Professor Wilson has a fun energy and knows his stuff. However, the way he teaches is HORRIBLE! He focuses the classes total learning goal to memorize everything, like literally expects word by word answers. There are weekly quizzes that are 5-9 pages and he gives you about 15 mins. He will give you sample quizzes that are literally the same as the quiz you will take and you need to answer these quizzes word by word from the readings. So, basically memorize and then throw the information away. Same goes for your final exam that is half multiple choice and half short answer that is over 200 something questions. Unfortunately, he is the only professor that teaches 160 as of now so good luck.
His good points are that he does keep the class engaged by creating class discussions and mini group projects in class that are fun! But Wilson truly ruins the class by being a typical old school professor who wants you to throw up and forget information on paper. Rather than using that information we will forget and applying it in a better and more useful way that we students could better learn from and actually retain the information that we are being "taught"

I really enjoyed this class. Professor Wilson is really funny and we used engaging methods to learn (e.g. startup simulations and discussing the business news).
We had weekly quizzes that were pretty brutal tbh. They were usually almost identical to the practice quizzes but we had barely any time to complete them. I think barely anyone finished the first quiz. We all woke up after that lol. (Thankfully he’s drops your lowest grade). Also, you’re expected to know the answers from the readings word-for-word. On the positive side, you do get used to them by the third quiz at the latest. Also, studying properly for the quizzes is really great preparation for the final, which is pretty much a very long quiz.
The final was long (122 multiple choice and 40-something? short answer questions) and tricky. But it’s doable as long as you put significant effort into studying. Also be sure to read all the readings and slides fully at least once, because a few small details show up on the exam.
There are cases and a presentation that you will have to work on in groups. They aren’t very difficult or long.
Overall, this is a great class with heavy but doable workload. Would recommend taking Wilson.

Took this class cuz I was interested and need upper div non major class. and now I wish I DID NOT. Participation to speak up in every class is a must, the workloads are fine tho. Basically reads off the slides too. A pdf combo of $100 is required just for couple group assignments. Everything that is not graded on completion is all group work. Hard test, by that I mean the final was three hours non stop intensive writing and answering questions. Similar for the midterm just shorter amount of time. No one in my class ever finished early in test. The final is almost 300 points with only minutes to each questions that requires you to really think and apply creative strategies answers. The final score also never come back until it showed the final letter grade in your quarter report. I got almost full credits for the final big group project, and was overall at 90% before the final. After the final exam it was C+. Didn’t even know the final score till now. His class has nothing to do with the exam’s question, final was also a lot harder than the midterm which I got a okay grade.

This has to be the worst class I've ever taken at UCLA. No laptops are allowed, which I've never encountered in any of my other classes. It's also a 3-hour class, and we only get a 5-minute break halfway through. The professor never ends early and uses every single second to ramble about useless information that I guarantee I will never use in real life. This class is required for my minor, so I have no choice, but many people dropped after the first day.

Eighty percent of the grade is based on exams and participation, and all the participation feels incredibly forced. Everyone just raises their hand to get a good grade, not because they actually care about contributing. The frequent quizzes are just memorizing random, arbitrary details from made-up case studies.

The professor is extremely unlikeable and unfunny, and he's strict about the no-laptop rule—he’ll even call you out and deduct participation points if you're using one. The TAs are just as frustrating, grading everything extremely harshly for no reason, and they talk loudly during the class, which is really distracting. I honestly don't know how I'll survive this class. If I had known I had to suffer through this abysmal experience, I wouldn't have pursued the entrepreneurship minor.

The concept behind this class is fundamentally sound in that it's supposed be a general course analizing (almost) every facet of launching and running a business venture. However, the execution is quite messy and questionable.
First, you need to spend $100+ in course material among case studies and simulations that are compulsory since your grade depends on them.
Second, exams don't really test your knowledge. Rather, they test your ability to write down as much stuff as you can in your cheat sheet and type it verbatim as fast as you can in the answer boxes.
In general, I would say that this class has taught me more buzzwords than useful suggestions on how to run a business.
Finally, I was disappointed that no industry professional was invited to share their personal experience on the matter.

READ IF YOURE IN THE MINOR/ THINKING ABT IT

I have such mixed feelings about this class. If you’re in the entrepreneurship minor, you have to take it, and you will probably take it with Wilson, so you’re just going to have to grin and bear it. The structure of his class is actually really engaging and 3 hour lectures actually pass by pretty quickly, despite his no computers policy. This is because participation matters and it counts for your grade, so people are incentivized to speak. He uses study guides about the textbook as assignments which are pretty helpful for studying for his midterm and final, which are incredibly long and detailed. The final exam was 18 short answer questions (some with multiple parts), 12 short case questions, and 90 multiple choices questions.
The group work, which is a significant portion of your grade, is a tragedy, and be prepared for 1 or two people in the group (who you work with all quarter) to do ALL the work. People are more than happy to sit back and let you do all the leg work which makes for high blood pressure high stress, and copious amounts of tears all quarter. There is also a group presentation with a business pitch similar to Shark Tank. And because participation matters, it will feel like one, because other students will try and rip apart your idea to get their participation points in.
Wilson himself will probably make you feel stupid and bad about yourself, especially if you don’t agree with what he’s saying. But honestly, this seems to be a trend with all the middle aged white male management professors, which seem to be plenty in Anderson.

The reviews for this class are blown out of proportion. There is a good amount of busy work involved and some of the class material is pretty dry but the case studies are actually really insightful. Professor Wilson is pretty chill imo it seems like he has great experience in the field.

these reviews are way too harsh; not too difficult if you just pay attention in class and study (and midterm is open-note and short answer based, which means you don't need to worry about memorization as much as understanding the ideas). prof. wilson is pretty experienced and intelligent, wouldn't say he's particularly harsh or anything like what the other review do

What I wish I knew Before Taking the Class
1. Required to purchase 100 dollars worth of class material
2. Midterm, Group Presentation, and Final (remember to write down every single thing he says in class and whatever is in the assigned reading/textbook)
3. Always ask TA for help you may be able to find a lot of helpful information on how to prepare for the exam
4. Utilize study guides when preparing for the exam
5. Always always always participate in class.
6. Professor in my opinion was pretty funny but some view him to be not so caring of students (I don't disagree)
7. Assignments don't have a clear guidelines so make sure to start early and ask questions to the TA
8. 3 hours (once a week). Attendance is mandatory.

If you decide to take the class, go for it! Just know it's not gonna be easy. The exams can be brutal and a class that's 3 hours long can definitely drain you.

Engaging class, easy to do well if you take solid/thorough notes. Group grades seemed very arbitrary to me so I think it really depends on your TAs because they would mark things down for virtually no reason other than responses not being a sentence longer, etc.