Library
Legal Resources
Startup Lawyer:
Startup Lawyer is a website for participants of the startup ecosystem. Articles are generally legal in nature but topics may include issues and current events as they relate to the startup ecosystem. Features will be added on a rolling basis.
Legal Resources
Legal Documents For Your Startup:
A list of common legal issues facing start-ups and sample legal documents to review and download.
Graduate School of Arts and Science
JOUR-GA 1190 Entrepreneurial Science Journalism:
This is a project-based course to introduce students to business skills that will help them thrive as science journalism reinvents itself for digital platforms. Through research, interviews and exercises, students gain a foundational knowledge of how to build and defend a business concept.
Social Enterprise & Startup Law Group:
The Social Enterprise & Startup Law Group (SE-SL) is a student-run organization focused on social innovation, entrepreneurship and venture capital, and the lawyer’s role in these spaces. SE-SL coordinates educational events, career panels, and networking opportunities for NYU Law students. The Group also partners with organizations outside the law school to provide pro bono legal services to entrepreneurs, allowing SE-SL members to gain valuable lawyering experience. SE-SL has recently worked with the Ashoka Foundation, Rising Tide Capital, and the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship.
Tech @ NYU:
1. To connect student leaders, faculty, and administration at NYU with a stake in the future of our innovation community. 2. To help students acquire the skills necessary to start technology ventures. 3. To get students involved in the NYC tech community.
College of Global Public Health
UGPH-GU 80 Public Health Entrepreneurial Ventures (Offered Fall '23):
A new GIPH course focused on creating sustainable and scalable Public Health business models, either as stand-alone entities or within a larger corporation. Teams of undergraduate students will explore specific Public Health needs that can be addressed via innovative, entrepreneurial ventures and gain increased business and entrepreneurship skills in a Public Health context.
Essentials
Founder's Field Guide | Readings & Miscellany:
A compilation of entrepreneurship-related resources from Jennifer McFadden's course at Yale SOM, Founder's Practicum. These resources range from early stage financing to building a team to design to branding.
Pitch Decks
The Secret Structure of Great Talks:
Practical lessons from Nancy Duarte (via Ted Talk) on how to structure your speech to make a powerful call-to-action.
Pitch Decks
Pitching Hacks:
Venture Hacks from Babak Nivi, Founder of AngelList and Venture Hacks.
Pitch Decks
Pre-Launch Pitch Deck:
This is Mint.com's pre-launch pitch deck. 5-months before launch.
