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"Ideas looking for a market" usually end up on the cutting room floor. In contrast, ideas that originate from an understanding of valid market needs are much more likely to succeed. Often the most successful innovations stem from cross-disciplinary applications of an existing technology. The following links can help you learn how to identify opportunities and learn how to do market analysis. MARKETING AND STRATEGIC HELP MIT Venture Mentoring Service VMS supports innovation and entrepreneurial activity throughout the MIT community by matching prospective entrepreneurs with volunteer mentors who can boost the probability of a start-up's success http://web.mit.edu/vms/ CROSS-DISCIPLINARY RESOURCES MIT Techlink MIT TechLink catalyzes networking, knowledge sharing, and collaboration among graduate and professional students for personal and community development. http://web.mit.edu/techlink/ Biostrategy Seminar Series BioStrategy seminars explore the intersection of BioTechnology, Entrepreneurship, and Business Development! Each session is focused on a specific strategic issue and includes extensive audience participation. An informal reception follows. http://web.mit.edu/biostrategy/ MIT COURSES The following courses explore technological areas from a product or market perspective: 2.009 The Product Engineering Process 2.739J Product Design and Development 2.744 Product Design 3.57 Materials Selection, Design, and Economics 5.22J Biotechnology and Engineering 6.191, 6.192 Prototyping Research Results I & II 16.355J Advanced Software Engineering 16.656 Management Topics in Engineering 16.71J The Airline Industry 16.952 Management Topics in Engineering HST.572 Future Medical Technologies The following courses focus on innovation and technology strategy: 15.351 Introduction to Managing the Innovation Process 15.356 Development of Concepts for Very Novel Products and Services 15.393 Technology and Entrepreneurial Strategy (Revised Content) 15.831 Marketing High-Tech Products (Revised Content) 15.835 Entrepreneurial Marketing 15.840-15.843 Special Seminar in Marketing 22.843J Technology, Productivity, and Industrial Competition See also IAP courses recommended in Starting a Company section. ARTICLES See also the summaries from past Deshpande Center Ignition Forums. These forums have examined opportunities and challenges in various fields, including:
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