how MIT's unique culture created a thriving entrepreneurial community Degroof, Jean-Jacques, Jean-Jacques Degroof 2021- creator author. Metcalfe, Robert M. 1946- writer of foreword. text bibliography mau The MIT Press Massachusetts 2021 2021 monographic eng

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xv, 314 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm "A history of entrepreneurship at MIT, and how it evolved from ad-hoc efforts by students and alumni to a formally recognized piece of MIT's official program"-- Introduction -- Part 1. History. Building a fertile ground: 1861-1960s -- Early efforts to promote entrepreneurship: 1970s-mid 1990s -- The internet era and the growth of interest in entrepreneurship: Mid 1990s-mid-2000s -- From incidental to purposeful: The embrase of entrepreneurship, mid 2000s-Late 2010 -- Part 2. Entrepreneurship and MIT's Culture. Cultural fit and the growth of entrepreneurship -- Entrepreneurship embedded in most aspects of life at MIT -- Part 3. The Entrepreneurial Ecosystem at MIT in the Late 2010s. Creating entrepreneurs: Support for student entrepreneurship -- Entrepreneurship for technology transfer -- Part 4. Impact and Implications. The external impact of MIT entrepreneurship -- Educating aspiring entrepreneurs -- Lessons learned -- Epilogue. Jean-Jacques Degroof ; foreword by Bob Metcalfe. Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-297) and index. n-us-ma Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Entrepreneurship Massachusetts Corporate culture Massachusetts New business enterprises Massachusetts HB615 .D321 2021 338/.0409744 9780262046152 2020050490 DLC 201110 20230411090822.0 21796469 eng