Teaching
I teach entrepreneurship — both the general skills to start a company in any sector, and a specialized 2nd-year capstone focused on deep tech (aka “tough tech”). It’s one of the best parts of my job, and I’m thrilled to support my students as they launch businesses in sectors from beverages to beauty to AI-driven software — and even a castle rental service! You can read more about why I view my role as giving students the confidence to bet on themselves here.
Entrepreneurship and Venture Initiation
1 out of 3 of you will be your own boss at some point in your life — and that doesn’t include those of you that will join, invest in, or advise a startup, small business or spin-off! Whether you already have a startup pitch deck, a side hustle or just an inkling that you’d like to try one day, this class will equip you with a research-backed toolkit to help you take an idea and build it into an impactful company. The course consists of case discussions, lectures, guest speakers and a course-long startup project.
“It's the best course I've taken… the final pitches were impressive and the result was a big confidence boost for me.”
“I would recommend this class to everyone in the MBA program!”
“Presenting my business idea formally in the classroom has been one of the best experiences of my MBA journey so far.”
Tough Tech Commercialization Capstone (ATMC)
Many of the most pressing problems we face today need ambitious, deep technology or science to make progress. Anchored in the principles of innovation and technology strategy, this capstone brings together the bright business minds of Anderson MBAs with high-potential inventions coming out of labs at UCLA and in Southern California to help unlock the lab-to-market bottleneck — moving the needle on technology, market, regulatory, scale, or financing risk.
