Side Sessions
| Host Group | Side Session Topic | Date and Time |
|---|---|---|
| Japjot Sethi | Rapid Fire Pitch Workshop Pitch your idea, get grilled with tough questions and feedback. Contact Japjot directly. | Every Wednesday at the Apple Visitor Center Cafe, 12-1pm |
| Pandas | AR/VR —-> See recording—->. Mickey leads a discussion about current trends, including Oculus and Vision Pro, and how this may affect startups and future strategy. | View recording Passcode: #Zw8YWM* |
| Tigers | Notion —->See recording —-> Khayla leads a discussion about how startup founders can use Notion as a tool to drive success within the organization as well as external uses such as investor updates. | View recording Passcode: cAC4?Nn@ |
| Cheetahs | Nonprofits and Social Ventures —->See recording Most of the frameworks discussed in class apply to nonprofits and social ventures as well as traditional startups. But in this side session Bret will talk about some ways in which they are different (including sources and structures of capital). | View recording. Passcode: $N95s5$t |
| Penguins | AWS As an enrolled BUS-217 student you get access to $5K in credits at AWS for hosting, etc (see details). Becky Troelstra, who runs the AWS Activate program, will join us. | Monday, May 13, 4pm PDT. Calendar invite with Zoom link. |
| Lions | Legal Issues for Startups Your classmate Utsav Gupta (experienced lawyer in the class) will host a discussion about legal issues for startups, including patents and other sorts of IP protection. | Tuesday, May 14, 9pm PDT. Calendar invite with Zoom link. |
| Panthers | AI for Startups —-> See recording—->. 2024 is certainly the year of generative AI. How can startup founders use the treasure trove of AI tools to help drive startup success? Bret will be there – any AI experts want to help lead the discussion? | View recording. Passcode: @xVHj&s3 |
| Rhinos | B2C Marketing —-> See recording—->. Toly, Oleg, and Tanya lead a discussion of consumer marketing, include funnel management, conversions, channels, SEO, mobile apps on the app stores, and more. | View recording Passcode: WM4#3t#o |
| Bulls | TBD | |