9.455/15.128/20.454/MAS.883 Revolutionary Ventures ~ Inventing & Deploying Transformative Technologies
Fall 2017
Instructors: Edward Stuart Boyden, Ed Boyden, Joseph JACOBSON, Joost Paul Bonsen
Lecture: R2-4 (E15-341)
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RV17 ~ Second Assignment
Due: 9/28/17
Go exploring… Find a compelling, unexploited, on campus (e.g. Harvard / MIT) recent breakthrough / development that has the potential to be turned into a revolutionary venture. Meet the people behind the breakthrough. Develop a short form (i.e. brief essentials) business plan of how the breakthrough gets rolled out and how it scales over time. Detail in what way(s) your venture meets the criterion of being ‘Revolutionary’.
Go exploring… Find a compelling, unexploited, on campus (e.g. Harvard / MIT) recent breakthrough / development that has the potential to be turned into a revolutionary venture. Meet the people behind the breakthrough. Develop a short form (i.e. brief essentials) business plan of how the breakthrough gets rolled out and how it scales over time. Detail in what way(s) your venture meets the criterion of being ‘Revolutionary’.
Announced on 17 September 2017 10:31 a.m. by Joost Paul Bonsen
RV17 ~ First Assignment
RevVen Assignment #1 Issued: 9/7/17
Due: 9.14.17
[1] What is your definition of what makes a venture / idea revolutionary?
[2] Apply your criterion to 5 of the Technology Review’s 50 Smartest Companies (e.g. Nvidia, 23andMe, iFlytek etc.) which of these are/are not revolutionary and why?
[3] Use your definition to write an algorithm to define the best ideas / inventions in the patent database. What is the best idea of all time?
Update: The goal is to write a schematic for an algorithm (e.g. pseudo code or even just a description of the algorithm).
Due: 9.14.17
[1] What is your definition of what makes a venture / idea revolutionary?
[2] Apply your criterion to 5 of the Technology Review’s 50 Smartest Companies (e.g. Nvidia, 23andMe, iFlytek etc.) which of these are/are not revolutionary and why?
[3] Use your definition to write an algorithm to define the best ideas / inventions in the patent database. What is the best idea of all time?
Update: The goal is to write a schematic for an algorithm (e.g. pseudo code or even just a description of the algorithm).
Announced on 09 September 2017 5:54 p.m. by Joost Paul Bonsen
Please add your info to RV17 Participant Information & Interest Sheet...
https://goo.gl/forms/7hLWbl8axol9LdSz2
... and view the responses in spreadsheet format under Materials.
... and view the responses in spreadsheet format under Materials.
Announced on 06 September 2017 3:31 p.m. by Joost Paul Bonsen
