Past Events

Founders’ Equity: Structuring the Ownership of Your Company

March 18 at 1 pm & March 19 at 12 pm

Please join the Startup Law Clinic as we discuss the legal considerations surrounding the allocation of equity among founders.

Topics include:

  • Types of founders’ equity
  • Who should receive equity
  • How to authorize and issue equity
  • Common issues when issuing equity, including vesting, rights of first refusal, and dilution

Founders’ Equity: Structuring the Ownership of Your Company

March 18 at 1 pm & March 19 at 12 pm

Please join the Startup Law Clinic as we discuss the legal considerations surrounding the allocation of equity among founders. RSVP here.

Topics include:

  • Types of founders’ equity
  • Who should receive equity
  • How to authorize and issue equity
  • Common issues when issuing equity, including vesting, rights of first refusal, and dilution

MIT 24-Hour Challenge

MIT 24-Hour Challenge

March 11th, 12:00 AM -11:59 PM ET

The PKG Center is participating in this year’s 24-Hour Challenge to raise funds for our Social Impact Internships! If 50 donors give to the PKG Center Social Impact Internships on March 11, Dr. Manan Mahesh and Ms. Surekha Vajjhala Trivedi ’96, SM ’99 will give $12,500. If 100 donors give on this day, Manan and Surekha will give an additional $12,500. Click here to access our donate page!

For Sale! Positioning the Sale of Your Startup

Thursday, March 4 at 1 pm and Friday, March 5 at noon
Topics Include:
  • What does it mean to sell a company?
  • When should I start thinking about selling my venture?
  • How do I position my company for sale?
  • $100k or $1mm: What is my venture worth?
  • Who will buy my company?
  • What does a sale look like?

For Sale! Positioning the Sale of Your Startup

Thursday, March 4 at 1 pm and Friday, March 5 at noon

Topics Include:
  • What does it mean to sell a company?
  • When should I start thinking about selling my venture?
  • How do I position my company for sale?
  • $100k or $1mm: What is my venture worth?
  • Who will buy my company?
  • What does a sale look like?

Entrepreneurship & Innovation Resource Roundup

Entrepreneurship & Innovation Resource Roundup

Wednesday, February 24 from 12pm- 1pm ET.

Innovation and Entrepreneurship at MIT is an active, growing, and thriving community of students, faculty, staff, and researchers who believe I&E can make the world a better place. Dozens of campus organizations seek participants of all backgrounds to do their best work and help take their innovations from idea to world-changing impact. Resource Roundup brings all of these resources into one fun, virtual space. Pop in to this casual event to chat one on one and learn about the many innovation and entrepreneurship resources available on campus this spring and summer: classes, sources of funding, mentoring programs, maker-spaces, prize competitions, and more.

Enter the event here: https://mitii.news/resourceroundup 

Social Impact Internships: Spring ELO Drop-In Session

This drop-in session is for undergraduate MIT students who have not yet completed their ELO Guarantee for the 2020-2021 academic year.  Join the PKG Center’s Social Impact Internships team to…
PKG Spring Break Application Deadline

PKG Spring Break Application Deadline

Wednesday, February 17 at 11:59 PM

This year we’re offering an alternative model for spring break, given our remote reality and adapted spring schedule. We will offer 3 cohort experiences for groups of 10 students each. Each cohort will have a thematic focus (climate, health, or tech for social good) and will meet 4 times remotely throughout the semester. Check back soon for the application link!

Social Impact Internships: Spring ELO Drop-In Session

This drop-in session is for undergraduate MIT students who have not yet completed their ELO Guarantee for the 2020-2021 academic year.  Join the PKG Center’s Social Impact Internships team to…
PKG Spring Break Info Session

PKG Spring Break Info Session

Friday, February 12 from 12:00 PM- 2:00 PM

This year we’re offering an alternative model for spring break, given our remote reality and adapted spring schedule. We will offer 3 cohort experiences for groups of 10 students each. Each cohort will explore a different theme (climate, health, or tech for social good) and meet 4 times remotely throughout the semester. RSVP for the info session here!