Early Stage Capital

Calendar

LEC #	TOPICS	KEY DATES
1	Introductory class: logistics
2	Term sheets 101	Team formation by end of class
3	Meet the lawyer Guest: David Capillo, Partner, Goodwin Procter	Find a lawyer memo due
4	The entrepreneur’s view of venture capital (VC) Guest: Bennett Fisher, Founder and CEO, Retroficiency, Inc.	Between Lec #3 and Lec #6: lawyer strategy sessions outside of class time
5	Search funds: introduction to a different kind of early stage capital Guest: David Brown, Partner, Choate Hall & Stewart
6	Compare and contrast lawyer rounds	Lawyer meeting summary and questions due
7	VC from the inside: the partnership Guest: Carmichael Roberts, General Partner, Northbridge Venture Partners	Between Lec #7 and Lec #11: venture capitalist negotiation sessions outside of class time
8	Angels, super angels, micro VC: trends in seed stage investing
9	The “A Round” and beyond: living with a VC Guest: Jeff Bussgang, General Partner, Flybridge Capital Partners
10	Emerging market VC: it’s what’s next Guest: Simon Olson, FIR Capital
11	Raising money for non-tech ventures Guest: Chris Gabrieli, Venture Partner, Bessemer Ventures; Chair, Mass 2020
12	Conclusions: comparisons and contrasts of VC rounds	Summary of negotiated deal terms due Two questions due