VISE is considering offering a 3 credit hour course during the Fall 2016 semester. Students will work on teams of 3-4 to explore a technology from all angles, including intellectual property, customer discovery, market evaluation, FDA regulatory pathways, venture capital vs. SBIR funding, and the practicalities of setting up and running a small business.
The course will cover elements of the Stanford Lean startup model (used in the NSF I-Corps program) as well as additional medical device specific considerations. The course will be highly interactive and hands-on. It is expected that half the class periods will involve lectures and the other half will involve students describing and discussing their progress on each topic relevant to their potential startup.
By the end of the semester, students should be well positioned to determine whether a startup company makes sense for their team’s technology, as well as to understand what a career as an entrepreneur might be like after graduation.
Interested students should contact Robert Webster (
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