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There’s no better place to explore building a startup than during your time as a student at UC Berkeley. Surrounded by ambitious & talented people and industry leading professors, there’s endless potential to create the next big thing. This course is designed to teach and inspire students to use their knowledge to build startups. We will be going over the basic building blocks of a successful startup and connect this knowledge to emerging fields. In addition, we will be providing an overview of the startup scene at Berkeley, pointing out resources ready to help students get a headstart.
Classes are on Thursdays from 6:30 - 8:00PM, at 105 North Gate Hall. The first day of class is on 2/8.
Auditing policy: Seats are reserved for registered students but empty seats will be filled in on a first come first serve basis.
| Week Of | Content | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 2/8/2018 | Jeremy Fiance | Partner at the House Fund, Co-Founder of Free Ventures
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| 2/15/2018 | Jeremy Blalock
Richard Henrikson Abboud Chaballout | Co-Founder & CEO, Proton App
Co-Founder & CEO, Ongo Science 
Founder, Diagnoss  |
| 2/22/2018 | TBA | |
| 3/1/2018 | James Crawford | Founder & CEO, Orbital Insight
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| 3/8/2018 | Linden Tibbets | Co-Founder & CEO, IFTTT
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| 3/15/2018 | Jini Kim | Founder & CEO, Nuna Health
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| 3/22/2018 | Marshawn Lynch | NFL Player; Founder, Beast Mode
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| 3/29/2018 | No Class - Spring Break | No Class - Spring Break |
| 4/5/2018 | Erin Wade | Co-Founder & CEO, Homeroom
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| 4/12/2018 | Patrick Collison | Co-Founder & CEO, Stripe
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| 4/19/2018 | Sarah Guo | Partner, Greylock VC
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| 4/26/2018 | Michael Seibel | CEO & Partner, Y Combinator
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Past speakers video and notes are available here.
Homework will be released every Thursday and due the following Thursday at the end class.
The class will have required articles for reading. These articles will be used to complete the written paper.
Reading for 02/22
Reading for 03/01
Outside of articles for the paper, there is no required reading in this class. We do have a couple of recommended books:
A computer with internet access is required to complete assignment. If a student is unable to access a computer we will also take assignments on paper on a case by case basis.
Build the Future is a student run DeCal class founded by Jimmy Liu and Zuhayeer Musa. We started the class to serve as an important bridge for more students to explore entrepreneurial pathways. While there are a lot of entrepreneurial resources available at Berkeley, there is no easy introduction to the startup scene and we hope our course will pave the road for future founders.
We are hosted and sponsored by The House, a startup institute built for Berkeley, and home to Berkeley’s founders. The House helps build foundations for great businesses with a support platform providing founders at all stages with what they need, when they need it.
Any questions about the decal? Email [email protected]
Facilitators:
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Advisors: Jimmy Liu, Zuhayeer Musa, Gurshaan Madan, Cameron Baradar
Faculty Sponsor: Scott Shenker
