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covere% by *om S$arba(g$ in class. #e 'o(l% $ave love% to $ave forme% an 77: an% $ave partners$ip agreements by t$e en% of t$e semester.

n o(r one on one meetings 'e $a% spoken abo(t fin%ing a co%er;%eveloper on n(mero(soccasions, b(t 'e 'ere (nable to %o so. +eas(re? from t$e 7ean start(p book 'as t$e most (sef(l tome. At t$e en% of t$e %ay it is really important to learn $o' to gro' a s(stainable b(sinessan% to t(rn leap of fait$ ass(mptions into 9(antitative financial mo%els '$ic$ 'as 'ellartic(late% by t$e topic on innovation acco(nting at +4U.

felt t$e topic on competitor analysis 'as not very (sef(l to us beca(se 'e 'ere e/ploring avery nic$e market an% t$ere 'eren3t many %irect competitors alt$o(g$ agree t$at 'e $a% afe' in%irect competitors. felt t$at for (s 'e s$o(l% $ave been more foc(se% on b(il%ing t$eapp itself rat$er t$an foc(sing on competitors.

• .hat suggesti%ns )%u#d (%u ma e t% restructure %r change the c%urse+

=ne of t$e s(ggestions, also ma%e in t$e one one meetings 'as t$at instea% of $aving asingle & $o(r lect(re, it 'o(l% be more apt to $ave ", one an% a $alf $o(r lect(res %(ring t$eco(rse of t$e 'eek. t is very %iffic(lt to pay attention in a lengt$y & $o(r class.

Deliverables s$o(l% be assigne% after t$at topic is %isc(sse% t$oro(g$ly in class. felt t$at

most of t$e %eliverables 'ere %(e on t$e %ay t$ey 'ere ta(g$t abo(t. *$ere s$o(l% be sometime given assigning t$e %eliverable an% '$en it is %(e so t$at it can also be a%%resse% in t$eone on one meetings if nee% be.

t$ink more emp$asis 'as given to t$e %eliverables 0 (n%erstan% t$at it is a co(rse '$ic$$as to be gra%e% in t$e en% t$an %evelopment of t$e pro%(ct itself. +y e/pectations of t$eco(rse 'ere t$at 'ill make a progress in t$e %evelopment of t$e app an% t$at is '$at 'ill

be gra%e% on.

*$e milestones set %(ring t$e beginning of t$e class co(l% $ave been a %eliverable '$ic$ believe co(l% $ave been assigne% a little later '$en 'e $a% a little more clarity as to '$at 'enee% to %o.

• .hat e#se d% (%u $ee# (%u )%u#d #i e t% te## us a1%ut the c#ass the e,perience and (%ur#earning this semester+

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=ne of t$e most val(able skills ac9(ire% %(ring t$e co(rse of t$is class 'as making o(r pitc$es 2pitc$ perfect3 after fre9(ently pitc$ing to so many speakers '$o came to class an%also pitc$ing it at t$e poster session in t$e S* start(p 'eek.

believe t$e e/ercise '$ere 'e $a% to pitc$ t$e i%ea of t$e teams sitting ne/t to (s 0 t$ink it'as t$e pitc$ 'e ma%e to 7in%a 'as a brilliant one. t tol% (s an% all t$e ot$er teams $o'm(c$ t$e st(%ents in t$e class itself $ave (n%erstoo% t$e i%ea.

*$e mentors$ip provi%e% by Dr. 7i- an% Dr. 7ee 'as immensely val(able. t$ink it 'asimportant to get significantly %ifferent i%eas from bot$ mentors '$ic$ le% (s in %ifferent%irections of overall gro't$ an% improvement of t$e company. *$eir assistance 'asin%ispensable in terms of t$e ne' net'ork connections 'e ma%e '$ic$ 'ill really be $elpf(lto p(rs(e t$is i%ea f(rt$er.

mprompt( Pitc$ing in t$e +anagement "1@ class 'as a little scary ca(se 'e 'eren3t really prepare% b(t it 'as also c$allenging beca(se t$e a(%ience 'ere a potential c(stomer. *$eresponse receive% 'as fab(lo(s an% t$e 9(estions poste% by t$e st(%ents 'as great. Event$o(g$ o(r pitc$ 'asn3t (p to t$e mark it %i% $elp (s in improving o(r pitc$ for t$e poster session in t$e S* start(p 'eek.

5inally, 'itnessing t$e %ea maker c$allenge 'as a great e/perience. t 'as goo% to rank teams an% to %ra' concl(sions from a t$oro(g$ analysis of all t$e pitc$es an% t$eir strengt$san% 'eaknesses.