[Mitworld] New: Resnick on Creativity, Panel on Angel Investing

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[SOWING THE SEEDS FOR A MORE CREATIVE SOCIETY]

>From the head of Lifelong Kindergarten group at the MIT Media Lab, an
inspiring presentation on technology in the classroom that can enable
kids to design, create and invent.

SPEAKER:
Mitchel Resnick
LEGO Papert Professor of Learning Research, MIT Media Lab
Head, Program in Media Arts and Science

PLAY NOW: <http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/372/>

[QUOTE]
"To make the most of new computer technology, especially for educational
learning, we need to start thinking of computers more like paintbrushes
and less like televisions."

óMitch Resnick



EVENT HOST: Soap Box

<http://edcoord.mit.edu/soapbox/index.php>

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[TALK TO AN ANGEL: CRUCIAL CONNECTIONS TO EARLY STAGE CAPITAL]

Find out why the worst time to meet with an angel investor is when
youíre trying to get money out of one.

MODERATOR:
James Geshwiler
Chairman, Angel Capital Education Foundation
Managing Director, CommonAngels

PANELISTS:
John May
Managing Partner, New Vantage Group

Robert Greene
Managing Partner, Contour Venture Partners

David Friend
CEO and President, Carbonite

Cynthia Fisher
CEO, BioMed 20/20 Technologies, Inc.


PLAY NOW: <http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/371/>

[QUOTE]
"It's a math issue: How much money do you need and how much is your
company worth? If you need more than $10 million and your company is
worth less than $10 million, you're going to give up control."

óBob Greene


EVENT HOST: MIT Enterprise Forum

<http://enterpriseforum.mit.edu/index.html>

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MIT Sloan School of Management
Back to the Classroom 2006

Fiona Murray
Assistant Professor
Management of Technology Innovation & Entrepreneurship

[GLOBALIZATION OF SCIENCE: OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE FROM
SCIENCE IN CHINA, INDIA AND BEYOND]
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