John Rodkin : Courses and Seminars
Entrepreneurship in Practice
LAWS 61702
This seminar will focus on the legal and non-legal tactical details of entrepreneurial endeavors. The legal specifics of corporate formation, tax, contracts, etc, are well covered by a variety of other courses at the Law School. The course will examine the life stages (formation, financing, execution, and exit) of a venture-backed company from the entrepreneur's perspective. Students who are interested in either starting companies or working with startup founders as their legal counsel will solidify their foundations in this course. There will be no textbook - course materials will include PowerPoint slides, readings from various entrepreneur and venture capital blogs, sample business plans, and other sources. Grades will be based on a 60 minute oral business plan presentation with accompanying slide deck and written business plan, individually or in teams of up to 3. Unlike past years, there will be no option to take an exam instead of writing and presenting a business plan.
Autumn 2009
John Rodkin
