Topics covered include the business model canvas (BMC) and the importance of finding product/market fit at the outset of your venture; choosing co-founders; building and incentivizing your core team; sources of funding at each venture stage; terms and term sheets; equity vs. debt; venture capital; the capitalization (‘Cap’) table; options, warrants and share classes; the venture pitch; scaling up and forms of exit. At the core of the course is the new venture project, where teams get hands-on with the Lean Startup process by pursuing a new venture idea from inception to investor-ready. Prerequisite: BUS 714.
Topics covered include the business model canvas (BMC) and the importance of finding product/market fit at the outset of your venture; choosing co-founders; building and incentivizing your core team; sources of funding at each venture stage; terms and term sheets; equity vs. debt; venture capital; the capitalization (‘Cap’) table; options, warrants and share classes; the venture pitch; scaling up and forms of exit. At the core of the course is the new venture project, where teams get hands-on with the Lean Startup process by pursuing a new venture idea from inception to investor-ready. Prerequisite: BUS 714.
