mit_impact_full_report

Table of Contents
An Evolving MIT Internal Entrepreneurial Ecosystem ......................................................................44
Alumni Initiatives: Seminars and the MIT Enterprise Forum ..................................................................44
Case Example: Brontes Technology.................................................................................................47
The MIT Entrepreneurship Center .........................................................................................................47
Classes............................................................................................................................................48
Academic Classes in Entrepreneurship ....................................................................................49
Practitioner Classes in Entrepreneurship...................................................................................49
Mixed-Team Project Classes.....................................................................................................49
Case Example: SaafWater................................................................................................................50
Clubs..............................................................................................................................................51
From $10K to $100K and Beyond ...........................................................................................51
Lots of Clubs............................................................................................................................54
Conferences....................................................................................................................................55
Impact of the MIT Entrepreneurship Center and Network ..............................................................56
Technology Licensing Office.................................................................................................................56
Case Example: A123 Systems .........................................................................................................59
Recent MIT Institutional Broadening and Growth ...........................................................................61
MIT Venture Mentoring Service ............................................................................................................61
MIT Deshpande Center.........................................................................................................................62
Case Example: Myomo ...................................................................................................................63
MIT Sloan Entrepreneurship & Innovation MBA Program......................................................................64
Conclusions: Enhancing the Role of Research/Technology
Universities in an Entrepreneurial Economy .....................................................................................66
Appendix: Sources of Information .....................................................................................................68
Company Database ..............................................................................................................................68
Alumni Survey ......................................................................................................................................68
Estimation Methods ..............................................................................................................................69
References.............................................................................................................................................72
ENTREPRENEURIAL IMPACT: THE ROLE OF MIT 3