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Entrepreneurship: how to start your own new business,

Develop an understanding of new business ventures from initial concept through company formation and operation. Particular emphasis will be placed on personal character assessment, market research, resources and skills required to “validate” an initial concept into a successful new venture.
 Understand the wide range of new venture financing options available to entrepreneurs, and fit for their plans: micro-financing, family, angel investment, corporate and private equity venture capital, and emerging new investment vehicles such as online “crowd financing,”
 Create a concise, succinct business plan “executive summary,” following the Guy Kawasaki “10-20-30” rule of thumb, including pro forma financial projections.
 Demonstrate an ability to confidently and effectively communicate the “executive summary” findings and conclusions, and to defend them to an audience of informed peers, as if they were potential investors or stakeholders in the new venture.

Location

Online via webcam

General info

Age:
Adults (18-64 years old)
Seniors (65+ years old)
Student level:
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Duration:
60 minutes
The class is taught in:English, French

About Me

Mr. David has worked as an Adjunct Professor in entrepreneurship, international management, communication, negotiation, & strategic management at UBC’s Faculty of Management, and Master’s program.

In California, he also served as Director of New Zealand’s Silicon Valley Beachhead technology incubator, Redwood City, California, providing mentorship, offices, and services for New Zealand startup companies. Mr. David also served on the NZTE Advisory Board, chaired by Dr. David Teece, Professor of Global Business at the Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley.

David began his career at Intel Corporation in California, Oregon, and Europe. He left Intel while based at Intel’s European HQ, to form his first entrepreneurial venture, 01 Computers Group Ltd., based in London. 01 Corporate clients included the BBC, British Telecom and Imperial Chemical Industries. Recently, Mr. David was Vice President of Business Development at P-Cube, iBEAM Broadcasting, and Director of Business Development at Ascend Communications. Mr. David was directly involved in a variety of multinational venture investments, public, private mergers, acquisitions, corporate partnerships, and sales, including Ascend’s acquisitions of NetStar and Cascade Communications.

Specialties
Executive management, access to venture capital, International business development, sales & marketing, entrepreneurial mentorship, technology assessment, strategic planning, renewable energy technology, energy efficiency technology

Education

B.A. San Jose State University, Speech-Communication
M.A. San Jose State University, History
California State International Programs: graduate study and research, Oxford University, United Kingdom

Experience / Qualifications

30 year veteran of Silicon Valley, beginning with 10 years at Intel Corporation, working for venture capital firms, and managing a startup company incubator in Silicon Valley for the government of New Zealand. Three startups of my own.

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