General Resources
- Build a Flexible Business Plan – This video from the Harvard Business Review helps you build the basic framework of a flexible business plan. Tony Tjan, managing partner of Cue Ball, a local Boston Venture Capital firm.
- Entrepreneur’s Toolkit on the MIT Entrepreneurship Review – Make sure to check out the Entrepreneur’s Toolkit on the MIT Entrepreneurship Review! There are great posts on everything from joining a startup team to obsessing about your product.
MIT Student Resources
- E-Center – The MIT Entrepreneurship Center helps educate and nurture entrepreneurship (and entrepreneurs) at MIT. Check out the entrepreneurship curriculum or sign-up for a session with one of the Entrepreneurs in Residence.
- Hobby Shop – Need to build something? Swing by the hobby shop and get started!
- Venture Café – ok, this isn’t actually MIT, but if you go, you’ll see a lot of people from MIT, plus, it’s close by! Thursday afternoons in Venture Café are a great time to meet fellow entrepreneurs, grab some free snacks, and even chat with investors.
- Venture Mentoring Service – Get support and mentorship from those that have been there and done it! VMS offers incredible mentoring and resources for entrepreneurs at MIT.
Motivational
- Gary Vaynerchuk: Do what you love (no excuses!) – Gary Vaynerchuk’s inspirational talk to inspire you to do what you love.
Other Entrepreneurship Contests
Resources from Other Schools
- Stanford E-Corner – Stanford University’s Entrepreneurship Corner contains inspiring speeches from entrepreneurs. Listen to leaders from companies like Evernote, Instagram, Genentech, and Kleiner Perkins!