MGT+386+Summer+I+2017

10:00 am - 11:45 am MTWRF, May 30 - Jun 28, 2016 Bidgood 125 No textbook required toc =Syllabus= On google drive
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Supplemental
[|Successful Students: Guidelines and Thoughts for Academic Success] [|Ten Commandments for Effective Study Skills] Frequently Asked Questions

=Topics= Entrepreneurs and Opportunities The entrepreneurial process Finance and Raising Money Accounting and Legal Marketing Managing Product Development Intellectual Property Life Cycles of New Ventures Pitching Crowdfunding Design Thinking and User Experience Lean Startup

=Schedule=
 * Key: **
 * ** Q = Quiz after class **
 * ** IC = graded in-class activity **

Week 1
Course introduction; entrepreneurs and opportunities (slides) Lego my ... Entrepreneurs and opportunities continued; the four constructs of entrepreneurship; attributes of two opportunities for grade in class : SkyZone Indoor Trampoline Park and Real Escape Room; how entrepreneurs identify opportunities (IC1) Entrepreneurs and opportunities; how entrepreneurs identify promising opportunities. "Connect the dots" exercise in class. Beatbox on Shark Tank. **QUIZ 1 due by 10:00 am, Friday, June 2. (Q01)** Entrepreneurs and opportunities: the entrepreneurial process; Debbie Gordon; **QUIZ 2 due by 10:00 am, Saturday, June 3**. (Q02)
 * Entrepreneurs and Opportunities **
 * May 30**
 * May 31**
 * June 1**
 * June 2**

Week 2
Product and service innovation (Q03) Market and customer research (Q04) People (Q05) Accounting, finance, and legal (Q06) Building and fulfilling the value proposition (Q07)
 * Functional Activities of Entrepreneurship Slides **
 * June 5**
 * June 6**
 * June 7**
 * June 8**
 * June 9**

Week 3
//**Start thinking about your pitches**//
 * Applications of Entrepreneurship: Frameworks and Methodologies **

How to pitch; pitching worksheets, practice pitches, (Q08) Slides (Q09, IC2) Value propositions and business model logic BeatBox Update [|Slides] (Q10, IC3) Lean startup principles Slides //Update on points total: We have 60 / 100 points on the books as of Q10 and IC3.// Q11 Design thinking and entrepreneurship - it's not fancy talk media type="youtube" key="JXkN3nJyWEA" width="560" height="315" PITCH IN CLASS, FORM INTO VENTURE TEAMS (Your pitch is worth 5 points of your grade) Q12
 * June 12**
 * June 13**
 * June 14**
 * June 15**
 * Holden Naff pitch (good luck on your MCATs tomorrow, Holden!)
 * Slides
 * Pitch support - share your ideas for discussion if you'd like feedback!
 * AND....Here's your video for empathy! **
 * June 16**
 * One minute; the dress code is you must dress; big pain, brilliant solution, differentiation, why you?, call to action. If you don't have a decent "why you?," just tell us you think it's a cool idea. Your call to action should be "join my team," unless you really want to pursue this idea, as in, "Join my team because I want to make this a reality."
 * You will get a pitch scoring sheet with everyone's name on it.
 * At the end of the pitches, you'll form into new venture teams
 * Minimum expectations for forming teams: know each other's names, emails, and cell numbers.

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Week 4
Design Sprint IC4 Design Sprint IC5 Design Sprint IC6 **Week 5**
 * Here is an overview of the tools and schedule for running a sprint in three days **
 * June 19**
 * June 20**
 * June 21**
 * June 22**: No lecture - You will conduct customer feedback on your own on Thursday, Friday, (weekend), and Monday.
 * June 23**: No lecture
 * June 26**: No lecture
 * June 27**: Final team presentations (IC7) - Here is your **template for team presentations**

No. I did not get to keep the box. Uh-uh.