Technical Entrepreneurship / Technology Ventures Series

Course Information

• Syllabi
  • EE612 - Technical Entrepreneurship -Summer 2008
  • EE614 - Technology Ventures - Spring 2008
• Directions to class
• Business Plans from Class ..

Textbook Related Websites

• Textbook Web Resources
• STVP - free archive of high-technology entrepreneurship teaching resources from Stanford.

Idea Generation

• Did You Know? (Video)

Company Spin-offs

• Tech Ventures, LLC
• Facilitaire
• MCom
• Archimedia
• American-IP (Sold)
• Softech

Teams from Spring 2008

• UglyDuckling.com
• CNIDO.COM --- Video
• rxmedminder
• RealIndependentPictures, LLC - Video
  • (Video of the founder)
• QueVis (Video)
• SummerBreeze

Teams from 2007

• Adaptive Bid Modeling System
• eCars
• rxMedMinder
• Cnido.com

Teams from 2006

• MCom
• GroceryPickup.com
• ValuCheck
• HopeandPower.com

Teams from 2005

• Archimedia
• Brewmaster Beer
• Lone Pair Solutions
• DeCO2n
• Heartland Sourcing
• DTS, Inc

Teams from 2004

• Facilitaire
• TEAM
• WiScribe

Past Course Presentations and Information

• August 16, 2003 PPT
• American Net Worth 1998 2000
• August 22, 2003 PPT (Taylor)
• August 23, 2003 PPT
• September 4, 2003 PPT (Hennington)
• September 4, 2003 PPT (York)
• October 3, 2003 (Deaton)
• October 3, 2003 (Sharp)
• Business Plans
• Financials - Discounted Cash Flow

Relevant Links

• Website Creation
• Social Media Experiment

Relevant Book Summaries

• Rich Dad / Poor Dad
• The Millionaire Next Door
• 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
• Good to Great
• Built to Last
• Revenue Rocket
• The E-Myth Revisited
• The Discipline of Market Leaders

Research on the Cheap Sites

• www.MarketGuide.com - Public companies, SEC filing, Stock prices
• news.com - Technology news
• thewire.com - Searchable SP wire service.
• hoovers.com - Data on privately held companies.
• refdesk.com - Lots of free info.
• infousa.com - Business stats.

IP Research

• US Patent Office
• National Science Foundation
• Engineering Notebook - How to track your IP

Legal and Business Guidance Sites

• Anatomy of a Term Sheet - Details about getting to meetings with VCs and getting deals
• IRS Small Business Site
• SCORE
• Nolo.com - Self-help law site

Local Sites

• AITA
• AITA Resources - List of local media, business, incubator resources
• AITA Funding - List of local funding agencies

Venture and Funding Sites

• www.entreworld.org
• National Venture Capital Association
• Venture Economics
• www.vfinance.com
• garage.com
• Silicon Valley Bank

Magazines and Resources

• intrapreneur.com
• Business 2.0
• Business Journal of San Jose
• Business Week
• CNET
• The Economist
• Forbes
• Gilder Technology Report
• Inc.
• The Industry Standard
• Quarterly Venture Capital Survey
• Red Herring
• Venture Wire
• Upside Today
• The Wall Street Journal
• VC Buzz