(Live Webinars Recorded in June and July 2024)
Sign up here to attend live: https://www.demystifyingsiliconvalley.com/shapers/ This program consists of six sessions which cover the fundamentals of innovative entrepreneurship. Although the program will primarily cover approaches used by venture capital backed companies and investors, the first three sessions and the last are also extremely valuable to anyone wishing to create innovative NGOs and nonprofits. All programs are free. Each of the six sessions will consist of two hours of instruction, including breaks and Q&A, followed by 45 minutes of open “office hours.” At the end, persons who have completed each of the programs (live or by listening to the recordings) will receive the DSV Certificate in Innovative Entrepreneurship.
Saturday, June 15, 2024 0. Why Venture Capital and Innovative Entrepreneurship Matters
1. Building From Nothing and Lean Startup Methodology
2. Design Thinking, Agile, Growth Hacking, and Data Analytics
Saturday, June 22, 2024 3. Innovative Business Models and Disrupting Industries
4. Driving Innovation Through IP Strategy
Saturday, June 29, 2024 5. Starting the Company: Stock, Founders, Boards, and Governance
6. Myths of Leadership and Talent: Finding, Compensating, Leading, and Retaining the Team
Saturday, July 6, 2024 7. Venture Financing I: Fundamental Principles, How Funds Operate, Angels, and Key Terms
8. Venture Financing II: Diligence, Cap Tables, Unusual Deals, and Down Rounds
(No program on July 13 because of Global Shapers Annual Summit)
Saturday, July 20, 2024 9. Legal Survival for Startups: Contracts, NDAs, Taxes, Employment, and More
10. Maximizing Exits: Guerilla M&A and IPOs
11. Distress: Surviving and Thriving in Bad Situations
Saturday, July 27, 2024 12. Innovating for Exponential Impact
