Link to the Startup Studio artifacts sheet is posted here: https://bit.ly/studio-links

All Sections: 3:20p- 4:35p

Meeting in Bloomberg Auditorium

Cornhole Tournament + Welcome Back!

5:00p- 8:00p in Tata 141

Required Pre-work

• Come to class prepared to pitch as a team

Reading:

• Startup Playbook - Sam Altman
• Paul Graham - Do Things That Don't Scale
• Paul Graham - Startup Ideas
• Here's the Advice I Give All of Our First Time Founders
• 30 Best Pieces of Advice for Entrepreneurs
• Essential Startup advice

Homework: Submit assignments here: http://bit.ly/startup19hw

This homework is DUE on Sunday, Jan 27 by 11:59pm.

• Update your product narrative in the artifactsheet within the submission form
• 20 Questions (top 20 questions about your company/concerns, etc.) What are the top 20 questions that investors, users, etc. will ask you about your company?
• Fill-out Napkin Business Canvas

Readings:

• Roy Bahat - Introductions and the "Forward Intro Email"
• David Lee - Business Development Introductions
• Invest in Lines, Not Dots - Both Sid.es
• If you do this, your emails might be rude
• How to Divide an Imaginary Pie
• How to Cold Email an Investor

Section 1:

3:20p- 4:35p: Lecture

4:45p - 6:00p: Scrum Activity: 20 Questions (Team assignments and rooms)

Section 2:

3:20p- 4:35p: Scrum Activity: 20 Questions (Team assignments and rooms)

4:45p- 6:00p: Lecture

Slides

Homework: Submit assignments here: http://bit.ly/startup19hw

All homework is DUE on the Sunday before the next class by 11:59pm.

• Scrum Activity: 20 Questions info here, submit updated 20 questions and answers.

• Submit each member's GitHub handle

• Bi-Weekly status email, include all members of your team, cc both your professors, CC [email protected].

  Your Bi-Weekly email should include:

  • Team Info: Name & ID Number
  • Startup Pitch: Pitch for your product
  • Weeks Behind: Outline what has your team accomplished
  • Key Takeaways: What are some key takeaways your team has learned in the past weeks?
  • Weeks Ahead: What does your team want to accomplish in the next 2 weeks?
  • Risks/Roadblocks: What are some Risks/roadblocks your team has that is slowing down your forward momentum

Readings:

• Pitchdecks - 101
• Startup Pitch Decks
• Guy Kawasaki
• Front Deck
• Best Pitch Decks
• NextView Ventures
• DCONSTRCT // PITCH DECKS
• Pitch Deck Overview
• Ubers First Pitch Deck

Section 1:

3:20p- 4:35p: Lecture

4:45p - 6:00p: Team time

Section 2:

3:20p- 4:35p: Team time

4:45p- 6:00p: Lecture

Both Sections

6:10p- 7:25p: Work time

Slides 1
Slides 2

Homework: Submit assignments here: http://bit.ly/startup19hw

All homework is DUE on the Sunday before the next class by 11:59pm .

• Elevator pitch of your company (max 300 characters)
• Paragraph pitch of yuor company (100 words)

Both Sections

3:20p- 4:35p: Team time

4:45p- 6:00p: Lecture (Panel) in Bloomberg Auditorium

6:10p- 7:25p: Work time

Guest Panel
Liz Wessel - WayUp
Dane Atkinson - Odeko
Kareem Amin - Clay
Ali Hussain - Latch
Lauren McDevitt- GoodDog \

Homework: Submit assignments here: http://bit.ly/startup19hw

All homework is DUE on the Sunday before the next class by 11:59pm.

• Bi-Weekly status email, include all members of your team, CC [email protected].

