| Monday, 1/11 | Tuesday, 1/12 | Wednesday, 1/13 | Thursday, 1/14 | Friday, 1/15 | |
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| Room | 34-101 | 34-101 | 34-101 | 34-101 | 34-101 |
| 9:15 A.M. | Breakfast and Networking | Breakfast and Networking | Breakfast and Networking | Breakfast and Networking | Breakfast and Networking |
| 9:45 A.M. | Welcome: Anantha Chandrakasan | Welcome: Bob Metcalfe | Welcome: Martin Schmidt | Welcome: L. Rafael Reif (9:30-9:45am) | Welcome: Fiona Murray |
| 10:00 A.M. | Startup 101: Jamie Goldstein | Disciplined Entrepreneurship: 24 Steps to a Successful Startup: Bill Aulet | How to Navigate the Journey from Invention to Production: Sangeeta Bhatia | Creating Culture: Jeremy Wertheimer | Equity 101: Ash Ashutosh |
| 11:00 A.M. | Entrepreneurship Paths: Moderator: Dulcie Madden Panelists: Erika Angle, Natalya Brikner, Vanu Bose, Bernard Gordon (11:00-12:30pm) | International Entrepreneurship: Sam Hwang | Startup Stories: Reed Sturtevant | Culture and Ethics Case Discussions: Peter Levine | 10 Years of Building Quizlet: Andrew Sutherland |
| 12:00 P.M. | Lunch (12:00-12:45pm) Seed Funding overview by Jinane Abounadi (12:45-1:00pm) | Lunch and Networking | Lunch and Networking | Lunch and Networking | |
| 12:45 P.M. | Lunch and Networking (12:30-2:00pm) | Drew Houston Webex Session (1:00-2:00pm) | Ethervation - Becoming the Standard: Bob Metcalfe (1:00-2:00pm) | Effective Marketing Techniques: Kris Bronner (12:45-1:00pm) How to Market a Startup at Time t=0 (and budget ~= 0): Dharmesh Shah (1:00-2:00pm) | Funding Strategies from Seed to Exit: Moderator: Siva Narendra Panelists: Jay Emmanuel, Kush Gulati, Stan Reiss, Nicole Stata |
| 2:00 P.M. | ACTIVITY 1- What is Your Idea/Value Proposition? Moderated by: Christina Chase, Joshua Forman, Benjamin Jun, Delphine Zurkiya (36-428) (34-401) | MIT Entrepreneurship Ecosystem: Moderator: Steve Haraguchi Panelist: Georgina Campbell, Michael Cima, Sherwin Greenblatt, Lita Nelsen, Leon Sandler, Joel Schindall | Activity 2: Customer Interview Simulation: Christina Chase | Startup Experience: Amnon Shashua | Being a Leader in a Startup: Paula Long |
| 3:00 P.M. | Why Do Startups Fail?: Christina Chase | How to Start a Company in Five Easy Steps: Michael Stonebraker | Inventing Breakthrough Technologies and Creating Start Up Companies: Bob Langer | ACTIVITY 3-Write your Press Release: Bob Metcalfe | Innovation at Scale: Mark Little |
| 4:00 P.M. | Day Concludes | Day Concludes | Day Concludes | Day Concludes | Day Concludes |
| Tuesday 1/19 | Wednesday 1/20 | Thursday 1/21 | Friday 1/22 | |
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| Room | 34-101 | 34-101 | 34-101 | 34-101 |
| 9:15 A.M. | Breakfast | Breakfast | ||
| 9:45 A.M. | Welcome: Vladimir Bulović | Welcome: Yoel Fink | Students Arrange Times to Meet with Mentors | Students Arrange Times to Meet with Mentors |
| 10:30 A.M. | Experiences of Recent Alums: Moderator: Arun Saigal, Panelists: Alice Brooks, Theodora Koullias, Wei Li, Amrita Saigal | Softskills and Networking Techniques: Jeremy Conrad | ||
| 11:30 A.M. | Advice on Startups: Marina Hatsopoulos | |||
| 12:00 P.M. | Lunch and Networking | Lunch and Networking |
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| 1:00 P.M. | Founder's Experience: Idea to Creation and Beyond: Fireside Chat with W. Eric L. Grimson, Jim Payne | Dream and Reach: Innovation at Bose and the Importance of Being Privately Held: Bob Maresca | Field Trip to Kayak (1:00-2:00pm) Field Trip to Kryuus (1:00-2:30pm) | Field Trip to Mass Challange (1:00-2:00pm) Field Trip to HubSpot (1:00-2:00pm) |
| 2:00 P.M. | IP: Steve Bauer | ACTIVITY 4-Practice Pitch Session (36-428) (34-401) | Field Trip to CIC (2:30-4:30pm) | Field Trip to Hopper (2:00-3:00pm) Field Trip to iRobot (2:00-4:00pm) Field Trip to Ministry of Supply (3:00-4:00pm) |
| 3:00 P.M. | Competitive and Creative Negotiation Skills for Founders: David Niño |
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| 4:00 P.M. | Students Arrange Times to Meet with Mentors | Students Arrange Times to Meet with Mentors (4:00-6:00pm) |
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| 5:45 P.M. | Panel Event: Empowering Innovation and Entrepreneurship Welcome Remarks: Anantha Chandrakasan Moderator: Jesse Draper, Panelists: Susan Hockfield, Payal Kadakia, Dina Katabi, Helen Greiner Closing Remarks: Joi Ito By invitation only | Students Arrange Times to Meet with Mentors (4:30-6:00pm) | Students Arrange Times to Meet with Mentors (4:30-6:00pm) |
| Monday 1/25 | Tuesday 1/26 | |
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| Room | 34-101 | 34-101 |
| 9:00 A.M. | Breakfast | Breakfast |
| 9:30 A.M. | Presentations 1-5 | Presentations 41-45 |
| 10:00 A.M. | Presentations 6-10 | Presentations 46-50 |
| 10:30 A.M. | Break | Break |
| 11:00 A.M. | Presentations 11-15 | Presentations 51-55 |
| 11:30 A.M. | Presentations 16-20 | Presentations 56-60 |
| 12:00 P.M. | Remarks by: Ian A. Waitz | Lunch and Networking |
| 12:15 P.M. | Lunch and Networking | |
| 1:00 P.M. | Presentations 21-25 | Presentations 61-65 |
| 1:30 P.M. | Presentations 26-30 | Presentations 66-70 |
| 2:00 P.M. | Break | Break |
| 2:30 P.M. | Presentations 31-35 | Presentations 71-75 |
| 3:00 PM. | Presentations 36-40 | Presentations 76-80 |
| 3:30 PM. | Day Concludes | Day Concludes |