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Welcome to our classes or workshops. Here you will find a
complete curriculum on technology entrepreneurship.
 Of course, you can structure your sessions to suit your own
students and teaching style, but if you're looking for ideas,
here are some of our thoughts. You'll notice that the class
contains a set of questions, lectures, podcasts and other
materials. This can be achieved by asking students to answer some of the questions posed. Here is a
possible format:
Pre-class preparation:
- Assign research materials ahead of class. This can be as
simple as telling students to browse the materials in the
Knowledgebase linked to the class.
- Students study the class materials listed in the
Knowledgebase in their own time and prepare for class.
Class:
- Topic introduction by professor. 5-10 minutes.
- Professor leads a debate on a selection of the questions
posed. 20-40 minutes.
- Play a selection of answers from the Astecs
Knowledgebase. 10-30 minutes.
- Summarize what's been learned and assign the reading for
the next class. 5-10 minutes.
The objective of the interactive format is to stimulate
thinking and debate by engaging the students in a class
discussion. |
 Class
Topics
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Alternative Routes & Destinations
What is the exit strategy for the Company? Where are we going? How do we get there? Are the objectives to sell the company, IPO or run an independent business?
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Surviving the Seed Stage
How do you survive startup? What's involved in bootstrapping, angel investors, raising funds from family & friends, etc.
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Assembling a Winning Team
What personality traits and skills are required in a technology startup? Why is this different from a corporate team?
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The Fundraising Process
What are the steps involved in raising funds from investors? Who is involved? How long does it take?
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Going International
How do you migrate your Company to the US market? How does this differ from expanding out of the US?
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Surviving Cash Crisis
How does a cash crisis develop, what can you do to avoid it, how can you get back on track?
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Momentum
What is momentum? How does it apply to your startup?
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Generating Market Momentum
How do you create a positive buzz around the company? Why is it important? What can you do to boost momentum?
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Valuation
What’s the company worth? How do you value a startup company?
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Selling the Business
What’s the M&A process? When is the company ready to sell, who are the target buyers, why hire an intermediary, how long does it take?
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Destination IPO
What is an IPO? Why target it? What does the journey involve? What is the process?
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Forming the Founding Team
Who should you invite onto the team, why, how do you structure the founder arrangements, how much does each founder get?
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The Management Team
Hiring the CEO, VP’s and officers. What is the role of the management team? How is it structured?
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Preparing for Growth
What do you need to do to prepare for a recruitment ramp-up? What can you outsource?
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Forming the Corporation
How do you form a corporation, when do you form it, what are the alternatives? What do investors look for?
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Restart
What is a restart, why restart, when do you restart, how do you restart the company?
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Reinventing the Company
What is involved in reinventing the company? When is a good time to reinvent? Why? How is it achieved?
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Taking Bearings
How do you track the company’s progress? How do you know where the company is, in relation to it’s plan? How do you monitor cash and other issues?
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The Venture Investor's Perspective
How are venture capital firms structured? What's the business model? How do investors make money? What are the challenges facing venture investors?
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