WANTED: A small scalable company in the LA area

REWARD: $50,000!!!

Paul Ouyang, founder of tickets.com, mp3.com, and NTI (recently acquired by Blackboard) challenges E102 students and Caltech Entrepreneurship Club members to find his next company. If he buys the one you recommend, you get a $50k finders' fee! Contact Ken Pickar or Andy Downard for more details.

E102: Entrepreneurial Development

9 units (3-0-6); Second Term 2008-2009
Professor: Ken Pickar
T, TH 2:30-4 pm, Spalding Labs 102
TA: Andy Downard
First Class: Tuesday, January 6, 2009

In E102, you will work with a team to assess the commercial viability of a Caltech technology of your choosing. You will learn how to protect intellectual property, determine market feasibility, create a business model, write a financial plan, obtain capital, and how to gain the most through outsourcing and partnerships. Each team will be matched with experienced mentors from industry who have ‘been there and done that.’ The course will hone your presentation skills, give you experience working with teams, exercise your ingenuity, and possibly result in a new company!

The final project will be a well-reasoned business plan. The quality of the business plans will be decided in a final competition, with Angel Investors and VCs as judges. Intended for all Caltech and Art Center students. Precursor courses E 103, E 105, BEM studies are useful but not necessary

Contact Information:

Ken Pickar, x4185, Thomas 101 (please call to schedule appointment)
Andy Downard, x4410, Keck 218