  Your Bi-Weekly email should include:

  • Team Info: Name & ID Number
  • Startup Pitch: Pitch for your product
  • Weeks Behind: Outline what has your team accomplished
  • Key Takeaways: What are some key takeaways your team has learned in the past weeks
  • Weeks Ahead: What does your team want to accomplish in the next 2 weeks
  • Risks/Roadblocks: What are some Risks/roadblocks your team has that is slowing down your forward momentum

Readngs:

• The 27 Metrics in Pinterests Internal Growth Dashboard
• Your App Makes Me Fat
• What Makes Design Seem "Intuitive"
• 10 Mistakes Startups Make When Talking to Users
• Creative Mornings with Ben Chesnut
• Misused Mobile UX Patterns
• Biggest Food Delivery Service

• 3:30pm kickoff (2/14)
• 3pm presentations, party 5:00-6:00pm (2/15)
• Update the Buildboard with product narrative (140 characters max), HMW, company logo, add a team and individual members photo
• Every team member must be prepared to give your Sprint presentation in front of the class
• Upload Sprint 1 Presentation, update HMW and Product Narrative to Buildboard

Requirements: 4 mins

Team/ Intro
Product narrative
Why/Why now/ Vision
Personas
Validation
Demo (lo-fi or hi-fi)
Next steps \

Kickoff Deck here

MEng Students submit your technical 1-pager [here](https://goo.gl/forms/mq0khd5nHDlxavAb2)

Nominate your fellow colleagues for the Don't Be a Jerk Award > http://bit.ly/CT-DBaJ

Section 1:

3:20p- 4:35p: Lecture

4:45p- 6:00p: Team Time

Section 2:

3:20p- 4:35p: Team time

4:45p- 6:00p: Lecture

Crit Both Sections

6:10p- 7:25p

Room assignments here http://bit.ly/19StartupStudioCrit

Homework: Submit assignments here: http://bit.ly/startup19hw

All homework is DUE on the Sunday before the next class by 11:59pm.

• Complete the Sprint 1 Buildboard deliverables listed above (check your inbox/spam for an invite to access your team's repo)
• Check your repo here
• Crit: 5-6 sentences summarizing feedback received & 5-6 sentences on how your team will use the feedback to continue building
• Send a link to your product/ demo of the product
• Think about your company and give it a name that you can build a business around. Update your company name, if needed.
• Find a single company that has not publicly raised venture funding that you would like to fund and explain why. (Some places to find companies are but not limited to: Angel List, Product Hunt, Kickstarter, Circleup.)

MEng Students submit your technical 1-pager [here](https://goo.gl/forms/mq0khd5nHDlxavAb2)

Nominate your fellow colleagues for the Don't Be a Jerk Award > http://bit.ly/CT-DBaJ

Readings:

• Five Ways to Build a 100m Business
• Subtle Mid-Stage Startup Pitfalls
• 16 Startup Metrics
• 10 Marketplace KPIs That Matter
• Ten Things I Learned Researching Ten of the World's Fastest Growing Startups

Section 1:

3:20p- 4:35p: Lecture

4:45p - 6:00p: Scrum VC Pattern Matching Investment (Team assignments and rooms)

Section 2:

3:20p- 4:35p: Scrum VC Pattern Matching Investment (Team assignments and rooms)

4:45p- 6:00p: Lecture

Both Sections

6:10p- 7:25p: Team Time

Slides: here

Homework: Submit assignments here: http://bit.ly/startup19hw

All homework is DUE on the Sunday before the next class by 11:59pm.

• Scrum Activity VC Pattern Matching Investing: What is the company your team decides to fund and for how much?

• The script of your product/ company the demo (what and why)

• Bi-Weekly status email, include all members of your team, cc both your professors, CC [email protected].

  Your Bi-Weekly email should include:

  • Team Info: Name & ID Number
  • Startup Pitch: Pitch for your product
  • Weeks Behind: Outline what has your team accomplished
  • Key Takeaways: What are some key takeaways your team has learned in the past weeks
  • Weeks Ahead: What does your team want to accomplish in the next 2 weeks
  • Risks/Roadblocks: What are some Risks/roadblocks your team has that is slowing down your forward momentum

Nominate your fellow colleagues for the Don't Be a Jerk Award > http://bit.ly/CT-DBaJ

Optional:

http://reactionwheel.net/2015/10/the-deployment-age.html

https://medium.com/@jgolden/lessons-learned-scaling-airbnb-100x-b862364fb3a7

http://andrewchen.co/startups-are-cheaper-to-build-more-expensive-to-grow/

Both Sections 3:20p- 4:35p: Tech in (Team assigments and requirments here)

4:45p- 6:00p: Lecture (Panel) in Bloomberg Auditorium

Guest Panel

• Patrick Chun, Juxtapose.com
• Shirley Chen, Narrativ.com
• Carolyn Childers, Joinchief.com
• Zack Weiner, Itsovertime.com
• Joe Percoco, Titanvest.com
• Rachel Cohen, Nowehome.com

Homework: Submit assignments here: http://bit.ly/startup19hw

All homework is DUE on the Sunday before the next class by 11:59pm .

