11 Mistakes to Avoid when Starting a Company

The common mistake we see entrepreneurs make - that you should avoid!

In this free mini-course, you'll learn about the 11 common mistakes we see entrepreneurs make - and how you can avoid making those mistakes yourself.


Your Instructor


Steve Morris
Steve Morris

Steve Morris is the manager of the Westside Startup Funds 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. He is also Executive Director of OTBC. He is a veteran of three investor-funded start-ups and two business-unit startups inside larger companies, and has more than 25 years of management experience in the software, service, and semiconductor test industries at companies such as Hewlett Packard, Integrated Measurement Systems, Cadence Design Systems, Mentor Graphics, Credence Corporation and Teseda Corporation. With hands-on startup CEO/founder experience, he has a broad understanding of startup issues, and an excellent ability to explain even complex startup topics in clear, easy-to-understand way. At OTBC, he has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs start and grow companies, and has developed a large inventory of startup workshops and practical startup tools. He holds a B.A. in mathematics from Reed College and a Masters of Science degree from Carnegie-Mellon University Graduate School of Industrial Administration (now The Tepper School of Business).


Course Curriculum


  11 Mistakes to Avoid
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