Welcome to the classroom where things get real — and where what you learn stays with you long after the semester ends
Welcome to the classroom where things get real — and where what you learn stays with you long after the semester ends
From your first week, you're making decisions, pitching ideas, negotiating deals, and learning what it actually feels like when something you built doesn't work — and then figuring out what to do next.
I've spent years studying what happens in the room between founders and investors. I've sat on both sides of the table — as a researcher, as an angel investor, and as a professor watching students discover what they're capable of.
What I know is this: the skills that matter most can't be memorized. They have to be lived. That's what this course is designed for.
You get five dollars and a week. No business plan required — just a problem worth solving and the willingness to try. What students build is always surprising. What you learn about yourselves is the point.
From problem to prototype in a compressed timeline. You'll interview real people, challenge your assumptions, and build something tangible — even if tangible means cardboard and tape. The constraint is the teacher.
This is the real thing. You'll pitch your idea to a room of judges, investors, and peers. Preparation helps. But nothing prepares you for the room like being in it.
You'll negotiate a real acquisition scenario — with real stakes, real pressure, and a counterpart who isn't going to make it easy. Everything you thought you knew about negotiation gets tested. Most students leave surprised by what they were capable of.
You're the investor now. You'll evaluate pitches, make allocation decisions, and live with the outcomes. It's the fastest way to understand what investors are actually thinking — and why founders so often don't get the yes.
Real founders. Real stories. No polished keynote — just an honest conversation about what building something actually looks like, including the parts that don't make it onto LinkedIn.
If you're deciding whether to take my course, know that it will be one of the harder things you do at university. It will also be one of the most useful. Come ready to participate — not just attend.
I bring practitioners into the classroom because students learn more from one honest conversation than from a semester of theory. If you've built something real and you're willing to talk about it truthfully, I'd love to have you.
If you're curious about how experiential entrepreneurship education works in practice — or interested in bringing this model to your organization — reach out. I'm always open to a conversation.
Whether you're a student, a founder with a story to tell, or someone building something worth discussing — the door is open.
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