2025
Entrepreneurship &
New Ventures (ENV)
Course Details &
Onboarding Survey
Welcome!
The onboarding survey helps me get to know you better and helps me to facilitate a selection process if this course is oversubscribed.
Please complete the survey before the first class. If that is not possible, then please complete the survey immediately after the first class. If you did not attend the first class, you should still complete the onboarding survey as soon as possible before the second class.
WHEN & WHERE
•Class Meeting Days/Times: Tuesdays / 10:40 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. (2nd Period)
•Classroom Meeting Location: Boissonade Tower (BT), Room 0803 (Ichigaya Campus)
FIRST & LAST CLASS
•First Class Session: Tuesday, September 23, 2025 is our First Class Session. This meeting will be IN PERSON.
•Last Class Session: The last scheduled meeting for this course is on Tuesday, January 13, 2026. This session will be LIVE ONLINE VIA ZOOM.
WHY is the last Class Session held REMOTELY?
Historically, this course attracts ESOP students and students who reach the age of 20. So, some students cannot attend the last Class Session because they are unable to return Tokyo due to the fact that they have opted to remain in their home country (i.e. ESOP students) and/or they have opted to remain in their home town (i.e. for Coming of Age Day Celebrations).
I look forward to seeing you IN PERSON in BT 0803 on Tuesday, September 23rd at 10:40 a.m.
If you have any questions, please send me an email.
Resources for Intellectually Curious Future Entrepreneurs
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MIT Delta V & Orbit
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Alchemist Accelerator
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Neo Accelerator
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