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The Nuts & Bolts of Starting a Company
with Jason Mendelson, Brad Bernthal and Michael PlattAre you ready to do more faster? In this Sympoz class, three start-up experts join forces to teach you things your lawyer and venture capitalist may not want you to know. How to turn an idea into a company. Who to partner with. How to seek out money and what to do with it when you get it. You'll learn what to put in your pitch deck, what not to say to a VC, and 15 common mistakes that will kill your startup before it gets off the ground.
Jason Mendelson of Foundry Group, Brad Bernthal of the University of Colorado Law School and Mike Platt of Cooley LLP are part of Boulder's thriving entrepreneurial scene. A 2011 MoneyTree survey found that Colorado is fourth in the nation (behind California, Massachusetts and New York) for early-stage venture investment, much of it due to the talents of people like Jason, Brad and Mike.
In this Sympoz class, you'll get hours of world-class advice that would otherwise cost you serious money. It's the perfect class for a busy person; watch it anytime, anywhere on the planet, from any Internet-connected device, as often as you want. Your satisfaction with the class is backed by a 100% money-back guarantee.
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Lesson Plan
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Introduction4:40
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Founders16:14
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What's Next?38:55
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Fundraising1:13:24
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Legalese50:17
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Negotiations31:45
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Hiring17:27
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Common Mistakes21:19
Course Instructor
Jason Mendelson, Brad Bernthal and Michael PlattLeaders in Boulder's start-up community
Brad Bernthal is an Associate Professor at the University of Colorado Law School, where he also is the Director of the Entrepreneurship Initiative at the Silicon Flatirons Center. He holds a law degree from CU and a bachelor's from the University of Kansas, and practiced law in San Francisco, Denver and Boulder.
Jason Mendelson is co-founder and managing director of Foundry Group, a VC firm that invests in early-stage IT companies. Before he was a VC, he was a lawyer at Cooley, and before that, a software engineer at Accenture. His undergrad and law degrees are both from Michigan.
Mike Platt is a partner at Cooley's Colorado office, representing emerging growth companies and the investors who support them. He holds the JD, Order of the Coif, from University of California, Hastings College of the Law, and an undergrad business degree from CU.
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