• 3-5 Takeaways from your Tech in session. What are the plans to build your product in the next 2 weeks? \
• Submit your team's Tech in deck and repo link.

Readings:

• The Power of Network Effects
• Build Better Feedback Loops to Reinforce Good Habits
• What I learn From Developing Branding for Airbnb, Dropbox and Thumbtack

Nominate your fellow colleagues for the Don't Be a Jerk Award > http://bit.ly/CT-DBaJ

• 3:30pm kickoff (3/14)
• 3pm presentations, party 5:00-6:00pm (3/15)
• Update the Buildboard with product narrative (140 characters max), HMW, company logo, add a team and individual members photo
• Every team member must be prepared to give your Sprint presentation in front of the class
• Upload Sprint 2 Presentation, update HMW and Product Narrative to Buildboard and artifact sheet
• Check your repo here

Requirements: 4 mins

Team/ Intro
Product narrative / wedge
Why/Why now/ Vision
Personas
Validation
Demo (hi-fi)
Strategy
Next steps

Homework: Submit assignments here: http://bit.ly/startup19hw

Kickoff Slides here

Nominate your fellow colleagues for the Don't Be a Jerk Award > http://bit.ly/CT-DBaJ

Section 1:

3:20p- 4:35p: Lecture

4:45p - 6:00p: Team Time

Section 2:

3:20p- 4:35p: Team time

4:45p- 6:00p: Lecture

Spinout Teams Only

6:10p- 7:25p: VC Day (lineup)

Deck here

Homework: Submit assignments here: http://bit.ly/startup19hw

All homework is DUE on the Sunday before the next class by 11:59pm.

• Brand homework: answer these questions

• Bi-Weekly status email, include all members of your team, cc both your professors, CC [email protected].

  Your Bi-Weekly email should include:

  • Team Info: Name & ID Number
  • Startup Pitch: Pitch for your product
  • Weeks Behind: Outline what has your team accomplished
  • Key Takeaways: What are some key takeaways your team has learned in the past weeks
  • Weeks Ahead: What does your team want to accomplish in the next 2 weeks
  • Risks/Roadblocks: What are some Risks/roadblocks your team has that is slowing down your forward momentum

• Complete the mid-semester peer feedback survey (Submit here). The mid-semester and final-semester peer feedbacks are worth 15% of your personal grade. Be thoughtful and insightful about your feedback. DUE by 3/29 @11:59p.

Nominate your fellow colleagues for the Don't Be a Jerk Award > http://bit.ly/CT-DBaJ

Section 1:

3:20p- 4:35p: Lecture

4:45p- 6:00p: Team Time

Section 2:

3:20p- 4:35p: Team time

4:45p- 6:00p: Lecture

Crit Both Sections

6:10p- 7:25p

Room assignments here http://bit.ly/19StartupStudioCrit

Deck here

Homework: Submit assignments here: http://bit.ly/startup19hw

All homework is DUE on the Sunday before the next class by 11:59pm.

• Crit: 5-6 sentences summarizing feedback received & 5-6 sentences on how your team will use the feedback to continue building

Readings:

• Pitching SV Angel - The Executive Summary
• Paul Graham - How to Raise Money
• Investors: Angels & Venture Capitalists

Nominate your fellow colleagues for the Don't Be a Jerk Award > http://bit.ly/CT-DBaJ

• 3:30pm kickoff (4/11)
• 3pm presentations, party 5:00-6:30pm (4/12)
• Update the Buildboard with product narrative (140 characters max), HMW, company logo, add a team and individual members photo
• Every team member must be prepared to give your Sprint presentation in front of the class
• Upload Sprint 3 Presentation, update HMW and Product Narrative to Buildboard and artifact sheet as homework
• Check your repo here

Nominate your fellow colleagues for the Don't Be a Jerk Award > http://bit.ly/CT-DBaJ

Requirements: 4 mins

Team/ Intro
Product narrative / wedge
Why/Why now/ Vision
Personas
Validation
Demo (hi-fi only)
Tech wedge
Next steps

