MAS.665 / 15.971 Developmental Entrepreneurship & Social Innovation
Fall 2005
Instructors: Alex Paul Pentland, Joost Paul Bonsen, Juan Carlos Barahona-Martinez
Lecture: F 1-3 pm (e15-383)
Information:
Developmental Entrepreneurship & Social Innovation (DESI) is a Fall semester seminar on building entrepreneurial ventures, especially using the new generation of mobile information and communications technologies, with particular emphasis on those exponential technologies and ventures which can cause major positive social change throughout the world.
Announcements
Schoar on Kiosks & final VenturePitches
On Friday 12/2, we welcome Prof Antoinette Schoar to speak about microfinance kiosks in India AND we would like each team to present your venture idea.Announced on 01 December 2005 10:41 p.m. by Joost Bonsen
Exec Summaries DUE Wed 11/9
Please email -- sandy@media.mit.edu, jpbonsen@media.mit.edu -- your Executive Summaries in $50K format -- http://www.mit50k.net/ -- on Wed 11/19.Announced on 06 November 2005 8:20 a.m. by Joost Bonsen
Ideas Brainstorming Mon 5:30p+ @ Muddy
Developmental Entrepreneurship new business idea brainstorming session on Monday evening starting at 5:30pm at the MIT Muddy Charles Pub -- http://web.mit.edu/muddy/ We'll all be there!Extra Bonus! At 7pm, the New Zealand Night at the Muddy begins. Tasty morsels and antipodean delights!
Announced on 16 October 2005 12:31 p.m. by Joost Bonsen
DESI Session #6
This Friday in DESI we hear from Amir Hassan, co-founder of class-alumnus United Villages / FirstMileSolutions. Please read the DakNet article in preparation.Announced on 11 October 2005 3:28 p.m. by Joost Bonsen
4th @ IDF
This Friday 9/30 for our Fourth session of DESI, we'll meet and head over to the MIT International Development Forum (IDF) in Lobby 13 which runs from 1-3pm.Announced on 28 September 2005 1:04 p.m. by Joost Bonsen
