This course is designed to provide students with specialized skills in quantitative and data science with the knowledge required to create or identify a novel business idea and create the subsequent plan for a successful start-up. Instruction in the form of lectures, practicals, and seminars with industry practitioners and subject matter experts will provide students with much needed insight and direction. Students will be required to develop and pitch their own novel business plan to a panel of academics and experts in a 'start-up showcase.'