COURSE NUMBER: MBA 294.8

COURSE TITLE: Life as an Entrepreneur Speaker Series

UNITS OF CREDIT: 1.0 Unit

INSTRUCTOR:  Toby Stuart

STUDENT ORGANIZERS: Nic Borensztein and Michael Ebel

E-MAIL ADDRESSES: Nic_Borensztein@mba.berkeley.eduMichael_Ebel@mba.berkeley.edu

MEETING DAY(S)/TIME: Mondays, 4-6PM, Fall A only

This course will meet on 8/29, 9/12, 9/19, 9/26, 10/3 and 10/10

CLASS FORMAT: Guest speaker presentations, Q&A, pitch opportunities, networking with speakers.

REQUIRED READINGS: All students must review speaker bios and companies prior to class.

BASIS FOR FINAL GRADE: Weekly attendance for entire session, class participation (Q&A), and feedback / ratings of speakers.  Any students who miss more than one session will not receive a passing grade.

ABSTRACT OF COURSE'S CONTENT AND OBJECTIVES:

Life as an Entrepreneur is a speaker series designed for first year, first semester MBAs (though we welcome all Berkeley students) who want to found a company, work for a startup or simply wish to know more about the entrepreneurial world. Speakers come from a wide variety of companies and stages of growth and include experienced successful entrepreneurs, investors, as well as current student venture teams. 

This is off-the-cuff, off-record, straight talk from people who've tried to build scalable ventures and have both succeeded and failed.  It's one of the best opportunities at Haas  to learn from entrepreneurs who've gone before you, while building your network within the Bay Area startup scene.