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Wharton Entrepreneurs Workshop
The Wharton Entrepreneurs Workshop covers the basic elements of starting a company, drawing upon Wharton's strength in entrepreneurship and in building knowledge networks to offer Wharton | San Francisco students and Wharton alumni in the San Francisco Bay Area a unique learning opportunity.
Offered in collaboration with the technology law firm of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the workshops provide practical real-world advice and insights on launching a business, as well as networking opportunities for those who attend. More workshops are being planned.
To view the workshops offered prior to these most recent ones, please visit the Wharton School's YouTube channel.
Previous Tutorials
Wharton Entrepreneurs Workshop, Tutorial No. 19
Lessons from 15 Years of Venture Investing in CleanTech & Where
the Sector is Going in the Next Decade
March 30, 2012
In the past 15 years, CleanTech has emerged as a growth sector, boomed to a peak a few years ago, and has currently receded to a level fraught with both challenges and opportunities. Tim Woodward, Managing Director of Nth Power, comments on what can be learned from this journey that is useful for new CleanTech ventures going forward, as they move from early stage science projects into fully realized, well-run producers of energy and other CleanTech products.
Tim Woodward from Nth Power
Wharton Entrepreneurs Workshop, Tutorial No. 18
Doing It: Perspectives from an Entrepreneur
March 9, 2012
As the co-founder and CEO of an early stage startup, Brian Thompson brings with him an especially unusual story. He tells a tale of patience and perseverance involving a hard curve in every road, including team formation, angel financing, encounters (or not) with institutional VCs, lawyers and law suits, product development and product marketing, and more.
Brian Thompson from Powergetics, Inc.
Wharton Entrepreneurs Workshop, Tutorial No. 17
The Social Media/Gaming/e-Commerce Startup: Transforming the Landscape
February 17, 2012
The SOMA/Silicon Valley ecosystem is witnessing seismic changes as it adapts to the explosion of Internet-based startup companies that has taken place in the last few years. Founders with shoestring budgets are accessing resources and software tools to get to near-term proof points; incubators and accelerators are sprouting up everywhere with promises of fame and fortune; institutional investors are diving down the food chain to get into early stage deals; and early round investment terms are under scrutiny by founders and investors alike. Anu Nigam, Past President of Sand Hill Angels, and Jon Soberg, Senior Vice President of Blumberg Capital, cover these dynamics at both an industry and a company level.
Anu Nigam from Sand Hill Angels and Jon Soberg from Blumberg Capital
Previous workshops also include:
- Wharton Entrepreneurs Workshop, Tutorial No. 16 - Opportunity Identification: Discovering the 'Next Big Thing'
- Wharton Entrepreneurs Workshop, Tutorial No. 15 - Establishing a Patent Strategy that Can Help You Get Funding, Rather than Hindering It
- Wharton Entrepreneurs Workshop, Tutorial No. 14 - Creating Break-Away Positioning Strategies: The Art of Getting the Most Revenue
- Wharton Entrepreneurs Workshop, Tutorial No. 13 - From the Trenches: Lessons from an Entrepreneur
- Wharton Entrepreneurs Workshop, Tutorial No. 12 - M&A: Key Tips and Perspectives in Buying and Selling a Venture-Backed Company
- Wharton Entrepreneurs Workshop, Tutorial No. 11 - Stand for Something: Keys to Success in Building a Strong Brand Through Design
- Wharton Entrepreneurs Workshop, Tutorial No. 10 - Doing It: Insights from an Entrepreneur
- Wharton Entrepreneurs Workshop, Tutorial No. 9 - The Valuation Game: How to Make Points (or Not) in Negotiating to Reach a Fair Term Sheet
- Wharton Entrepreneurs Workshop, Tutorial No. 8 - The Role of the CFO: Budgets, Financial Statements, Board Presentations and Beyond
- Wharton Entrepreneurs Workshop, Tutorial No. 7 - Proven Best Practices in How to Screw Up Your Startup Company
- Wharton Entrepreneurs Workshop, Tutorial No. 6 - Art and Science of Valuation: A Perspective from Bay City Capital
- Wharton Entrepreneurs Workshop, Tutorial No. 5 - Equity Incentives as Compensation: Industry Norms and Practices for the Venture-Backed Startup
- Wharton Entrepreneurs Workshop, Tutorial No. 4 - The Holy Grail: Looking for Money, the Executive Summary and the PowerPoint
- Wharton Entrepreneurs Workshop, Tutorial No. 3 - Pragmatic Considerations in Setting Up Your Business: Keeping the Front Office Open by Getting the Back Office Right
- Wharton Entrepreneurs Workshop, Tutorial No. 2 - Business Structures and Related Considerations / Be Creative with Your Technology, Not Your Capital Structure
- Wharton Entrepreneurs Workshop, Tutorial No. 1 - Starting Up: Ist It a Product or a Company? (and Other Essential Elements of Success in Starting a Company)
