BPOL 509 Spring 2006 Class Page

Emer Dooley emer@u.washington.edu

Office Hours: M/W 12:30-1:20pm and 5:30-6:10pm on Wednesdays or anytime if you email me.

Mackenzie 250.

                       

Phone 206 369 7248

 

Syllabus

·        1:30 Class

·        6:15 Class

Post your business idea to share with classmates

Post your entrepreneur interview to share with classmates

Book Recommendations

 

 

Class Slides

Scott Lipsky

Fred Crosetto

John O’Halloran

 

Assignments

·        Requirements for Entrepreneur Interview

·        Five questions you should ask when joining a startup (from great entrepreneurs)

·        Examples of some “Best ideas” from last year

·        Example of “Assessing a business” assignment

·        Format for Business Proposal

Useful Local Organizations for entrepreneurs

·        Northwest Entrepreneur Network

·        MIT Forum

·        WSA (Wahington Software Association)

Useful Links

 

INC. Magazine

Entrepreneur Magazine

MIT Technology Review

Fortune

Forbes 

Bizstats.com for some average operating costs

 

 

Some Varied reading

Breaking the Ice: Rethinking Telecommunications Law for the Digital Age

 

Entrepreneurial Deathtraps

 

Linux Inc.: Business Week Special Feb 2005

 

Think Your Job Can't Be Sent to India? Just Watch: Surgery gets outsourced

 

Statistics for Electronic Transactions: Fascinating

 

The magic that makes Google tick: Back-end technology at Google