Shawn Amsler
The Challenge
Across the seven major sports leagues in the U.S. and Canada, 180 teams are billionaire-owned. In this fully immersive course at the convergence of venture capital and sports management, students will examine the governance, finance, and culture of fan-owned, multi-sport football clubs in Europe and Latin America, with their history of deep community roots, democratic management, and proven financial success.
Under the guidance of the founding partner of a multinational venture capital fund, students will help devise and implement a strategy to structure, fund, and roll out the democratic football club ownership model in North America. More than just a synthesis, students will have seats at the table as real-life team members, actively participating in every step of the process.
About the Organization
Gaia Labs is a multinational venture capital fund that aims to disrupt the traditional VC model of operating as a blind pool and allocating risk across a portfolio of investments from third party entrepreneurs. Instead, Gaia Labs’ approach is to assemble a customized, focused, company-building team around a designated need and challenge, and then structure a deeper and broader approach to solve it. The result is de-risked investments with enduring value that meet Gaia Labs' financial, ecological and social impact goals, and that meet the grand challenges facing mankind and the planet.
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Schedule:
Tuesday, 11am - 1:30pm
Credits:
3-credit course