This now is undergoing much change. This course will explore these changes, the factors underlying them, and their impact on startup strategies. Global Strategies of Incubators and Networking Groups. Efforts by Anderson Consulting, Softbank, and First Tuesday will be examined. Infrastructure Providers Aiming to Lubricate Globalization.
Many intermediaries exist to make introductions, structure international agreements.
Assist in understanding local markets, and so on. Legal cases on franchising will be examined as well as contracting issues in joint ventures, licensing and other approaches will be discussed. One set of cases examine the U.S. entry strategies of startups initially founded in Europe, Asia, Latin America and the Pacific Region. A third set of cases will examine startups that have a global strategy from day 0. The instructors specify the product market in which all teams compete.