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<span style="font-family:'Helvetica'"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'">Scott Alessandro <<a href="mailto:salessan@mit.edu">salessan@mit.edu</a>><br>
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<span style="font-family:'Helvetica'"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'"><b>Course on startups and law - Undergraduates welcome</b><br>
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<span style="font-family:'Helvetica'"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'">January 29, 2016 at 3:28:27 PM EST</span></div>
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<span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:8pt; font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> <span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt">Title – 15.618, Startups and the Law (formerly
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<span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:8pt; font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> <span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt">Monday, 4-7 pm. 9 units. P/D/F grading.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:8pt; font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> <span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt">Undergraduates encouraged to register. Sign up
through online registration or online add. No bidding needed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:8pt; font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> <span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt">Pizza will be served at each class</span></div>
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“Startups and the Law” is a deep dive into the law-sensitive issues faced in organizing, launching, financing, or working for a new venture, especially a venture making use of an innovative technology or business model. Leading legal practitioners will be
co-teaching many of the classes, and there will be hands-on exercises such as: reviewing realistic employment-related documents, including invention assignment and non-competition agreements; organizing a new business entity; setting up a company; negotiations
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Anyone with questions can contact me (at<span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:jakula@mit.edu" style="color:rgb(149,79,114); text-decoration:underline">jakula@mit.edu</a><span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span>) or Shawn Flaherty,
the TA ( at<span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:shawnrf@mit.edu" style="color:rgb(149,79,114); text-decoration:underline">shawnrf@mit.edu</a><span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span>).</div>
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Hope to see you in class on Monday, February 8<sup>th</sup>.</div>
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<span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Best,</span></div>
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<span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">John Akula</span></div>
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