NCKU CSIE 2015 Spring

Startup and Innovation in IT IndustryF723000@65105

Announcement

• 3/11 蘇⽂文鈺⽼老師代為主持

• 3/18 ⿈黃敬群⽼老師代為主持

• 4/1 需上課

3/4 分組作業⼆二 - 協作⼯工具• 分組⼈人數: 5⼈人

• 沿⽤用第⼀一次分組, 但需換⾎血兩個⼈人 • Debate

• 組別 • Version control

•  Git •  Mercurial 

• Project management • Asana  • Trello • Basecamp

• Communication • hipchat • slack

• 四分鐘發⾔言: a1->b1->a2->b2 或 a1->b1->c1->a2->b2->c2 • 繳交⽅方式

• 請將作業連結於3/24 00:00前放⼊入Hackpad作業列表, 並標⽰示組員名單 • 評分

• 作業5%, debate 10% • 備註: 於3/25進⾏行debate

2/25個⼈人作業⼀一 (5%)• Startup

• “An organization formed to search for a repeatable and scalable business model.” -Steve Blank and Bob Dorf

• Entrepreneur • A person who sets up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of profit

• Burn rate • Cash spent per month

• Minimum viable product • Abbreviated as MVP. A new product developed with minimum but sufficient features to satisfy early

adopters whose feedbacks are considered to design and develop the later complete set of features. • Pivot

• A method for developing businesses and products by changing direction • Pitch

• A brief speech that outlines an idea for a product, service or project. Also refer to an entrepreneur's attempt to convince a venture capitalist that a business idea is worth investing in.

• IPO • Initial public offering. The first sale of stock by a private company to the public.

• Angel investor • An investor who provides financial backing for small startups or entrepreneurs. Angel investors

are usually found among an entrepreneur's family and friends. The capital they provide can be a one-time injection of seed money or ongoing support to carry the company through difficult times.

• Angel investors give more favorable terms than other lenders, as they are usually investing in the person rather than the viability of the business. They are focused on helping the business succeed, rather than reaping a huge profit from their investment. Angel investors are essentially the exact opposite of a venture capitalist.

• Venture capital • Abbreviated as VC. Money provided by investors to startup firms and small businesses with

perceived long-term growth potential. The typical venture capital investment occurs after the seed funding round as the first round of institutional capital to fund growth (also referred to as Series A round) in the interest of generating a return through an eventual realization event, such as an IPO or trade sale of the company

• Venture capital can also include managerial and technical expertise. Most venture capital comes from a group of wealthy investors, investment banks and other financial institutions that pool such investments or partnerships. The downside for entrepreneurs is that venture capitalists usually get a say in company decisions, in addition to a portion of the equity.

• CEO • Chief Executive Officer. The highest ranking executive in a company whose main responsibilities

include developing and implementing high-level strategies, making major corporate decisions, managing the overall operations and resources of a company, and acting as the main point of communication between the board of directors and the corporate operations. The CEO will often have a position on the board, and in some cases is even the chair.

Frank 曾是⼀一位擁有千萬年薪的CEO，算是個成功的Entrepreneur，也幫公司賺了不少錢。但因為某次決策錯誤，造成公司鉅額虧損，最後被董事會表決開除。

Corey 是 Frank的⾼高中好友，聽到Frank的事，⼼心⽣生憐憫，於是問Frank：「Frank，要不要跟我⼀一起創業呀？」

Frank說：「你懂burn rate、minimum viable product、pivot、pitch、angel investor、venture capital和IPO嗎？」

Corey說：「不懂耶！」

Frank說：「那有緣再⾒見。」

Frank莞爾⼀一笑，揮⼀一揮⾐衣袖，不帶⾛走⼀一⽚片雲彩。