ENTR 5500 · Fall 2026 schedule
The schedule applies to all sections of this course. Due times are shown as written in the syllabus; “before class” means 11:35 a.m. Eastern for the 11:35 section or 2:55 p.m. Eastern for the 2:55 section. Follow course announcements for any subsequent changes.
| Day | In Class | Preparation / deadlines (before class unless noted) |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | ||
| Tues. 8/18 | Class Introduction | |
| Thurs. 8/20 | Class Introduction, con’t / Networking Drop/add ends 8/21 |
Syllabus! Kahoot quiz for bonus points |
| Week 2 | ||
| Tues. 8/25 | Foundations of Entrepreneurship: Entrepreneurship Defined + What is a Startup? | |
| Thurs. 8/27 | Independent writing workday — no regular class meeting | Toothbrush-challenge reflection and Slack profile, following the August 25 instructions, ready before September 1. |
| Week 3 | ||
| Tues. 9/1 | Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship Glossary / Office Hours — the Terms and Concepts quiz was not assigned for this date | “Entrepreneurship Reading: Fundamental Terms and Concepts” – access in course packet or in eLC |
| Thurs. 9/3 | Group Project Expectations / Recognizing and Shaping Opportunities | “Entrepreneurship Reading: Recognizing and Shaping Opportunities” Theme Journal Checkpoint 1 — full credit awarded; no catch-up submission |
| Week 4 | ||
| Tues. 9/8 | IN-PERSON Quiz on Recognizing and Shaping Opportunities / Office Hours | “Entrepreneurship Reading: Recognizing and Shaping Opportunities” Keep group members’ names in your shared group project document |
| Thurs. 9/10 | Stories of Entrepreneurship: my story; Developing Business Plans and Pitching Opportunities | “Entrepreneurship Reading: Developing Business Plans and Pitching Opportunities” Take Quiz on Developing Business Plans and Pitching Opportunities REMOTELY before Monday, 9/14 at 11:59pm |
| Week 5 | ||
| Tues. 9/15 | Frank Addante Case Discussion | “Frank Addante” Optional discussion preparation; no separate video submission |
| Thurs. 9/17 | Case Discussion: Apple’s Core | “Apple’s Core” Optional discussion preparation; no separate submission |
| Week 6 | ||
| Tues. 9/22 | Foundations of Entrepreneurship: Business Model Canvas / Hypothesis-Driven Entrepreneurship | “Entrepreneurship Reading: Experimenting in the Entrepreneurial Venture” Keep founder details in your shared group document. The Experimenting quiz was not assigned for this date. |
| Thurs. 9/24 | Entrepreneur-interview project workday — no formal class meeting | Interview scheduling request, evidence of outreach, and a substantial rough interview plan in the project channel by end of day, following the September 22 instructions. No new quiz. |
| Week 7 | ||
| Tues. 9/29 | Workbook setup, participation, external engagement, and case-analysis writing | |
| Thurs. 10/1 | Theme-journal workshop, case-analysis guidance, and beginning Evan Williams | “Evan Williams – From Blogger to Odeo” Read Evan Williams and the Case Write-ups guidelines; analysis is not due before this class |
| Week 8 | ||
| Tues. 10/6 | Finish Evan Williams; entrepreneur-interview preparation and recording | “Evan Williams – From Blogger to Odeo” Case Analysis #1: Evan Williams — due end of day in your shared workbook |
| Thurs. 10/8 | Independent group-project workday — no regular class meeting | Work with your group on the entrepreneur interview and project. |
| Week 9 | ||
| Tues. 10/13 | Financing workshop | Read Financing Entrepreneurial Ventures in the HBS coursepack before class. Next quiz timing remains unconfirmed; it will be announced in Slack and reflected here. |
| Thurs. 10/15 | Case Discussions: Smartix and Yieldex | “Smartix” and “Yieldex” — discussion preparation only; no formal case analysis. |
| Week 10 | ||
| Tues. 10/20 | Guest Speaker: Mechanics of Starting a Business [TBD – e.g., UGA SBDC] | |
| Thurs. 10/22 | Case Discussion: Savage Beast | “Savage Beast” Case Analysis #2 on Savage Beast due before class |
| Week 11 | ||
| Tues. 10/27 | Case Discussion: Dropbox / Cork’d | “Dropbox” and “Cork’d” Optional discussion preparation; no separate video submission |
| Thurs. 10/29 | Themes workshop / flex day | Note: Fall break Friday 10/30 – no classes |
| Week 12 | ||
| Tues. 11/3 | Case Discussion: Rent the Runway | “Rent the Runway” Case Analysis #3 on Rent the Runway due before class; five developed themes separately due at 11:59 p.m. Eastern |
| Thurs. 11/5 | Group Project Day | No separate third-journal submission |
| Week 13 | ||
| Tues. 11/10 | Final Group Project Presentations – Day 1 | All groups: paper + full creative-deliverable links due before your section’s class, even if presenting later. Honors and graduate projects also due before class; follow the syllabus requirements. |
| Thurs. 11/12 | Final Group Project Presentations – Day 2 | |
| Week 14 | ||
| Tues. 11/17 | Final Group Project Presentations – Day 3 | |
| Thurs. 11/19 | Themes retrospective / flex day / course Summary (last day of classes) | Two required external reflections, roughly 250 words each, due before your section’s class in the shared workbook. Paper 1 waived with full credit; Papers 2 and 3 are required. |
Source: Fall 2026 course syllabus, reviewed October 7, 2026; reconciled with John’s confirmed instructions. The October 13 financing workshop and October 15 Smartix/Yieldex discussion preserve the newer instructor decisions. No next-quiz date is confirmed.