founder university
Curriculum from August 2018 Class
DAY 1
Morning Session
10:00aM-12:00PM
Pitches & Perfecting your Presentation
Moderator: Jason Calacanis
Founders get 2 minutes to pitch their startup to Jason & then receive candid feedback to make it 20x better.
afternoon Session
12:00PM-5:00PM
LEGAL LUNCH & LEARN
Speakers: Nico Kerr & David Brekke, WSGR
Get your startup legal questions answered by Attorneys at WSGR over lunch.
go to market strategy & growth
Speaker: Roland Ligtenberg, Housecall Pro
Everything you need to know about customer acquisition & hunting strategies at every stage of your startup.
driving growth through loops
Speaker: Dun Wang, Calm
Learn how to drive product through growth loops, such as paid, organic, social and viral.
optimizing your sales pipeline
Speaker: Kevin Ramani, Sales Coach (prev. Head of Sales @ Close.io
Learn the art of cold calling, targeted emailing, and other secret strategies to acquire customers.
5 keys to negotiating a term sheeT & Panel Discussion
Speakers: Seth Helfgott, WSGR
This discussion covers the most important elements of a Series A term sheet to prepare founders for the negotiation phase.
DAY 2
morning session
10:00AM-12:00PM
Pitches & Perfecting your Presentation
Moderator: Jason Calacanis
Founders get 2 minutes to pitch their startup to Jason & then receive candid feedback to make it 20x better.
afternoon session
12:00PM-5:00PM
LUNCH & networking
What it takes to fundraise in 2018
Speaker: Adam Nelson, Social Capital
What do investors look for and what should you be prepared for?
Hiring your series A team
Speaker: Beth Scheer, Homebrew
Best strategies to hire the best team to get you to Series A and beyond.
Customer development & design
Speaker: Joshua Sortino, Square
Designing a customer interface, user research, collecting and prioritizing insights to grow the product.
fundraising through syndicates
Ashley Whitehurst, LAUNCH
Fundraising Without VCs
Jason Demant, LAUNCH
