Homework due for today
Note for first day of class: Each day of class has a page on this web site. The first section of that page is always the homework due on that very day.
So in other words, the homework listed here is actually “pre-work” for day one. We will go over this in a little more detail during class.
- Read article by Paul Graham about How to get startup ideas. Write a blog post reflecting on the article, what you liked, or didn’t. (3 paragraphs max). Deliverable: write a reflection on this article, 2-3 paragraphs, post to Latte
- Read this article: Effective Learning Environment Come up with your responses to the questions. Prepare to talk about them in class.
Introductions
- Introduce Pito, where I came from, and why I am excitied about this course. Read: FAQ for Pito Salas
- Go around and introduce yourself: name, year, why you are here. Point to next person.
- Mugshots are collected!
- Discussion: Opening Intentions and Effective Learning Environment (Opening Intentions)
What is this course about: Entrepreneurship
- Discussion: What is entrepreneurship to you? and Paul Graham’s article
- Be very clear about your eventual objectives as an entrepreneur for your project
- Make money?
- Change society?
- Have fun?
- Cure malaria
- Given your goals:
- What are the questions you need to answer, and which one is the most important right now?
- What is the cheapest and fastest possible way to answer that question
- “You can’t teach entrepreneurship”
Overview and course web site
Projects
Next class