Elevator Pitch Presentation Preparation
You will be giving your pitch in class although not in the elevator this time. Please practice as we will be video recording the pitch. If possible, dress as if for a formal business meeting. Remember to slow down, enunciate, smile and use the Crossing the Chasm reading as a guide and be sure to include any HTWFAIP principles that you feel apply. After class, the videos will be posted and the class will vote on the 3 best. The 3 best pitchers will then form teams and create the complete business presentations that are the final assignment for the class.
You will each have 30 seconds to make your pitch so be sure to practice with a clock.
Revise all assignments as requested by the Professor in your blogs. PLEASE NOTE: this is the second to last time you will be allowed to submit a revised assignment. You will only have one more opportunity after this week to complete the assignments to the Professor's specifications and requirements. This is your only warning. Please be aware. Place links to these revised assignments in the comments area below this post.
Part 4 of HTWFAIP is the section titled: Be a Leader. Write 2 blog entries about one or more of the lessons included in this section of the book that you have employed personally recently. You must cite the specific chapter of Part 4 of HTWFAIP in which the principle you are employing appears. You cannot write about experiences with family members or significant others for this assignment. Place a link to this assignment in your blog in the comments area below.
These assignments are due for 12 noon on Monday, April 6.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Friday, March 27, 2009
Assignments for Class #8
Find two (2) financing sources for your start up idea, write them up in your blog, including a description of where you found the information. You must also include the name and address of the organizations that you believe would be interested in providing funding. These sources should include the specific name and contact information of a particular person, both email and phone number, and job title. Link this back to the comments area below.
Read Google IPO document excerpt "Letter from the Founders".
If you weren't in class last week, watch the Simpson's episode "The Old Man and the Lisa".
Read "Crossing the Chasm" pp. 152-156 on how to create the Elevator Pitch.
Revise all your previous assignments using the comments from the Professor. Place links to these revised assignments in the comments area below this post.
Part 4 of HTWFAIP is the section titled: Be a Leader. Write about one or more of the lessons included in this section of the book that you have employed personally recently. Place a link to this assignment in your blog in the comments area below.
Extra Credit available by attending and taking notes on the Jeannie Howe appearance.
This assignment is due March 30, 2009 at 12 noon.
Read Google IPO document excerpt "Letter from the Founders".
If you weren't in class last week, watch the Simpson's episode "The Old Man and the Lisa".
Read "Crossing the Chasm" pp. 152-156 on how to create the Elevator Pitch.
Revise all your previous assignments using the comments from the Professor. Place links to these revised assignments in the comments area below this post.
Part 4 of HTWFAIP is the section titled: Be a Leader. Write about one or more of the lessons included in this section of the book that you have employed personally recently. Place a link to this assignment in your blog in the comments area below.
Extra Credit available by attending and taking notes on the Jeannie Howe appearance.
This assignment is due March 30, 2009 at 12 noon.
Friday, March 13, 2009
Assignments for Class #7
Read the chapter from Mark Twain's "Roughing It". Link is on the Important Links list at left. Read the University of Chicago "scholarly article". Link is on the Important Links list at left. Be prepared to discuss both these readings in class.
Revise and expand the Enterprise Value spreadsheet. Revise by correcting per share amounts and using a spreadsheet to calculate values. Expand by adding values for Google, Starbucks, and Under Armour and by adding the age of the founding entrepreneur at time of IPO and at the initial founding of the company. Links to the IPO documents of these companies are at left under the Important Links list. You can get the Enterprise Valuation Comparison spreadsheet format by clicking here. Link your spreadsheet to your blog so I can comment, then place a link back to your blog below.
Create a first year budget for your company idea. The budget should be for the first 12 months of your start up and include a sales projection based on your target market and all the other expense items from your previous slides. Try to keep to the template we discussed in class and remember, format is important since we're sharing information. Link this spreadsheet to your blog so I can comment, then place a link back to your blog below.
Apply "the Secret of Socrates" from HTWFAIP in an attempt to persuade at least one person to your way of thinking and write about this in your blog and link this back to this course blog. Continue to make friends with your journalist using HTWFAIP and Mark Twain's Advice. Write about your progress and link this back to this course blog. Apply all the principles of HTWFAIP in your social interactions. Pick the social interaction that had the best results, write about this in your blog then place a link back to your blog below.
Review the Angel Investing, Venture Capital Investing, and US Government Small Business assistance websites. These links are on the Important Links list at left. Be prepared to discuss both this in class.
There is no class on Monday, March 16th due to UMBC Sping Break. These assignments are due Monday, March 23rd at 12 Noon. Please link all assignments for Class #7 in the comments area below. If you have revised a previous assignment to improve a grade, please place all prior and current assignment links together in the comments area below. Please link to your specific assignment in each link, NOT to your entire blog.
Revise and expand the Enterprise Value spreadsheet. Revise by correcting per share amounts and using a spreadsheet to calculate values. Expand by adding values for Google, Starbucks, and Under Armour and by adding the age of the founding entrepreneur at time of IPO and at the initial founding of the company. Links to the IPO documents of these companies are at left under the Important Links list. You can get the Enterprise Valuation Comparison spreadsheet format by clicking here. Link your spreadsheet to your blog so I can comment, then place a link back to your blog below.