Homework: Submit assignments here: http://bit.ly/startup19hw

Deck here

Both Sections 3:20p- 4:20p: Scrum VC Pitching

(Team assignments and rooms)

4:45p- 6:00p: Lecture (Panel) in Bloomberg Auditorium

Crit Both Sections

6:10p- 7:25p

Room assignments here http://bit.ly/19StartupStudioCrit

Guest Panel

Caitlin Strandberg, Lerer Hippeau

Nicholas Chirls, Notation Capital

Peter Boyce, General Catalyst

Vipin Chamakkala, Work Bench

Katie Reiner, Torch Capital

Homework: Submit assignments here: http://bit.ly/startup19hw

All homework is DUE on the Sunday before the next class by 11:59pm.

• Scrum VC Pattern Matching Investing: Write takeaways documenting which company you invested in and a brief reason why for each (what stood out, what is their wedge, and what could be improved).

• Bi-Weekly status email, include all members of your team, cc both your professors, CC [email protected].

  Your Bi-Weekly email should include:

  • Team Info: Name & ID Number
  • Startup Pitch: Pitch for your product
  • Weeks Behind: Outline what has your team accomplished
  • Key Takeaways: What are some key takeaways your team has learned in the past weeks
  • Weeks Ahead: What does your team want to accomplish in the next 2 weeks
  • Risks/Roadblocks: What are some Risks/roadblocks your team has that is slowing down your forward momentum

Nominate your fellow colleagues for the Don't Be a Jerk Award > http://bit.ly/CT-DBaJ

Readings:

• Paul Graham - How to Convince Investors
• Getting a VC Job
• Definitions on the Economics of VC
• The Beginner's Guide to VC

Both Sections 3:20p- 4:35p: Tech in (Requirments and linup here)

4:45p- 6:00p: Lecture (Panel) in Bloomberg Auditorium

Guest Panel

Nimi Katragadda, Boxgroup

Matt Hartman, Betaworks

Steve Schlafman, Primary

Nashilu Mouen Makoua, First Round Capital

Allison Goldberg, Advancit Cap

Homework: Submit assignments here: http://bit.ly/startup19hw

All homework is DUE on the Sunday before the next class by 11:59pm.

• 3-5 Takeaways from your Tech in session. What are the plans to build your final alpha product by 5/2?
• Submit your team's Tech in deck and repo link.

Readings:

• Mark Suster - What Is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company
• Fred Wilson - Burn Baby Burn
• Don't Fuck Up the Culture
• Don't Get Trampled: The Puzzle for "Unicorn" Employees
• This Chart

For Spinout teams Startup Awards applications DUE April 19 by 11:59p EST

Section 1:

3:20p- 4:35p: Lecture

4:45p - 6:00p: Team time

Section 2:

3:20p- 4:35p: Team time

4:45p- 6:00p: Lecture

Both

6:10p- 7:25p: Work time

Spinout Teams 6:10p- 7:25p: VC Day 2

Homework: Submit assignments here: http://bit.ly/startup19hw

• Complete the mid-semester peer feedback survey (Khoa will send the link). The mid-semester and final-semester peer feedbacks are worth 15% of your personal grade. Be thoughtful and insightful about your feedback. DUE by 5/06 @11:59p.

SUBMIT HERE: http://bit.ly/2UChtPp

Group 1: 3:20p- 4:20p
15 mins break/buffer time
Group 2: 4:35p- 5:35p
15 mins break/buffer time
Group 3: 5:50p- 6:50p

See Lineup Here

DUE BEFORE YOUR PRESENTATION

• Final Alpha Product
• Final Deck
• Final Buildboard updates with all sprint presentations, product narrative updated (140 characters max), updated HMW, link to repos, and all grammar checked
• Startup Studio team poster Directions posted here
• Check your repo [here]http://buildboard-10044.cornelltech.io/startup-studio-2019/)

Submit final deliverables here: http://bit.ly/startup19hw

• Complete the mid-semester peer feedback survey (Khoa will send the link). The mid-semester and final-semester peer feedbacks are worth 15% of your personal grade. Be thoughtful and insightful about your feedback. DUE by 5/06 @11:59p.

SUBMIT HERE: http://bit.ly/2UChtPp

• 3:00pm-7:00pm