Below is the 2025 “Strategy for Entrepreneurs” course schedule.
MISSING VALUE: STARTUPS AS THEORY AND EVIDENCE
- Week 1: Introduction to SFE
January 28
What makes a startup idea promising?January 31
Simplisafe with guest Eleanor Laurans- Week 2: Theorizing what the market has missed
February 06
BeamFebruary 07
mPharma and Startups as Theories- Week 3: Sequencing startup experiments
February 13
LyraFebruary 14
Proactive For Her and Testing Strategy- 📝 SFE Memo Draft 1: Complete the first draft by Sunday 2/16 11:59pm.
SOCIAL VALUE: LEARNING FROM FEEDBACK AND ADVICE
- Week 4: Feedback and advice
February 20
Foodology- 📝 SFE Feedback 1: Complete online peer feedback by Thursday 2/20 11:59pm.
February 21
Strategy Feedback Workshop Workshop #1
TESTING VALUE: BUILD AND EXPERIMENT
- Week 5: Gathering data
February 26
[No Class session] Go Experiment!February 27
[No Class session] Go Experiment!February 28
[No Class session] Go Experiment!
MEASURING VALUE: LEARNING FROM STARTUP EXPERIMENTS
- Week 6: False positives, false negatives, and financial performance
March 06
FramebridgeMarch 07
Washio with guest Jordan Metzner- 📝 SFE Memo Draft 2: Add experiment results to your memo by Sunday 3/09 11:59pm.
- Week 7: Experimentation and startup economics
- 📝 SFE Feedback 2: Complete online peer feedback by Thursday 3/11 11:59pm.
March 12
Strategy Feedback Workshop #2March 13
EthenaMarch 14
Reaply- Week 8: No Class
- 🌷🌷🌷 Spring Break 🌷🌷🌷
- Week 9: The VC’s perspective: Are the signals you gathered informative and persuasive?
March 27
The Bessemer MemosMarch 28
Primetime Partners with guest Abby Levy- 📝 SFE Memo Draft 3: Updated memo & deck draft by Sunday 3/30 11:59pm.
DISCOVERING VALUE: HOW FOUNDERS LEARN
- Week 10: Learning in the age of AI I
April 2
TBA with guest XYZ- 📝 SFE Feedback 3: Complete online peer feedback by Thursday 4/2 11:59pm.
April 3
Strategy Feedback Workshop #3April 4
📝 Individual progress feedback with the Professor (4/4-4/23).- Week 11: Learning in the age of AI II
April 10
TBA with guest XYZApril 11
📝 Individual progress feedback with the Professor (4/4-4/23).- Week 12: From class project to tech unicorn
April 16
Skylight with guest Michael Segal- 📝 SFE Deck: Your 5-slide deck is due by Wednesday 4/16 11:59pm.
April 17
Course Wrap + Final Presentations IApril 18
Course Wrap + Final Presentations II- Week 13: Final Project or First Startup Steps?
April 23
📝 Individual progress feedback with the Professor (4/4-4/23).- 📝 SFE Memo Draft 4: Final memo is due by Sunday 4/27 11:59pm.