The objective of this class is to help novice makers build confidence in their ability to create physical prototypes with a variety of making skills, and prototyping tools and processes. Students will also be briefly  introduced   to   the   rich resources on campus,  including  makerspaces,	additional classes and seasoned makers and product development and manufacturing experts. These resources can support them in their journey to become expert makers if they so choose. Success  means   students will know what tools are at their disposal for their next making project.


Note:  This class is not being offered for Fall 2023.

Introduction to Making & Hardware Ventures

This subject is the entry-point for any MIT Sloan MBA student excited to learn more about entrepreneurship and engage with the  E&I  Track during their time at  Sloan. E&I  students are typically interested in: founding a company, joining a start-up venture, evaluating start-up ventures, becoming a corporate entrepreneur within a larger organization, or simply wanting to learn more about entrepreneurship.  

The subject has three learning objectives: 

1) MIT Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: Introduces you to the broader MIT ecosystem and provides an overview of the abundant opportunities to collaborate across campus and gain help with your own ventures.

2) Entrepreneurial Skills: Introduces you to how to gain the knowledge and tactical skills needed in entrepreneurship, which will be invaluable whether you start, join, or evaluate a startup venture.

3) Your Entrepreneurial  Journey: Provides an overview of the various ways to found, grow, and accelerate a venture during your time at MIT and beyond. 

This subject is the entry-point for any MIT Sloan MBA student excited to learn more about entrepreneurship and engage with the  E&I  Track during their time at  Sloan. E&I  students are typically interested in: founding a company, joining a start-up venture, evaluating start-up ventures, becoming a corporate entrepreneur within a larger organization, or simply wanting to learn more about entrepreneurship.  

The subject has three learning objectives: 

1) MIT Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: Introduces you to the broader MIT ecosystem and provides an overview of the abundant opportunities to collaborate across campus and gain help with your own ventures.

2) Entrepreneurial Skills: Introduces you to how to gain the knowledge and tactical skills needed in entrepreneurship, which will be invaluable whether you start, join, or evaluate a startup venture.

3) Your Entrepreneurial  Journey: Provides an overview of the various ways to found, grow, and accelerate a venture during your time at MIT and beyond. 

[Application for the 15.360HC Cohort](https://tinyurl.com/MIT-15-360-HC)  (must already be enrolled in 15.360 to fill this out).

B. Aulet

C. Madsen

Professor of the Practice

Entrepreneurship & Innovation Proseminar

Addresses key questions that are central to the funding and growth of high-tech start-up firms, such as how to value entrepreneurial firms using different valuation methods, and how to negotiate investor term sheets and convertible notes. Discusses the trade-off between different exit options for start-up firms. Aims to prepare students for these decisions from the perspective of entrepreneurs and venture capitalists. Restricted to MIT Executive MBA and Sloan Fellows students.

Entrepreneurial Strategy (EMBA and Sloan Fellows only)

Advanced, intensive, project-based subject intended for solo-founders or startup teams already working on building a new, high-impact venture, with a refined business plan. Supports students in their development of data to derisk the opportunity of pursuing a new venture full-time for founders, investors, and new recruits. This lab-style class promotes rapid experimentation by connecting the dots from the frameworks, concepts, and first principles covered in the introductory entrepreneurship courses and guides students on how to tactically apply them in real-world situations. Topics include advanced early go-to-market, enhanced target customer profile and persona development, digital advertising, outbound sales, UX design, rapid prototyping, recruiting early team members, and executing a fundraising plan. Application required; consult instructor. All students welcome, including undergraduates and cross-registered students. No listeners.

To apply to Venture Creation Tactics, please go to this link:
https://orbit.mit.edu/applications/tacticsfall2023/

Advanced, intensive, project-based subject intended for solo-founders or startup teams already working on building a new, high-impact venture, with a refined business plan. Supports students in their development of data to derisk the opportunity of pursuing a new venture full-time for founders, investors, and new recruits. This lab-style class promotes rapid experimentation by connecting the dots from the frameworks, concepts, and first principles covered in the introductory entrepreneurship courses and guides students on how to tactically apply them in real-world situations. Topics include advanced early go-to-market, enhanced target customer profile and persona development, digital advertising, outbound sales, UX design, rapid prototyping, recruiting early team members, and executing a fundraising plan. Application required; consult instructor. All students welcome, including undergraduates and cross-registered students. No listeners.


P. Cheek

Y. Lopez

Venture Creation Tactics

Students in teams accepted to the MITdesignX accelerator begin work on their ventures in this intense two-week bootcamp. Participants identify the needs and problems that demonstrate the demand for their innovative technology, policy, products, and/or services. They research and investigate various markets and stakeholders pertinent to their ventures, and begin to test their ideas and thesis in real-world interviews and interactions. Subject presented in workshop format, giving teams the chance to jump-start their ventures together with a cohort of people working on ideas that span the realm of design, planning real estate, and the human environment. Registration limited to students accepted to the MITdesignX accelerator in the fall.

DesignX Entrepreneurship

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