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Michael K. Madison
Managing Director
Cocoon Ventures
Disclaimer
• I am:
– a venture capitalist
– a mentor/lecturer Berkeley’s MBA
About me
• Assignment is due!
• Warnings about workload
• Real entrepreneurs’ investor pitch
• Examples of business plans
• Open idea market
Last Day: Final Exam
0.5
13%
1.5 Case + Speaker
0.75 40% Regular Lecture
20%
Mentor/Break
1 Peer Pitch
27%
Business Plan
30%
40% Oral Pitch
Class
30%
Participaction
Entrepreneurial Class Structure
“It depends”
No defined business plan structure
Entrepreneurship 2.0
Next Disruptive Technology
• Fellow Program
– Seed = tuition + stipend + other startup costs
– 2-3 years of support
– Startup curriculum
• CxO Mentoring
– Mentor matching
– Shadowing program versus iCxO pairing
• Venture Lab
– Venture equivalent to academic PhD lab
– Off campus 24/7 computer lab and lounge
– No IP conflict with university
Unfair Advantage