255.11S sec. 001 - Venture Capital in Practice (Summer 2023)
Instructor: Herbert Paul Fockler (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only)
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Units: 1
Grading Designation: Credit Only
Mode of Instruction: In-Person
Meeting:
TuTh 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: Law 240
From May 16, 2023
To May 30, 2023
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Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 19
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 34
As of: 08/24 11:52 PM
It's been said that Silicon Valley is the source of the greatest creation of wealth in the history. This course will focus on legal and business matters encountered in the day-to-day life of corporate attorneys who advise technology and emerging growth startup companies. The course will touch on key issues and events in the life-cycle of a startup:
+ Things entrepreneurs consider in starting a technology-based business.
+ Choices in forming an entity to hold that business.
+ The typical corporate ownership and governance structure of a startup that intends to seek venture capital funding.
+ Seeking early stage, pre-VC funding.
+ Incentivizing engineers and other key contributors.
+ The process of actually obtaining venture capital.
+ The fundamental concepts and basic mechanics of a venture capital financing.
In each case, the emphasis will be on business realities and practical solutions, such as what makes for a good business to attract venture capital; how should entrepreneurs seek investment and the pros and cons of different sources of capital; and how founders and investors interact to allocate rewards of the venture between them. The course will be taught using many examples taken from real life.
Remote + Summer Students Please NOTE: You cannot take Venture Capital in the fall semester if you take it in the summer.
Exam Notes: (TH) Take-home examination
Course Category: Business Law
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