Startup Workshop with Freeman Murray March 28, 2009

This is a 4 hr workshop for people interested in starting their own technology business. This workshop is for small teams of 2 or 3 people who have a clear idea of an idea they would like to work on. Participants will spend 90% of their time developing this idea.

This is not a lecture, people without their own business idea will be bored.

The workshop will have several segments of 20 - 40 minutes each. I will introduce each segment in about 5 minutes. During the remaining time people will work on that particular aspect of their own idea. Each team will setup a private wiki which they will develop during the workshop.

Segments may include:
- personal biographies of the founders
- over view of the space
- overview of the idea

- technology
-- what are the high level technical requirements for products
-- what is the proposed technology stack for doing something
-- simple architecture diagram

- financial
-- budget, financial requirements
-- cash flow projection, when where to get money

- marketing
-- what are the important websites
-- who are the major competitors
-- who are the luminaries
-- who are the customers
-- who are potential advisors
-- who are potential partners
About the Instructor

Freeman Murray has worked in a variety of technology startups in Silicon Valley and India and will be using this experience to guide workshop participants. This summer he will be directing the iAccelerator.org program at IIMA. More information about him is available at: http://iAccelerator.org/people

Official Website: http://punestartupworkshop.pbwiki.com/