Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Nuts and Bolts of New Ventures (Course 15.393)
At MIT, the "Nuts and Bolts" course is a legendary fixture of the Independent Activities Period (IAP). Led by Joe Hadzima, this course avoids the dry fluff of academic theory and dives straight into the high-stress realities of the start-up world. Students learn the "messy" side of building ventures: legal traps, intellectual property wars, and how to survive the technical unpredictability of a new product launch.
The course is designed for those who want to turn engineering breakthroughs into viable companies, offering a bootcamp-style environment where the focus is on the practical mechanics - "the nuts and bolts" - of founding a business in a fast-paced ecosystem.