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<span style="font-family:'Helvetica'"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'">John L Akula <<a href="mailto:jakula@mit.edu">jakula@mit.edu</a>><br>
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<span style="font-family:'Helvetica'"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'"><b>Law / Innovation / Entrepreneurship</b><br>
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<span style="font-family:'Helvetica'"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'">February 1, 2018 at 6:35:09 AM EST<br>
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<span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">Hoping this email can be forwarded to your Biology graduate students.</span></div>
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15.618 (“Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Startups and the Law”) is being offered again this spring. This course is a deep dive into the law-sensitive issues faced by technology-driven startups. If you are working with a technology and interested in its potential
social or commercial impact, or are thinking about founding or working for a startup, 15.618 may be for you. </div>
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This course is designed for students from ALL MIT departments. No background in business or law is expected. In recent semesters, about half the students have been from the science/engineering side of campus. The focus is on real-life issues and practical
solutions. Current top practitioners will be adding their expertise.</div>
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The course will meet once a week on Tuesdays, 7-9pm, for a total of 11 sessions. 6 credits. Grading P/D/F only. (This course is a lighter load than other Sloan law offerings.) E51-345. First class meeting is Tuesday 2/6.</p>
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Syllabus attached, and you can access the Stellar course site at<span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/15/sp18/15.618/" style="color:rgb(149,79,114); text-decoration:underline"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/15/sp18/15.618/</span></a> </p>
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This spring the course has been moved to a much bigger room, so I expect to be able to admit all interested students, even if they have skipped the Sloan bidding process.</p>
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Hope to see some of you next Tuesday. Feel free to reach out to me with questions.</p>
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Best,</div>
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John Akula</div>
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Senior Lecturer in Law</div>
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<a href="mailto:jakula@mit.edu" style="color:rgb(149,79,114); text-decoration:underline"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">jakula@mit.edu</span></a><br>
<a href="http://mitsloan.mit.edu/faculty-and-research/faculty-directory/detail/?id=41134" style="color:rgb(149,79,114); text-decoration:underline"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">http://mitsloan.mit.edu/faculty-and-research/faculty-directory/detail/?id=41134</span></a></div>
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