15.386  Managing in Adversity (H2)

Wanted to pass along 2 interesting reads:

Jeff Bezos Chats Up James Watt (investor of the steam engine) - from InformationWeek (written by Howard Anderson). http://www.informationweek.com/strategic-cio/executive-insights-and-innovation/jeff-bezos-chats-up-james-watt/d/d-id/1113021

"Improving the Odds of Entrepreneurial Success by taking a closer look at MIT’s Eco-System" by Tom Kadala: http://researchpays.wordpress.com/2013/12/11/improving-the-odds-of-entrepreneurial-success-by-taking-a-closer-look-at-mits-eco-system/

Good luck on finals!!

Mike

Here is the link for course evaluations: http://web.mit.edu/subjectevaluation

Speaker survey for today's class:  https://survey.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_eeToVP90HAGm4Rf

A few quick things:

- A reminder that all students in the class are expected to submit the case due next Tuesday for Clean Harbors (presented by founder and CEO Alan McKim).

- The New Englad Venture Summit is taking place on December 11 at the Hilton - Boston Denham. They are looking for volunteers to assist with setup, registration, answering attendee inquires, heading up presentation rooms etc in exchange for free admission to the summit. If you are interested, please email Joe at joe@younstartup.com. Website: http://www.youngstartup.com/newengland2013/overview.php

Survey for Larry Fish:

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