Leland+ Content Library

Term Sheets 101 - For First Time Founders

Are you a first-time founder navigating the complex world of venture capital and fundraising? Join me for "Term Sheets 101" where we'll demystify the essentials of term sheets and equip you with the knowledge to confidently engage with investors - decoding the term sheet so you don't get burned on your first raise. By the end of the event, you'll understand valuation, dilution, liquidation preferences, and protective provisions - which are all critical terms that affect your company for years. With a background as a Stanford entrepreneurship instructor and founder of Stanford’s Education Entrepreneurship Hub, I've guided numerous entrepreneurs in securing their first term sheets and then scaling their ventures nationally >> globally. My experience spans founding, operating, investing, and ecosystem building, providing a comprehensive perspective on entrepreneurship.

Term Sheets 101 - For First Time Founders

Are you a first-time founder navigating the complex world of venture capital and fundraising? Join me for "Term Sheets 101" where we'll demystify the essentials of term sheets and equip you with the knowledge to confidently engage with investors - decoding the term sheet so you don't get burned on your first raise. By the end of the event, you'll understand valuation, dilution, liquidation preferences, and protective provisions - which are all critical terms that affect your company for years. With a background as a Stanford entrepreneurship instructor and founder of Stanford’s Education Entrepreneurship Hub, I've guided numerous entrepreneurs in securing their first term sheets and then scaling their ventures nationally >> globally. My experience spans founding, operating, investing, and ecosystem building, providing a comprehensive perspective on entrepreneurship.

5 Tips to Get into Bain From a Former Senior Manager [9/4/2026] (Recording)

Breaking into Bain is competitive, and knowing what to prioritize can make a big difference in how you approach the recruiting process. This session is designed for candidates targeting Bain who want practical advice from someone who has evaluated and worked with candidates from inside the firm. You’ll learn five actionable tips for strengthening your candidacy, approaching networking and recruiting strategically, and preparing for the interview process. Attending live gives you the opportunity to ask questions about your own recruiting strategy and hear how a former Bain Senior Manager would approach the challenges you’re facing. The speaker will share practical lessons from their experience at Bain, including what strong candidates do well and common mistakes to avoid throughout the process. If you’re serious about pursuing Bain and want a clearer strategy for your recruiting, it’s worth joining live.

Market Sizing Master Class

After this session, you will know how to structure a market sizing answer that holds up under follow-up questions, not just one that lands a reasonable number. We will cover how to choose the right estimation approach for a given prompt, how to segment a market in a way that signals business intuition, and how to recover cleanly when an interviewer pushes back on your assumptions.

Interview Insider: Decode the Hiring Manager [7/14/2026] (Recording)

You prepared for a Q&A session. The hiring manager is looking for a business solution. That gap is why great candidates get rejected without feedback, and it's the focus of Interview Insider: Decode the Hiring Manager. Here's what we'll cover: - The Feedback Void: Why great candidates get rejected, and what's actually happening behind the scenes. - The Hiring Manager Mindset: You're speaking to two audiences. The recruiter is the gatekeeper, focused on mitigating risk. The hiring manager is the decision maker, focused on solving a specific team pain point. Both need to see measurable impact. - Impactful Storytelling: The STAR method, but architected for impact. Keep the Situation to 10% of your answer. Use owner verbs like Architected, Engineered, Negotiated, Scaled. Every Result must include a number, because if there's no metric, there's no result. - Decoding "Hidden" Questions: What "Tell me about a time you failed" and "Why are you leaving your current role" are actually asking, and how to answer the question behind the question. - The Offer Call: The Triple Win negotiation strategy across financial, lifestyle, and growth. How to use market data instead of "I want," and the golden rule for handling any offer. - Q&A: Bring your specific interview hurdles. Come ready with your toughest interview questions for the Q&A.

Mattress Market: A Case Study Walkthrough

Crack the case on the US mattress market. This case study covers market sizing, competitive analysis, and strategic recommendations to help a company thrive.

Creating a College List: Strategies & Tips

Learn how to create a strategic college list with a balanced mix of safety, target, and reach schools to maximize your chances of success.

Common Essay Pitfalls – What to Avoid in MBA Applications

A concise guide outlining the most frequent mistakes MBA applicants make in their essays, with tips on authenticity, storytelling depth, and strategic topic selection.

GSB Supplemental Essay Examples - Impact in Financial Literacy, Solar Energy, and Renewable Energy

These three essays show the applicant's positive impact in financial literacy education, solar energy contract negotiation, and organizing an ideation workshop for women in the energy industry.

Harvard Law School Diversity Statement Example - Resilience and Fragility from a Global Perspective

A look into a Black American's experience with resilience and fragility, and how living abroad shaped a unique global perspective.

What Applicants Often Miss: Resumes and Letters of Recommendation [8/18/2026] (Recording)

After this session, you'll know how to frame your resume for an MBA application rather than a job application, and how to brief recommenders so their letters actually reinforce your narrative. Most applicants underestimate both: resumes that read like LinkedIn profiles, and recommendation letters that praise effort instead of demonstrating impact. These are two of the most common patterns I see across candidates who stall at the screening stage. Attending live means you can describe your specific background and get a direct answer about what I would flag or fix, which a recording cannot give you. I review MBA applications regularly, and this session reflects how I actually think through these materials when I'm evaluating a real candidate's profile.

