DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

University of Toronto

CSC454/2527F: The Business of Software

Course Schedule (subject to change)

# Version of 15 February 2000

Date | Assign-ment Due | 6-7 p.m. Usually the lecture | 7-8 p.m. Usually the guest entrepreneur | 8-9 p.m. Usually the tutorial
3 Jan. |  | Introduction | Innovation | What is a business? Brainstorming business ideas
10 Jan. | Ideas | Focus+objectives | Carlantonio, iNAGO | Discussion of business ideas, venture selection (Rosen)
17 Jan. | Plan v.0 | Focus+objectives (cont.); Oppor-tunity+timing | Rubridge, Rare Medium Canada | Market and competitive analysis
24 Jan. |  | Opportunity+ timing (cont.) | Cheung, 01 Communique Lab | Discussion of plans v.0
31 Jan. | Plan v.1 | Technology and capability | Shekter, Visual Infinity | ## Effective group process (Blume)
7 Feb. |  | Technology and capability (cont.) | Small, USWeb/CKS | Discussion of plans v.1
14 Feb. |  | 覧覧覧覧覧 | READING WEEK | 覧覧覧覧覧
21 Feb. |  | Ally, IBM | Marketing and distribution | Interim student presentations
28 Feb. |  | 覧覧覧覧覧 | MIDTERM TEST | Interim student presentations
6 Mar. | Plan v.2 | Marketing and distribution (cont.) | Segal, chapters.ca | ## Profit and cash, forecasting models and financial statements (Shiner)
13 Mar. |  | Finance + financing | Stern, SternThinking | Discussion of plans v.2
20 Mar. |  | Leadership + management | Sorkin, Hummingbird | ## The legal picture, polishing the plan (Semple)
27 Mar. |  | Partnerships | Business plan presentations by students | Business plan presentations by students
3 Apr. | Plan v.3 | Business plan presentations by students | Business plan presentations by students |