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This class surveys developmental entrepreneurship via case examples of both successful and failed businesses and generally grapples with deploying and diffusing products and services through entrepreneurial action.

FREE
This course includes
Hours of videos

222 years, 2 months

Units & Quizzes

8

Unlimited Lifetime access
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Certificate of Completion

By drawing on live and historical cases, especially from South Asia, Africa, Latin America as well as Eastern Europe, China, and other developing regions, we seek to cover the broad spectrum of challenges and opportunities facing developmental entrepreneurs. Finally, we explore a range of established and emerging business models as well as new business opportunities enabled by developmental technologies developed in MIT labs and beyond.

Course Currilcum

  • Introduction Unlimited
  • Brainstorming Development Opportunities Unlimited
  • First Mile Solutions – Amir Hasson and Richard Fletcher Unlimited
  • Wireless in Nepal – Holly Ladd and Dileep Agrawal Unlimited
  • Blue Energy Entry – Rolo Duartes, Mathias Craig, Ricardo Jimenez Unlimited
  • Grameen Phone Case Study – Iqbal Quadir Unlimited
  • SARI Project Case Study – Colin Maclay Unlimited
  • SELCO Case Study – Harish Hande Unlimited