All-Encompassing Guide To Admissions And Ask Me Anything [7/12/2026] (Recording)

For the past couple of years, I’ve advised many high school students on their college applications, helping them get accepted to many highly selective colleges and universities; Harvard, Penn, Georgetown, Cornell, and Princeton, just to name a few. I myself applied to a little less than twenty schools, with notable acceptances to: Michigan (Go Blue!), Carnegie Mellon, Lehigh, Richmond, Bucknell, and Tulane. I also earned a four year, full tuition Army ROTC scholarship (worth over $300,000), full room and board scholarships (worth over $80,000), as well as over $6,000 in national and local scholarships paid directly to me. Join me for an all-encompassing guide to college admissions where you can ask me anything! Whether you're curious about crafting compelling essays, strategizing your school selection, or understanding financial aid and scholarships, this session is designed to provide you with the insights you need. We'll cover everything from recommendations and interviews to waitlist strategies and supplementary materials. Don't miss this opportunity to gain valuable advice and clarity on your college journey. RSVP and secure your spot!

Master Telling Your Story: Improve Your Networking and Interviews [9/14/2026] (Recording)

After this session, you'll know how to shape your personal narrative so it holds up in both networking conversations and formal interviews for investment banking roles. We'll cover how to frame your "why banking" story with specificity, how to connect your background to the skills bankers actually look for, and how to adjust your delivery depending on whether you're in a coffee chat or a final-round interview. Attending live means you can bring your actual story and get real-time feedback on what's landing and what's getting in your way, context a recording simply cannot replicate. The coach works with banking candidates regularly and will share the patterns that separate the narratives that resonate from the ones that stall, which is worth more than any prepared script.

Mixtures and Weighted Averages with the Number Line Trick [8/20/2026] (Recording)

Come join this session to learn a very clearcut method for deciphering the most. complicated Mixture problems. I'll show you all the different variations of Mixture problems and how to tackle each type.

Integer Properties for the GMAT: Factors, Multiples, and Divisibility [9/10/2026] (Recording)

After this session, you will know how to recognize and work through the integer property problems that appear most frequently on the GMAT. That means understanding how to identify factors and multiples quickly, applying divisibility rules under timed conditions, and spotting the structural patterns that distinguish trap answers from correct ones. Attending live lets you ask about the specific problem types you are getting wrong and hear how an experienced coach diagnoses the reasoning error in real time, context a recording cannot replicate. The coach works through these concepts with GMAT students regularly and will share the patterns that consistently separate students who struggle with number theory from those who handle it with confidence.

AI-based Customer Research and Insights with Synthetic Customers [7/31/2026] (Recording)

After this session, you will know how to build and run synthetic customer personas using AI tools to generate research insights without waiting on live interviews or surveys. You will walk away with a framework for designing synthetic customers that reflect real behavioral patterns, a method for stress-testing product assumptions before launch, and a clear sense of where this approach holds up versus where human validation is still required. Attending live means you can bring your actual use case, whether that is a product, a market segment, or a research question you are already working on, and hear how the coach thinks through it in real time. The coach applies AI-based research methods in active client work, and this session is a direct look at how that thinking operates in practice.

3 Things to Do (and 3 to Avoid) for a Stellar College App

Small decisions in the college application process can have a major impact on how your application is perceived. This session is for students who want clearer guidance on what actually strengthens an application—and what tends to weaken it. You’ll learn three high-impact strategies that help applicants stand out, three common mistakes admissions readers frequently see, and how to present your experiences in a more compelling and authentic way.

Where AI Improves Sales Performance - And Where It Doesn’t [5/26/2026] (Recording)

After this session, you will know exactly where AI tools accelerate sales performance and where they tend to create a false sense of productivity. Specifically, you will walk away with a clear framework for evaluating AI in your pipeline, an honest look at which sales tasks AI handles well versus where human judgment still wins, and practical guidance on integrating AI into outreach without losing the personal signals that actually close deals. Attending live means you can bring your specific workflow or stack and hear a direct response to your situation, not a generic answer recorded months ago. The coach works inside sales organizations daily and will share the patterns and failure modes they observe firsthand, giving you a slice of how a practitioner actually thinks through these decisions.

Crafting a Winning Narrative: Harvard and Stanford Graduate Break Down Elite College Admissions

Elite college admissions are driven by how clearly and authentically you tell your story, not just by grades and test scores. In this session, graduates of Harvard and Stanford will explain how top schools evaluate applications and what makes a narrative resonate with admissions committees. You’ll learn how to connect your experiences, values, and goals into a cohesive story across essays, activities, and recommendations, while avoiding common pitfalls that weaken otherwise strong profiles.

Breaking into Equity Research: What to Expect and How to Prepare (Nov 2025)

​Equity research offers a unique blend of finance, analysis, and storytelling—but breaking in takes preparation and a clear strategy. In this session, expert Leland coach William L. (Ex Associate Analyst at T. Rowe Price) will walk you through what to expect from the recruiting process and how to position yourself as a strong candidate. ​You’ll learn how to build the right technical foundation, craft compelling stock pitches, and stand out in interviews with both insight and clarity. By the end, you’ll have a concrete understanding of what the role involves, how to prepare effectively, and how to launch a successful career in equity research.