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Business, Technology, Law & Innovation Spring 2012 Prof. Dell

Welcome!. Business, Technology, Law & Innovation Spring 2012 Prof. Dell. My Background. Grew up in Houston President of the computer club at MHS Tulane, Political Economy UT Law, J.D. Winstead Sechrest & Minick Enterprise Partners Crosspoint Venture Partners Impact Venture Partners

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Business, Technology, Law & Innovation Spring 2012 Prof. Dell

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  1. Welcome! Business, Technology, Law & Innovation Spring 2012 Prof. Dell

  2. My Background Grew up in Houston President of the computer club at MHS Tulane, Political Economy UT Law, J.D. Winstead Sechrest & Minick Enterprise Partners Crosspoint Venture Partners Impact Venture Partners Austin Ventures Columbia Business School Founder: Buzzsaw.com (ADSK), MesssageOne (DELL), SharedEarth.com Investor: OpenTable (OPEN), HotJobs (YHOO), Connectify (KANA)….and far many more that completely failed!

  3. Don’t Freak Out This class is different from any other you’ve taken at UT Law. That is a good thing. We will not study black letter law per se, ipso facto, res ipsa loquiter. We are here to: 1) peer into a practioner’s view of how technology startups get built 2) think about why businesses use technology 3) understand why business and life are so interconnected 4) learn from the wisdom & experience of others 5) gain a basic practical understanding of business, finance, negotiation and intellectual property 6) find a meaningful path in life 7) have a good time (as mush as is possible in a classroom) Ok?

  4. Specifically, We’ll Cover: Section I – March of Innovation Section II - Technology & Business Section III - Network Dynamics in Business Section IV - System Theory and Business Section V – Decision Making & Negotiation 101 Section VI – Seeking a Meaningful Life Section VII – Business 101 Section VIII - Venture Capital Industry Section IX – Entrepreneurial Finance Section X – Intellectual Property Section XI – The Next New Thing

  5. Goal of the Class I want you to commit yourself right now to one thing: Be Passionate About Something. “I solemnly swear that I will endeavor to find or pursue something I am obsessively passionate about during the course of this semester. I will commit myself to studying this topic through the lens of the ideas discussed in this class. In doing so, I will seek to gain a set of skills that will enable me to effectively face all the challenges I will encounter in my life. I promise to do this for myself and no other purpose, especially not my grade, so help me [fill in the name of your deity of choice].”

  6. Grades (Remember Your Solemn Oath) Grades (10% Class Participation; 10% Quiz; 20% Midterm; 60% Final Project) a) Class Participation is based on attendance and the quality of your comments made during class. You are expected to come to every class. If you are going to be absent, do not send me an email about it. At the end of the semester I will ask you to submit a record of how many classes you attended during the semester. You are entitled to miss two classes before your attendance will impact your grade. b) There will be one quiz during the semester. c) There will be one mid-term during the semester. It will consist of a real world start-up presenting their business to the class. You will be asked to write a two page analysis of the startup. Your grade will be based on i) your ability to adequately analyze the various elements of a startup we will discuss in class, and ii) the quality of your thinking. d) There is no final exam. Instead there is a final project. Students may work in small groups or individually. The project can consist of either a written paper or an in class presentation. The topic of the final project is up to you. You may analyze an industry, an established company, a startup, a business concept, a new technology, even the flow of capital in the economy. The only parameter is that the analysis must incorporate the principles covered in class. Samples of final projects that were awarded high grades are available on adamdell.com. If you have any additional questions regarding the final, don’t hesitate to ask!

  7. Administrative All class material can be found at: www.adamdell.com My email is: adell@austinventures.com My assistant’s is email: CDiederich@austinventures.com The TA’s name is: Luis Rincon The TA’s email is: luisfrincon@gmail.com My office hours are right before this class. If you wish to make an appointment for office hours, please email luisfrincon@gmail.com (the TA). I’m happy to meet with you for any reason during the course of the semester. Again, welcome!

  8. Questions?

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