Create a first year budget for your company idea. The budget should be for the first 12 months of your start up and include a sales projection based on your target market and all the other expense items from your previous slides. Try to keep to the template we discussed in class and remember, format is important since we're sharing information. Link this spreadsheet to your blog so I can comment, then place a link back to your blog below.
Apply "the Secret of Socrates" from HTWFAIP in an attempt to persuade at least one person to your way of thinking and write about this in your blog and link this back to this course blog. Continue to make friends with your journalist using HTWFAIP and Mark Twain's Advice. Write about your progress and link this back to this course blog. Apply all the principles of HTWFAIP in your social interactions. Pick the social interaction that had the best results, write about this in your blog then place a link back to your blog below.
Review the Angel Investing, Venture Capital Investing, and US Government Small Business assistance websites. These links are on the Important Links list at left. Be prepared to discuss both this in class.
There is no class on Monday, March 16th due to UMBC Sping Break. These assignments are due Monday, March 23rd at 12 Noon. Please link all assignments for Class #7 in the comments area below. If you have revised a previous assignment to improve a grade, please place all prior and current assignment links together in the comments area below. Please link to your specific assignment in each link, NOT to your entire blog.
Monday, March 2, 2009
UMBC is closed due to weather.
Today's class is cancelled. Use this week to revise your past assignments, incorporate the new assignments, and watch this space for additional assignments based on the readings we have completed so far.
Have some fun in the snow today!
And if you do be sure to report your findings for extra credit at this important link.
Have some fun in the snow today!
And if you do be sure to report your findings for extra credit at this important link.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Extra Credit Opportunity: CANCELLED
Be Your Own Boss – Alumni Entrepreneurs Panel Discussion
Starting and growing a new business is both exhilarating and challenging. UMBC alumni entrepreneurs from different industries will discuss the ups and downs of entrepreneurship and share their stories.
Featured alumni panelists:
Greg Cangialosi, ’96, President and CEO, Blue Sky Factory, Inc.
Education: B.A. English, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
A serial entrepreneur, Cangialosi started a concert promotion business after graduation and ran a food vending company. He found success in the fast growth world of technology after taking a position at a web development company called 0 to 80. In March 2001, he co-founded Blue SkyFactory, Inc. (an e-mail marketing service provider) in Baltimore.
Janine Cormier Fleming, ’80, Owner, Massage at University One
Education: B.S. Biochemisty, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Janine Fleming has been practicing massage since 1988. In 1992, she decided to leave her job as an environmental chemist to pursue massage full-time. She now maintains a private practice in Baltimore, while serving as the Program Director for the Holistic Massage Training Institute.
Dr. Duke Thompson, ’78, Director, Maryland Conservatory of Music
Education: B.A. Music (piano) University of Maryland, Baltimore County
M.S. (performance), University of Maryland, College Park
Doctor of Musical Arts (performance), Arizona State University
Dr. Duke Thompson is a recognized teacher, performer and music administrator. His work as an artist and educator has earned him numerous awards and accolades among national and international audiences. Currently, he combines a performance career with being a member (on sabbatical) of the music faculty at Red Deer College in Alberta, Canada and Director of the MarylandConservatory of Music in Harford County, Maryland.
Monday, March 2, 2009
12 – 1:00p.m. • Commons 331
Contact Vivian Armor at armor@umbc.edu for more information
or visit us at www.umbc.edu/entrepreneurship/speakers.
Co-Sponsored by The Alumni AssociationFunding provided by theEwing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Starting and growing a new business is both exhilarating and challenging. UMBC alumni entrepreneurs from different industries will discuss the ups and downs of entrepreneurship and share their stories.
Featured alumni panelists:
Greg Cangialosi, ’96, President and CEO, Blue Sky Factory, Inc.
Education: B.A. English, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
A serial entrepreneur, Cangialosi started a concert promotion business after graduation and ran a food vending company. He found success in the fast growth world of technology after taking a position at a web development company called 0 to 80. In March 2001, he co-founded Blue SkyFactory, Inc. (an e-mail marketing service provider) in Baltimore.
Janine Cormier Fleming, ’80, Owner, Massage at University One
Education: B.S. Biochemisty, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Janine Fleming has been practicing massage since 1988. In 1992, she decided to leave her job as an environmental chemist to pursue massage full-time. She now maintains a private practice in Baltimore, while serving as the Program Director for the Holistic Massage Training Institute.
Dr. Duke Thompson, ’78, Director, Maryland Conservatory of Music
Education: B.A. Music (piano) University of Maryland, Baltimore County
M.S. (performance), University of Maryland, College Park
Doctor of Musical Arts (performance), Arizona State University
Dr. Duke Thompson is a recognized teacher, performer and music administrator. His work as an artist and educator has earned him numerous awards and accolades among national and international audiences. Currently, he combines a performance career with being a member (on sabbatical) of the music faculty at Red Deer College in Alberta, Canada and Director of the MarylandConservatory of Music in Harford County, Maryland.
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