NBA 5645

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NBA 5645
Dilemmas in Founding New Ventures

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

The purpose of NBA5645 Dilemmas in Founding New Ventures is to increase your startup's chances of success by helping you avoid the #1 reason for startup failure: not strategy, not product, not execution, but TEAM-related mistakes. We start by analyzing the very first decision in any new venture, whether to found solo or with others. If you have co-founders, who will they be? And how will you split the equity? Finally, we wrestle with the fundamental tradeoff in entrepreneurship: Growth vs. Glory. Can you grow your startup quickly without being replaced by a "seasoned" CEO? I'll teach you techniques for keeping control, which too many founders realize too late they have lost. For further information, please visit: http://nba5645.org.


Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2024SP, 2023SP, 2022SP

When Offered Spring.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - Second. 

  • 1.5 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 12195 NBA 5645   LEC 001

    • M
    • Mar 12 - May 6, 2025

    • Chang, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment limited to: Master of Business Administration (MBA), Johnson Master of Professional Studies (MPS), and Ithaca-based graduate students.
    Add/Drop dates: 9:00 am, March 12, 2025 - 11:59 pm, March 19, 2025. Students will be assessed a $100 late fee and be required to obtain faculty permission to add/drop after March 19, 2025. If you drop after April 9, 2025, you will also receive a "W" on your transcript in addition to the late fees.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - Second. 

  • 1.5 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 20388 NBA 5645   LEC 002

    • M
    • Mar 12 - May 6, 2025

    • Chang, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment for this section is limited to: Johnson Cornell Tech MBA. Non-MBA Cornell Tech students must have completed or received a waiver for TECHIE 5310.
    Add/Drop dates: 9:00am, March 12, 2025 – 11:59pm March 19, 2025. If you drop after April 9, 2025, you will also receive a "W" on your transcript.

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