Startups & Venture Capital Bootcamp (Pollman)
Faculty
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| Elizabeth Pollman Professor of Law |
Additional Information
Skills Training
Oral Presentations
Drafting Legal Documents
Grading
100% Other (Students will be expected to attend all class meetings, actively participate, and complete several short exercises/assignments. This course is graded credit/fail only.)
No
Class meets in person.
Course Continuity
Students are encouraged to stay home if you are ill or experience flu-like symptoms. If you miss a class for any reason, it is still your responsibility to make up the work missed.
I offer the following to students who miss class due to illness:
- I will make PowerPoint slides or other class materials routinely available on the course site to everyone in the class.
Meeting Times/Location
F 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Silverman Hall 240A
S 9:00AM - 3:00PM
Silverman Hall 240A
Category
Upper-Level
Credits
2.0
This 2-unit bootcamp course examines venture-backed startups and venture capital contracting from a theoretical and practical legal perspective. Topics of study will span the life cycle of a venture-backed startup from formation of a new venture through venture capital financing rounds and potential exits through acquisition or initial public offering. The rules, practices, and processes by which venture-backed startups are financed, managed, and controlled, and the typical dynamics that play out between venture capitalists and entrepreneurs are a key focus. The main documents used to memorialize a typical venture capital financing and advice for succeeding as a junior associate will be covered. Readings include a variety of materials, including model deal documents, practitioner publications, scholarly literature, statutes, and case law. Students will be expected to attend all class meetings, actively participate, and complete several short exercises/assignments. This course is graded credit/fail only.
Corporations is a prerequisite (students who have previously taken Corporations at Penn Carey Law or who are concurrently taking Corporations are allowed to enroll).
The class will meet: November 1, 2, 15 and 16; Friday times: 9:00-5:00, Saturday times: 9:00-3:00.
Business and Corporate Law Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of business and corporate law; Perform legal analysis in the context of business and corporate law; Communicate effectively on topics related to business and corporate law; Demonstrate an understanding of the interconnection between the world of business and finance and that of business and corporate law, and how they affect other areas of law and society.
Textbooks
"Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How to Get It" by Scott Kupor |