Lectures
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Date |
Topic |
Reading |
Assignments |
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01/14/2020 |
Introduction |
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HW1 – Due: 01/21/2020 |
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01/16/2020 |
Disruptive
Technologies |
Required: ·
M.
Andereessen (2011). Why Software is Eating the World.
The Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424053111903480904576512250915629460
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T.
Singh (2019). Software Ate the World, Now AI is Eating Software. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/cognitiveworld/2019/08/29/software-ate-the-world-now-ai-is-eating-software/#1993c7ed5810
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01/21/2020 |
Disruptive
Technologies cont. Paradigm Shift |
Required: ·
Kowarski
(2019). What Can You Do With Computer Science
Degree? U.S. News. https://www.usnews.com/education/best-graduate-schools/articles/2019-05-02/what-can-you-do-with-a-computer-science-degree
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A.D.
Rayome (2019). Top 10 Emerging Technologies of
2019. TechRepublic. https://www.techrepublic.com/article/top-10-emerging-technologies-of-2019/ ·
L.
Stevens-Huffman (2019). Tips for Computer Science Grads Hitting the Job
Market. Dice Insights. https://insights.dice.com/2019/06/20/tips-computer-science-grads-job-market/
Interesting: ·
Computer
Science Organization (2016). Finding a Computer Science Job. https://www.computerscience.org/resources/jobs-in-computer-science/
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S.
Overmyer (2019). Startup vs. Giant: Tech Workers Weigh
in on Company Size. Indeed blog. http://blog.indeed.com/2019/07/25/tech-company-size/
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P.
Thangavelu (2019). Equity vs. Salary in Tech: What
is the Difference? Investopedia. https://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/041515/equity-vs-salary-what-you-need-know.asp |
HW2 – Due: 01/28/2020 |
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01/23/2020 |
Technology
Entrepreneurship Guest Speaker: Graham Gintz,
Founder | Due Diligence Analyst | Startup Researcher, Knightley |
Required: ·
Textbook
Chapter 1 ·
Knightley,
https://www.knightleytech.com/ “Knightley is a SaaS platform that helps early stage founders organize their diligence while preparing to raise their next round of financing.” |
Project Milestone1: Due: 01/30/2020 |
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01/28/2020 |
The Creative
Process Guest Speaker: Dr. Karen Mallia Professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communications |
Required: ·
Mallia,
Karen L. (2019). Leadership in the Creative Industries: Principles and
Practices. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Blackwell. ISBN: 9781119334002, Chapter 1.
Available sample at https://www.amazon.com/Leadership-Creative-Industries-Principles-Practice-ebook/
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01/30/2020 |
Idea Generation Guest Speaker: Chad Hardaway,
Associate Director, Office of Economic Engagement |
Required: ·
Textbook
Chapter 3 ·
P.
Graham (2012) How to Get Startup Ideas. Y Combinator. http://www.paulgraham.com/startupideas.html ·
R,
Meleney (2019). A Powerful and Totally Unexpected
Tool for Startup Success. Inc. https://www.inc.com/rachael-meleney/a-powerful-totally-unexpected-tool-for-startup-success.html
Interesting
read/watch: ·
TED
Talk: “Where Good Ideas Come From” by Steven Johnson, https://medium.com/key-lessons-from-books/the-key-lessons-from-where-good-ideas-come-from-by-steven-johnson-1798e11becdb
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HW3 – Due: 02/06/2020 |
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02/04/2020 |
Guest Speaker: Drew Varner,
CEO and Founder of NineFX, Inc. |
Required: ·
Presentation
slides ·
NineFX.
https://www.ninefx.com/ “NineFX provides state-of-the-art
solutions to government and commercial clients. We
provide software engineering services to large companies that focus
well-tested solutions with on-time delivery. We utilize our economy of scale
to provide software talent or complete delivery teams. In
the Federal market, we have partnered with other companies to tackle complex
problems. We also provide innovative solutions to agencies as a prime
contractor. |
Due: 02/11/2020 |
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02/06/2020 |
Group forming
exercises |
Required: ·
Textbook
Chapters 1, 2, 3 Preparation: ·
Revisit
the Six Thinking Hat exercise: o
What
is your primary hat? o
What
is your secondary hat? o
What
is the least comfortable hat for you? ·
Revisit
HW2: o
What
are your technical skills? o
What
are your organizational/personal skills? o
What
is your passion? ·
Consider
the business model canvas (Ch. 2.5) o
Draft
answers for: value propositions, customer segments, and key resources We will use these
answers in class to facilitate group forming.
Be ready to give a 1 minute overview of the
above answers. |
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02/11/2020 |
Team forming
continue |
Required: ·
Textbook
Chapters 1, 2, 3 Preparation: ·
Update
your business model canvas as a “partial team” ·
What
key resources/members are still missing from your group? |
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02/13/2020 |
Review and
exercises SWOT Analysis |
Required: ·
Textbook
Chapters 1, 2, 3 ·
Liveplane, What is SWOT Analysis?, https://www.liveplan.com/blog/what-is-a-swot-analysis-and-how-to-do-it-right-with-examples/
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Project Milestone 3 Due: 02/20/2020 |
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02/18/2020 |
Design and
Development Guest Lecture: Colin Griffin, CEO and
Chief Engineer Krumware |
Required: ·
Krumware,
https://www.krum.io/home "Krumware helps companies transform into
technology-driven organizations by leading the adoption of next-generation
technologies and concepts." |
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02/20/2020 |
The Idea Generation
Process |
Required: ·
Textbook
Chapters 3.3 and 3.4 ·
P.
