CSE 507A Course Calendar

Week	Monday	Wednesday
0		1/17 L1: Course Introduction HW0 Assigned
1	1/22 L2: Guest Speaker: Jerry Cox Slides from Jerry Cox HW0 due Read: T&S: 1:3-23, 2:49-65	1/24 L3: The Entrepreneurial Process Read: T&S: 3:79-96
2	1/29 L4: The Opportunity, I Read: T&S: 4:115-141	1/31 L5: Guest Speaker: Michael Novack, Kiosite.com Read: T&S: 5:169-170
3	2/5 L6: The Opportunity, II Announcements We will meet Sunday, Feb 18 at 4pm Instead of Monday, Feb 19 We will meet Friday, Mar 2 at 4pm Instead of Wednesday, Feb 28 Read: Commentary Complete Ch. 4 “Idea Generation Guide” exercise, steps 1 and 2, submit to newsgroup Goal is to generate ideas, and get feedback Once you’ve posted your commentary, choose 3 other entries and provide feedback replies Rule: No entry should have more than 6 replies	2/7 L7: Guest Speaker: Carter Williams, GridLogix Read: T&S: 5:170-215, Quick Screen and VOSEs
4	2/12 L8: Elevator Pitches Assignment Due Deliver an Elevator Pitch in class Choose an idea (probably one from your list) Prepare a 60 second Elevator Pitch Submit text to newsgroup before class Deliver your pitch in class	2/14 L9: Mark Mendel, ValveXchange Read: T&S: 6:223-231
5	2/19 SUNDAY 2/18: SPECIAL MEETING DATE (4pm) L10: Guest Speaker: David Filo, Yahoo! Assignment Due (By Feb 19) Email to me your list of group members	2/21 L11: The Business Plan Read: T&S: 6:232-246
6	2/26 L12: The Business Plan, II Read: T&S: 7:257-270	2/28 FRIDAY 3/2: SPECIAL MEETING DATE (4pm) L13: Guest Speaker: Santanu Das, TranSwitch Slides from Santanu Das Group Assignment Due Submit 1-3 paragraph description and “QuickScreen” (p. 170) evaluation of your group’s business concept to me via email before class
7	3/5 No lecture Read: Begin working on business plan T&S: 8:291-301	3/7 L14: Startup management and team formation
8	3/12 Spring Break	3/14 Spring Break
9	3/19 L15: Guest Speaker: David Deal, Washington U., Associate Director of the Center for Research on Innovation & Entrepreneurship and Lecturer in Law David Deal's Talk Read: T&S: 10:341-353 Assignment (due 1 week): Business plan outline and schedule Revisit Exhibit 6.2 and “The Business Plan Guide” on p. 232 Provide an outline with 2 levels (i.e., Exh. 6.2) Schedule should indicate how the team members will be assigned to sections and subsections, and when the 1st and final drafts will be finished Assume First draft due date of April 11 Final project due date of April 30	3/21 CLASS CANCELLED
10	3/26 L16: Guest Speakers: Mark Showers & Willem Bakker Business plan outline and schedule due Guest Speakers Mark Showers, CIO at Monsanto Willem Bakker, CEO of the Technology Entrepreneur Center and Executive Director of the St. Louis Information Technology Coalition	3/28 L17: Ethical considerations Read: Complete parts I and II on pp 321-323, bring your results to class T&S: 9:321-323
11	4/2 L18: Guest Speaker: Kevin Haar, CEO at Appistry	4/4 L19: Ethics Wrap-up & Entrepreneurial Finance Read: T&S: 12:387-398
12	4/9 L20: Guest Speaker: Greg Sullivan, CEO at Global Velocity Read: T&S: 13:409-429	4/11 L21: Guest Speaker: Bobby Kandaswamy, Intel Capital First draft of Business Plan due April 11, via email before midnight Read: T&S: 14:447-464
13	4/16 L22: Guest Speaker: Brenda Newberry, The Newberry Group Read: T&S: 15:493-509	4/18 No lecture
14	4/23 L23: Obtaining Capital & Course Wrap-Up Final Exam Distributed - Due via email May 2nd, 5pm Final lecture	4/25 No lecture
15	4/30 No lecture Final Projects Due
Reading days
Finals week (5/3-5/9)