The textbook includes a full-length sample business plan to complement the material in Chapters 7, 19, and a few other chapters. This business plan was written by a student team at Stanford University for a course on technology venture formation.

I-MOS Semiconductors is a new medical device for use in vascular operations to prevent loosened debris from blocking small distal blood vessels in the brain and the heart. Click here for a synopsis of the plan and a set of accompanying questions to facilitate discussions and stimulate critical thinking.

We are pleased to provide additional sample plans for our readers and instructors:

EZ Guard Distal Protection System (PDF) - (Stanford University students)

ZenMail (PDF) - (Stanford University students)

Properat (PDF) - (Stanford University students)

The textbook provides the reader and the instructor with eight cases in Appendix B to bring to life and encourage discussion of key concepts of entrepreneurship in high tech. Entrepreneurial principles and skills are learned through real world experiences - case studies give students this opportunity to put themselves in the shoes of those facing immediate challenges in their ventures.

The following video of Yahoo! is recommended to view after completing the Yahoo! case analysis: Yahoo! video