6.933 Entrepreneurship in Engineering: The Founder's Journey
Fall 2016
Instructor: Christina Chase
TAs: Keeley Erhardt, Emily C Benz, Hannah N von Oldenburg
Lecture:
TR EVE (7-9 PM)
(32-141)
Office Hours: R EVE (6-7 PM)
(32-141)
Information:
6.933 is an introductory entrepreneurship class for engineering students to start to explore entrepreneurship and the different aspects of what it means to be entrepreneurial. Hear from successful entrepreneurs how they did it and learn the initial tools needed to build a successful venture.
Students will:
- Explore the various aspects of what entrepreneurship can look
like
- Understand the mindset of an entrepreneur
- Learn about methods, frameworks and tools for discovery,
validation, design and development
- Learn where to start and what to think about when creating a new
venture
- Gain exposure to various aspects of entrepreneurship from product
to team to legal to fundraising
- Learn about obstacles that may threaten success
- Be introduced to entrepreneurship resources at MIT
This course is designed to give students the opportunity to learn in a hands-on format how to think about bringing an idea to fruition, with exposure to those who have done it at MIT and in the surrounding community. Although we will cover the basics of new venture creation, you do not need to have an existing idea or project that you are working on.
Even if you’re not ready for a start-up, this course is designed to provide you insights from others who have taken entrepreneurial paths and insights into their experiences, beyond media portrayals, and critical decision points they encountered along the way.
Announcements
Reminder for Tonight
The pitch slides should be sent to fj-ta@mit.edu by 5pm. Everything else (your Investor-style Business Slide Deck and Executive Summary) should be turned in on Stellar by 7:15 pm Tuesday night.Also, we will have pizza :)
Announced on 13 December 2016 12:32 p.m. by Emily C Benz
In case you were worried...
You do not need "an ask" in your pitch tomorrow!Announced on 12 December 2016 9:08 p.m. by Emily C Benz
Survey Live + Feedback
Tonight's survey will encompass an overall speaker review on the semester. It's longer than the normal survey, so it will be weighted more heavily.Also, if your group has not received feedback from a TA, it will be emailed to your team by the end of this weekend.
Remember to submit slides by 5pm on Tuesday.
Announced on 08 December 2016 8:46 p.m. by Hannah N von Oldenburg
Survey Live + Final Presentation Information
On Thursday's class we will have a working session for you guys to work on your final project. Before then, we will provide feedback on your drafts that you submitted tonight.Next Tuesday (12/13) will be your final presentation for the class which is a 3-minute pitch where you should focus on describing your idea and where you are in the start-up process. It does not need to contain all of the information that you will turn in for your investor-style business slide deck and executive summary. The pitch slides should be sent to fj-ta@mit.edu by 5pm next Tuesday. Everything else (your Investor-style Business Slide Deck and Executive Summary) should be turned in on Stellar by 7:15 pm Tuesday night.
Announced on 06 December 2016 9:01 p.m. by Emily C Benz
Guides for 6.933 Final Presentation and Executive Summary
On Stellar we've posted both a PDF on how to prepare and layout final presentations and links to 3 articles on creating executive summaries. They're under the topic "Guides for 6.933 Final Presentation and Executive Summary." Please use these as a guide and post your drafts to Stellar by tomorrow's class so we can give you valuable feedback before your final presentation/ deliverables are due next week (12/13!).Announced on 05 December 2016 3:36 p.m. by Emily C Benz