Denning (2010). Principles of Computing. American Scientist 2010. Vol. 98.
No. 5. https://www.americanscientist.org/article/the-great-principles-of-computing ·
CRA
Committee on Data Science (2016). Computing Research and the Emerging Field
of Data Science. https://cra.org/data-science/
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02/25/2020 |
Market and Product/Service
Development |
Required: ·
Textbook
Chapter 4 ·
YC
Partner Kevin Hale, How to Evaluate Startup ideas https://www.startupschool.org/videos/62
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Project Milestone 4 DUE: 03/03/2020 |
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02/27/2020 |
Guest speaker: Huston Bokinsky Developing Business
plan & How to interview
potential customers? |
Deepgram, Turn
Voice into Value Working for a startup – Beyond
technical skills Required: ·
Textbook
Chapter 7 ·
YC
Partner Eric Migicovsky, How to talk to Users, https://www.startupschool.org/videos/63
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HW 4 DUE: 03/05/20 (in class) |
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03/03/2020 |
Group Business plan
presentations |
Class discussions
on startup development: ·
Each
startup will present o
The
problem they solve and targeted population segments o
Value
for the customers o
Venture
type [B2C, B2B, B2G] ·
Selected
students (and the class) will “act” as potential customer Order of
presentations: 1. Group 1: G. Erven et al. –
Advertising service for local communities [B2B] 2. Group 2: K. Hubbard et al. – Study
Partner Finder for specific courses [B2C or B2B] 3. Group 3: M. Lake et al. – Image Processing AI software [B2B] 4. Group 4: A.
Nickerson et al. –
Car sharing service to allow owners to let others use their cars [B2C] |
Project Milestone 5 DUE: 03/31/2020 |
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03/05/2020 |
Group Business plan
presentations |
Class discussions
on startup development count.: ·
Each
startup will present o
The
problem they solve o
Value
for the customers o
Venture
type ·
Selected
students (and the class) will “act” as potential customer Order of
presentations: 5. Group 5: J. Pehowski
et al. – People Counter for identifying crowd of people [B2C or B2B] 6. Group 6: H. Robertson et al. – Apps to
track food and drink at home [B2C or B2B] 7. Group 7: M. Wideman et al. – Group
Budgeting App [B2C] |
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03/10/2020 |
SPRING BREAK |
NO CLASS |
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03/12/2020 |
SPRING BREAK |
NO CLASS |
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03/17/2020 |
SPRING BREAK |
NO CLASS Note: training on StartupWind is an Innovation Network for University &
Corporate Entrepreneurship Programs is cancelled. |
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03/19/2020 |
SPRING BREAK |
NO CLASS Note: training on StartupWind is an Innovation Network for University &
Corporate Entrepreneurship Programs is cancelled. |
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Note: Voice over .ppt slides for online lectures will be
activated by the time of the class for each lecture date |
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03/24/2020 |
Class Logistics and
review |
Online class Required: ·
Lecture
voice over .ppt slides ·
Textbook
Chapters 1 - 4 |
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03/26/2020 |
Intellectual
property |
Online class Required: ·
Lecture
voice over .ppt slides ·
Textbook
Chapter 5 |
HW 5 Posted in dropbox! Due: 04/07/20 |
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03/31/2020 |
Business plan |
Online class Required: ·
Lecture
voice over .ppt slides ·
Textbook
Chapter 7 |
Project Milestone 6 Due: 04/09/20 |
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04/02/2020 |
Obtaining capital |
Online class Required: ·
Lecture
voice over .ppt slides ·
Textbook
Chapter 8.1 – 8.3 |
HW6 Due: 04/14/20 |
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04/07/2020 |
Obtaining capital
cont. Pitching your
product |
Online class Required: ·
Lecture
voice over .ppt slides ·
Textbook
Chapter 8.4-8.7 |
HW7 Due: 04/16/20 |
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04/09/2020 |
Launching the
startup |
Online class Required: ·
Lecture
voice over .ppt slides ·
Textbook
Chapter 9 |
Project Milestone 7 Due: 04/21/20 |
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04/14/2020 |
Marketing your
product |
Online class Required: ·
Lecture
voice over .ppt slides ·
Textbook
Chapter 10 |
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04/16/2020 |
Venture management
and leadership |
Online class Required: ·
Lecture
voice over .ppt slides ·
Textbook
Chapter 12 |
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04/21/2020 |
Class discussion |
Online class Required: ·
Lecture
voice over .ppt slides |
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04/23/2020 |
Overview and class
summary |
Online class Required: ·
Lecture
voice over .ppt slides |
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05/05/2020 12:30
pm |
FINAL
PROJECT REPORT DUE |
Submit
your group project report via CSE dropbox |
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