Fall 2006 Series

Course One   Protecting Intellectual Property

Nov 30 2006    Patent, Trademarks, Copyrights

                        Trade secrets

                         Legal structures

Spring 2007 Series

Course Two   “You have an idea, now what?”

Jan 30 2007     Market assessment & research

                         Identifying venture opportunities

                         Protection of the idea

                         Technology & business feasibility checklist
                       

Course Three Early financial sources and assessment

Mar 27 2007      Term sheets & Capitalization

                          Loans, Grants, and Angels

                          Budgeting short–term and long-term

                          Milestones and building value

Spring 2008 Series 

Course Four  Building a prototype and technical assessment

Jan. 2008        Industrial designer

                        Plastics & medical devices

                        Metals

                        Software & service systems

Course Five  Stage 2 of Market Assessment

Jan. 2008        Customer input & testing

                        Production and costing

                        Distribution

                        Pricing

Course Six     Building a team and finishing the BP

                        Recruiting and HR

                        Stock options

                        Management and organization plan

                        Creating an Executive Summary   

Course Seven Equity investment & deal structure

                           Valuing a business

                           Return on investment

                           Presentations and finding money

Course Eight  Strategies for Launch

                         Start a business or partner

                         Expand a business

                         Sell IP

                         Licensing