6.933  Entrepreneurship in Engineering

Final Presentation Grading and Rubric

Since there is only one deliverable slide show for next week (instead of demo day style presentation and investor style), we will grade your final presentations on the criteria outlined for the investor style presentation in the final project assignment (listed at the bottom of page 5 of the final project document):

-Details about the problem your product solves
-How are others solving the problem currently?
-How you are going to solve it? Describe your product and initial features that are part of the MVP.
-Details about the potential market (Size, Trends, Details about the competition and what differentiates your product?)
-How are you going to make money (business model, go-to-market)?
-Why your team is best-suited to solve this problem?
-What value/skillset does your team uniquely possess?
-Who would you need on your team to help you build this company? What would their role(s) be and why would you need them?
-How much funding will be required? What will you use that money for?
-What method would you go about funding your startup and why? (Customer revenue counts!)
**If you aren't seeking funding, make your ask about employees, advisors, or partnerships instead**

Make sure your assumptions for answering all these points are based on a thorough line of reasoning, and that you will be able to explain how you arrived at your results. We don't expect you to have an idea that is already gaining market traction, but we do expect you to be able to reasonably forecast how and when it could enter the market in the future.

Keep in mind that the final project as a whole is 50% of your semester grade and the final presentation is the best way to sum it up and present it in a concise way that showcases all the work you've done this semester.

Announced on 06 May 2016  12:47  p.m. by Russell L Johnson

Clarification Of What's Due Next Week

The final project assignment is incorrect as to what's due next week. To clarify, here is what you're expected to turn in next week:

Tuesday (5/10): Just submit the slides you will be using for your presentation to the link provided in the Final Slides assignment. Submissions must be in by 2PM so that we can order them for the presentations. This is an investor style presentation, so we expect you to present the case for your business and why it would be a sound investment. Core components of that include proving that there is a problem and that you understand it. That you have a unique insight into today's market. That your solution can overcome the stated problem. That there are a lot of people that have this proble. That there are people that are willing to pay to solve this problem and that you have a clear way to capture users and make money.

Thursday (5/12): One page executive summary that you would show to an investor. You may also submit any supplementary materials that you've worked on over the course of the project that back up the numbers and assumptions in your exec summary (market research, interviews, etc)

So only ONE slide deck is due next and it is the deck you will use for your final presentation.

Good luck preparing and see everybody on Tuesday!

Announced on 05 May 2016  9:12  p.m. by Russell L Johnson

End of Semester Class Schedule

Tomorrow (5/5): In class working session and mandatory check-in with a TA, come with any final questions regarding your final project for Christina or the TAs.

Tuesday (5/10): Final Presentations

Thursday (5/12): No Class

Announced on 04 May 2016  12:06  p.m. by Russell L Johnson

Written Assignments 1-4 Regrade

We have decide to allow one of the individual homework assignments (Written Assignments #1-4) to be submitted late or resubmitted for regrading.

The deadline for the re-submission of one (and only one) of Written Assignments 1-4 is Thursday, April 28th at 7PM.

Please submit these under the "Written Assignments 1-4 Regrade" assignment with the title of the assignment (i.e. "Written Assignment 2") under class 20 if you choose to re-do an assignment.

Announced on 22 April 2016  1:00  p.m. by Russell L Johnson

Rene Reinsburg at The Media Lab

For those of you interested in hearing more from Rene, he will be giving a 'Career Talk' tomorrow morning at 10:30 AM in E14-493 (Media Lab). There will also be free GoDaddy gear!

Announced on 13 April 2016  5:22  p.m. by Russell L Johnson