Background
Welcome to this class! The goal of the class is to help you build a software startup.
We will learn about a number of different aspects of the process, including technical (CS),
business, law, and other related information.
Materials
There is a lot of terrific material available on the web for free; an enterprising student
will find and digest as much of this as needed. That said, for class we will focus on
(some subset of) the following materials:
Schedule
01/28: CLASS BEGINS
02/04: Peter Gunder, Marty Buchheim, others (AmFam): Insurance case study
02/11: Jon Eckhardt (B. School): Market analysis, Business planning
02/18: Andy Boszhardt/John Philosophos (Great Oaks Ventures) and [CP#1: PITCH YOUR IDEA]
02/25: Lean Startup: Presentation (or this) and Discussion
03/04: TechStars event @ Monona Terrace (sign up!)
03/11: Stephen Anderson (Bendyworks)
03/18: Jeff Glazer, Anne Smith (UW Law Clinic) and [CP#2: INITIAL DEMO]
03/25: SPRING BREAK
04/01: Todd Tannenbaum (Condor)
04/08: Paul Barford (Online Ads)
04/15: Justin Beck and Forrest Woolworth (PerBlue) [Also, TAXES DUE]
04/22: [CP#3: DEMO TO CLASS]
04/29: Dan Olszewski (B. School) - Slides
05/06: FINAL PITCHES
Grades
Your grade is determined by your final pitch and demo; it's that simple.
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