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

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.

M. Kenney

A. Carelli

M. Culpepper

T. Durak

C. Lowell

Professor

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

Designed to foster an understanding of how to start a new venture (for-profit and social/development). Details the process from an idea's inception to the development of a successful new venture to deliver products and services enabled by the idea. Explores customer identification, the business/economic models, financial projections, legal and operational issues, and financing alternatives and sources. All sessions taught by persons who have actually launched or have been involved in successful ventures.

J. Hadzima

Senior Lecturer

The Nuts and Bolts of New Ventures

Provides integrated approach to analyze the economy, geopolitics, and geo-economy of China through action learning. Covers modern history, economics, and politics in China that shape the business environment, cases of companies entering or operating in the Chinese market, and project-related issues and personal and learning reflections. Students work in teams to tackle a real world problems and challenges facing organizations in China. Projects focus on dynamic sectors such as artificial intelligence, the sharing economy, social media, health care, energy, and manufacturing. Examples of projects include creating a business plan for fundraising, developing a new market strategy, and assembling financial models. Subject to availability, some projects may explore policy issues. Limited to graduate students who participate in China Lab.

Economy and Business in Modern China and India: China Lab and India Lab

15.225

About the Class

Faculty