COURSE NUMBER: MBA294.1

COURSE TITLE: Life as an Entrepreneur

UNITS OF CREDIT: 1

INSTRUCTOR OF RECORD: TBD

STUDENT COORDINATORS: Nick Jennings and Tobi Hann

E-MAIL ADDRESSES: nick_jennings@mba.berkeley.edu; tobi_hann@mba.berkeley.edu

MEETING DAY(S) / TIME: Tuesday 5:00-6:00PM

Course will meet between August 28 and November 27

PREREQUISITE(S): none

CLASS FORMAT: Guest speaker presentations, Q&A, instructor remarks, pitch opportunities, dinner with visitors.

REQUIRED READINGS: None

BASIS FOR FINAL GRADE: Class participation, attendance and ratings of speakers.

ABSTRACT OF COURSE'S CONTENT AND OBJECTIVES:

We are excited to offer Berkeley students the chance to hear and meet some of the leading entrepreneurs in the Bay Area. Past participants have included Shai Agassi, whose ‘Project Better Place’ aims to revolutionize electric cars, to the Haas team behind ‘Revolution Foods’, which is improving the quality of school food throughout the area. Each week there will be a one hour presentation followed by a dinner for select students to network with the guest speaker.

This 1 unit course has been put together by the Haas Entrepreneur's Association and the Lester Center for Entrepreneurship, in conjunction with the Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology in the College of Engineering, to provide MBAs with a high-level survey of the field of Entrepreneurship. The course will expose MBAs to entrepreneurs from organizations at various stages of development and representing a broad range of industries. Entrepreneurs will present about how their organizations were created and share the lessons they learned. This course is for both aspiring entrepreneurs as well as those simply interested in learning more about the field.