夏季催化剂: Week 7
When starting or launching a venture, understanding basic legal concepts and knowing when to work with lawyers is essential. Throughout their journeys, entrepreneurs may face various legal questions when it comes to creating contracts, establishing intellectual property, incorporating the venture, or financing the venture. During Week 7,夏季催化剂团队从事午餐和学会与律师会和上班时间有助于扩大他们的法律意识主题。
Here are some of the highlights:
星期一
周一，支球队参加小组更新他们分享自己的进步和讨论的障碍快速更新。一些询问包括在其网站上的反馈，为营销机构的建议，并与会计师连接。同行和顾问提供即时反馈和集体讨论可能的解决方案。
Afterwards, the entrepreneurs explored the financial implications of their businesses during office hours withStuart Goldstein，a Babson alum (class of 1976), CPA, and Managing Partner of Samuel Goldstein & Co.
Tuesday
Padriag多瑙河MBA '21是在炎热的座位投球MATR，a venture that is on a mission to end food waste by turning scraps into mushrooms. Padraig received valuable feedback from his peers during Hot Seat and in the subsequent rebuild session.
当天晚些时候，球队进入了一系列法律办公时间与两个律师Mintz Edge，Will PerkinsandDinsh Melwani。他们更多地了解了各种法律主题luding entity formation, mergers and acquisitions, venture financing, technology licensing, and strategic alliances.
As the Creative in Residence at Summer Catalyst, I led another series of Creative Consultations. During these unique sessions, I advise entrepreneurs on a variety of creative topics including website design, content creation, photographs, videos, social media, and more. Over the summer, I’ve helped teams transform their designs, visuals, and content, while creatively solving problems.
Wednesday
周三，球队参加了法律午餐及与学习杰里米·哈尔彭，Partner at纳特McClennen＆鱼，LLP. Jeremy specializes in startups, venture capital, angel capital, mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances, food and beverage, and technology sectors.
Afterwards, the entrepreneurs participated in office hours with本·豪，Partner at荷兰和骑士。Ben represents startup companies through various aspects of their life cycle. During office hours, he answered questions about venture capital financing, early seed investments, and initial equity rounds.
星期四
SREE Dasari '23是在炎热的座位投球Vadati,彻底改造你目前使用虚拟现实技术和先进的心脏率分析算法，以提供准确的反馈方式的公司。
夏季催化剂企业家哈灵顿多瑙河MBA'21托管与杰夫·沃克和拉雅Bhakhri关于该做什么和不该做什么特殊的聚会，当谈到聘请高科技人才。以下是他们的一些技巧：
- 要小心，不要给CTO标题走太快。
- Don’t rush into building a product the day you have your idea.
- A small piece of the product that is well built can be more valuable than a full-fledged product with a lot of bugs.
- If you need help, don’t forget to talk to your mentors and advisors to evaluate the technologist’s skills before bringing them on to your team.
随后，与会加盟鲍勃·斯金格and鲍勃·琼斯for a Coffee Meetup to learn about why a startup failed. The entrepreneurs gained some actionable tips. One: Don’t overlook cost structure. Two: Take time to identify your specific customer segment and understand the customer needs. Three: Don’t rush to add people to the team. Four: Generate more money than you think you may need. Five: Collect substantial evidence to prove that others are willing to pay for your idea or product.