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The MIT Entrepreneurship Society was established in
1997 as the alumni association for entrepreneurs from all parts of MIT. Members of
the MIT Entrepreneurship Society, numbering 33 to date, pledge to MIT 3 percent to
25 percent of their share of ventures they start over the course of their careers.
(The target contribution is 5 percent.) The MIT Entrepreneurship Society has been
endorsed by MIT President Charles Vest, Dean Glen Urban of the MIT Sloan School of
Management, and Kenneth Morse, Managing Director of the MIT Entrepreneurship Center.
The "E-Society" gives living form to several ideas for new venture support
and community involvement historically present in the MIT community.
Major E-Society Accomplishments to Date
* E-Society approved by Sloan Dean Glen Urban in 1997 and MIT President Charles
Vest
* Established E-Society and recruited founding members among the class of 1997, and
expanded our membership base with the graduating class of 1998. Membership has begun
to deepen to earlier classes as our profile increases.
* Inaugural meeting held on 7 May 1998
* Developed current database of E-Society members
* Awarded $7,500 E-Society
Loan Assistance Fellowship to Alex Kleiner,
Sloan '98 and Founder of Frictionless Commerce on 15 September 1998 |
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For further information on the Entrepreneurship
Society, contact:
Jack McCullough: jackmcc@alum.mit.edu,
or Will N. Clurman: wnc@alum.mit.edu
MIT Entrepreneurship Center, 70
Memorial Drive, Room E51-355, Cambridge, MA 02138
Telephone: 617-253-8653, Fax: 617-253-8633, Email: ecenter@mit.edu |
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