'll learn by doing, reflecting, and iterating.
Ready to Dive In?
Next Steps @SCET
Certificate in Entrepreneurship & Technology
Open to any UC Berkeley student from any major. Students can earn the Certificate by completing any of our three tracks: coursework, startup, or study abroad.
SCET courses
Our courses in entrepreneurship and innovation are open to all Cal students. We welcome students from diverse backgrounds because we believe that the collision of different perspectives and skills generates new and exciting ideas.
Collider Cup
The Collider Cup is SCET's showcase of innovative student teams coming out of SCET courses. Come watch teams pitch to panels of professors, investors and industry experts as they vie to win the grand prize, the Collider Cup!