MANAGEMENT SCIENCE & ENGINEERING 273
TECHNOLOGY VENTURE FORMATION

 
   
  Fenwick & West
   
 

Enrollment

 

FAQs

 
 

Business Plan

 
 

Course Policies

 
 

Resources

 
 

Resources

The course reader can be accessed via the following link:

  • HBS Online
  • Note: additional material will most likely be added to the Reader during the term. We will notify the class via email when this occurs.

Links to sites that deal with entrepreneurial ventures

  • STVP Entrepreneurship Corner - great resource at Stanford that provides videos and podcasts on entrepreneurship
  • TradeVibes - Site where you can discover new companies and trade opinions on them

Week1: Session 1 & 2 - Course Intro & Opportunity Assessment

Week 2: Session 3 & 4 - Opportunity Assessment: Info Tech, Clean Tech, Med Tech

Week 3: Session 5 & 6 - Sales & Marketing: Info Tech, Clean Tech, Med Tech

Gate I

Week 4 - Session 7 & 8 - Financal Plan & Intellectual Property

Week 5 - Session 9 & 10 - R&D Plan: Info Tech, Clean Tech

Week 6 - Session 11 & 12 - R&D Plan: Med Tech & Capitalization: Clean Tech

  • Optional: "Presenting the Plan and Negotiating the Deal," Technology Ventures, Chap. 19, p. 423-435.

Week 7 - Session 13 & 14 - Capitalization: Med Tech, IT & The Business Plan

 

Week 8 - Session 15 & 16 - The VC Presentation

Week 9 - Session 17 & 18 - Entrepreneurship: An Extremely Rewarding Sport

-Useful Internet Links