The schedule is subject to revision, please check back regularly.
Unless otherwise indicated, meetings are 3:00 — 5:15 and will be held in the Davis Meeting Room at Fuqua.
| 1. Week of Jan. 14 | ||
| Thursday, Jan. 17 | Organizing meeting | |
| 2. Week of Jan 21 | ||
| Tuesday, Jan. 22 | Workshop: target customer, speaker: Sue Harnett, Founder, Rewriting the Code | |
| Thursday, Jan. 24 | No class meeting: meet with advisor | |
| 3. Week of Jan 28 | ||
| Monday, Jan. 28 | Guest presentation: Geoff Gisler, Southern Environmental Law Center | |
| Thursday, Jan. 31 | No class meeting: meet with advisor | |
| 4. Week of Feb. 4 | ||
| Monday, Feb. 4 | Checkpoint meeting: target customer
Milestone update due the day before the checkpoint at 11:59 pm |
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| Thursday, Feb. 7 | No class meeting: meet with advisor | |
| 5. Week of Feb. 11 | ||
| Monday, Feb. 11 | Workshop: business model, speaker: Aaron Dinin | |
| Thursday, Feb. 14 | No class meeting: meet with advisor | |
| 6. Week of Feb. 18 | ||
| Monday, Feb. 18 | Checkpoint meeting: business model
Milestone update due the day before the checkpoint at 11:59 pm |
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| Thursday, Feb. 21 | No class meeting: meet with advisor | |
| Friday, Feb. 22, 12:30 – 2:00 | Presentations to CEI Advisory Board | |
| 7. Week of Feb. 25 | ||
| Monday, Feb. 25 | Workshop: Sustainable competitive advantage, speaker: Monica Wood, Cofounder & CEO, Myxx | |
| Thursday, Feb. 28 | No class meeting: meet with advisor | |
| SPRING BREAK | ||
| 8. Week of March 18 | ||
| Monday, March 18 | Checkpoint meeting: Sustainable competitive advantage
Milestone update due the day before the checkpoint at 11:59 pm |
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| Thursday, March 21 | No class meeting: meet with advisor | |
| 9. Week of March 25 | ||
| Monday, March 25 | Workshop: milestone planning, speaker: Jon Fjeld | |
| Thursday, March 28 | No class meeting: meet with advisor | |
| 10. Week of April 1 | ||
| Monday, April 1 | Checkpoint meeting: Milestones / roadmap
Milestone update due the day before the checkpoint at 11:59 pm |
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| Thursday, April 4 | No class meeting: meet with advisor | |
| 11. Week of April 8 | ||
| Monday, April 8 | Workshop: Investor perspective, speaker: Todd Pietri, Managing Partner, Activate Venture Partners | |
| Thursday, April 11 | No class meeting: meet with advisor | |
| 12. Week of April 15 | ||
| Monday, April 15 | Checkpoint meeting: Financing needs / the “ask”
Milestone update due the day before the checkpoint at 11:59 pm |
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| Thursday, April 18 | Presentation rehearsal | |
| 13. Week of April 22 | ||
| Monday, April 22 | Individual presentation review as necessary | |
| Thursday, April 25, 4:00 – 7:00
Location: Lilly Classroom |
Final presentations | |
| 14. Week of April 29 | ||
| Wednesday, May 1, midnight | Final reports due | |