Startup School provides fundamental entrepreneurial education to aspiring and emerging entrepreneurs alike.

This term, students and founders can take advantage of practical education on topics curated to accelerate a startup’s growth. Join top industry experts, academic thought leaders and seasoned entrepreneurs as they lead sessions on the topics crucial to entrepreneurial success.

PS. We feed you at the end too!! FREE PIZZA FOR ALL :)

Date: September 29th, 2016

Session: Intro to the Lean Startup Method

Led by: Dave Valliere

Description: Ready, Fire, Aim is the new battle cry of startup founders. The lean startup methodology is a way to go from idea to launch: faster, better, and with a much lower fail rate.

October 6th, 2016

Session: Why Should I Choose You

Led by: Ian Chamandy and Ken Aber

Description: “Why should I choose you?” is the most important strategic question in business; its answer will guide everything your company says and does. Learn how to answer it in 7 words or less, and how to use it to make decisions.

NOTE: October 13th NO CLASS

October 20th, 2016

Session: Competitor Analysis

Led by: Phil Walsh

Description: No idea is unique. There are always others trying to solve similar problems. Learn how to analyze the efforts of others and how to position your venture as a result.

October 27th, 2016

Session: Finding Cofounders

Led by: Eric Rafat / Founder & CEO of Keyobi

Description: Entrepreneurship is a team sport. Solo founders don’t succeed. Find out who to hire, where to find them and how to build a killer team.

November 3rd, 2016

Session: First Funding

Led by: Alan Lysne

Description: You might have a great idea, but do you have capital? Alan Lysne has raised angel and venture capital, and has invested in numerous startups. He’ll teach you about the different types of capital, the pros and cons of each, and what you need to know before pitching to different groups.

November 10th, 2016

Session: Startup Law 7 Things to Avoid

Led by: Kobi Bessin

Description: Let’s talk about the pitfalls and things to avoid throughout the life cycle of your business by exploring the advantages/disadvantages of different corporate structures, aspects of shareholders agreements, employee stock options plans and startup financing.

November 17th, 2016

Session: Startup Social Media

Led by: Brent Stirling of Secret Weapon Media

Description: Do you know about the “burrito principle?” This is a crash course on SEO, website set-up, audit checklists, social media strategies and how to build one, which platforms to use, execution and measurement.

November 24th, 2016

Session: Design Thinking

Led by Dr. Steven Gedeon

Description: Design thinking is a formal method for practical, creative resolution of problems and creation of solutions, with the intent of an improved future result. Learn how to apply design thinking to your startup.

December 1st, 2016

Session: Growth Hacking from 10,000 to 100,000

Led by Matt Loszak Founder of JamCam

Description: You’ve launched and you have your first customers. How do you scale and add users at a cost lower than the revenue they generate?