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This 3-letter acronym describes the selling of shares publicly and usually means a company has reached a milestone of success.
What is "IPO"?
The former CEO of silicon Valley Bank who attended our class as a speaker on the subject of culture
Who is Ken Wilcox?
Swapnil Shinde is the CEO and cofounder of this finance and accounting company
This type of investor typically comes before the Series A to help a company get off the ground.
What is "Seed or Angel"?
This classmate claimed on the first day he is a "professional drinker"
Who is Adrian Benedikt Gagel?
When a company sells to other companies, we refer to them as B2 _ ?
What is "B2B"?
Shahin Farshchi is a Partner at this prominent venture capital firm and was our speaker in the second class
This company was the target of the HBS case study on initial public offerings
This fast food burger chain was referenced in class during the discussion on client retention and customer service
What is In-N-Out?
This classmate is also a Kite Surfer
Who is Jana Katharina Sophie Kawecki?
This type of company provides software to customers on a subscription basis.
What is SaaS?
This Indian venture capitalist spoke to our class about international expansion
Who is Ash Lilani?
This ridesharing app was the focus of our case study on international expansion
What is Uber?
The exact name of the book written by Ken Wilcox that is required for this class
Which two classmates row in the morning before class?
This is the term used for the first institutional round of venture capital raised by early stage startups.
What is the "Series A?"
Anthony Zhang, was the speaker in our class about growth marketing from this wine investing company?
This file sharing company was the subject of our case study on building sales teams
What is Dropbox?
This document filed with the securities and exchange commission, is required by all companies, intending to list their shares publicly
What is the S-1
This classmate has officially raised her hand most frequently during the course.
Who is Ciara Olivia Gumsheimer?
Venture Capital investors get money from these types of investors to invest in portfolio companies.
Who are "Limited Partners"?
This venture capitalist spoke to us about seed investing and also worked at Silicon Valley Bank in China
Who is Ming Yeh?
This company provides auto retail software was acquired by Upstart in 2021
What is Prodigy?
This is the 3 letter acronym for how tech companies measure how much it costs to get one new customer.
What is CAC?
This classmate recently found Ave, a Mexican fintech startup.
Who is Andres Lombana Torras?