CS 175: Entrepreneurship in Computing
Instructor M. Faloutsos
The course counts as a tech elective for both undergraduates and graduate students.
Email: michalis@cs.ucr.edu
Skype: mfaloutsos
Lecture hours online:
Tue 8:00-9:30 AM NOTE it is morning!
Thu 8:00-9:30 AM
Zoom: https://ucr.zoom.us/j/516662778 Meeting ID: 516 662 778
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 646 876 9923 US (New York)
However: check iLearn announcements for updates
We will also be using campuswire to facilitate communications:
https://campuswire.com/p/G8A3172AD with code 4558
Office hours also online:
Tue 9:30-10:00am.
Thu 9:30-10:00am.
Fri 1:00-3:00pm
Send me an email when you plan to connect for office hours to guarantee
a meeting and avoid overlaps.
Course information and handouts
Start here: Master one-page overview of Topics (syllabus): (pdf)
The official course description for your records: (pdf)
Introduction to the class (pptx)
or (pdf)
- Starting a business (pdf)
Advice and pointers (ppt)
- Customer discovery - Go to market strategy (pdf)
- Execution plan (pdf)
Annual Operation Plan (pdf)
- Raising funding (pdf)
- The investor pitch (pdf)
- Networking (pdf)
- Legal issues (pdf)
- Intelectual property (IP) and patents (pdf)
- Human Resources: hiring and managing people (pdf)
- Financials: planning and projections (pdf)
Two Text books:
A. One from:
Kaw2: Kawasaki, G., The art of the start, v 2.0. Portfolio Inc. (get the newer one if possible) OR
Kaw: Kawasaki, G., The art of the start, Portfolio Inc.
AND:
B. Barr: Barringer, B. R., Preparing effective business plans: An entrepreneurial approach Pearson/ Prentice Hall, 2009