Building and Leading New Venture Teams

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The goal of this course will be to provide students with the insights and tools necessary to assemble and lead a team towards success in their early stage venture. We will take you out of your comfort zone in order solve many of the problems that founders face - hopefully before they happen! There will be learnings and conversations around the mechanics of a startup including; founders agreements, equity splits and vesting, roles and responsibilities, and compiling an advisory board. However the primary focus of this course will center around the people you should or should not choose to embark on this journey with you. We will discuss finding and working with; co-founders, first employees, subcontractors, and even family! Also how to hire and retain for specific skill sets such as technology, handling conflict, and the creation of culture, all while building a team. Upon completion of this course you will have gained the ability to identify behaviors of success in people and to harness those behaviors as you provide team leadership enabling their participation in sustaining the culture, and ultimately the growth and success of your new venture. Learnings will also be gained directly from the real world, specifically the Instructor's experience with; investing in and building and sustaining growth within early stage ventures.