Preparing to Launch: Essential Components-Module 1: The Product, The Pitch, and When to Quit Your Day Job
1.0 Introduction
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1.1 The Lean Approach
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1.2 Minimum Viable Products (MVPs)
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1.3 Hypothesis and Preliminary Experiments
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1.4 The Pivot
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1.5 Making the Leap
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1.6 The Art of the Pitch
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Module 1 PDFs of Lecture Slides
(Optional) The Pitch Process: A VC's perspective. Interview with Eurie Kim, Forerunner Ventures
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Module 2: Building the Team-Building the Team
2.0 The Importance of the Founding Team
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2.1 The Role of Early Hires
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2.2 Goals and Motivations
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2.3 Founder's Agreements
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2.4 Hiring Key Management
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2.5 Finding Technical Resources
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2.6 Allocating Equity Among Team Members
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Module 2 PDFs of Lecture Slides
Module 3: Networks, Professional Services, and Intellectual Property-Module 3 - Networks, Professional Services, and Intellectual Property
3.0 Networks, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
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3.1 Mentors, Advisors, and Advisory Boards
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3.2 Professional Services: Lawyers and Accountants
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3.3 Intellectual Property Overview
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3.4 Summary - Legal Forms of the Enterprise
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Module 3 PDFs of Lecture Slides
Module 4: Branding, Strategy, and Summary-Branding
4.0 Branding and Naming
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4.1 Launching Your Startup - Branding
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(Optional) Audio Interview with Big Ass Fans
Module 4: Branding, Strategy, and Summary-Strategy: Making the Entrepreneurial System Work for You
4.2 Bias and Meritocracy
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4.3 Incubators and Accelerators
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4.4 Entrepreneurial Strategy
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4.5 Course Wrap Up
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Module 4 PDFs of Lecture Slides
(Optional) The Entrepreneur's Journey: Interview with Lindsey Stewart, Co-founder, Stringer
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