Todd Pinkerton

MIT has a funky 4-1-4 schedule — there’s a short period between the two semesters, and during the one-month period students can take classes for credit, which are designed to be more ‘fun’ than their usual requirements.

One of this is called The Nuts and Bolts of Business Plans, which serves to compliment the annual MIT 100K startup contest. Students learn what it takes to write a good business plan, and in the process, how to navigate the waters of starting a company and finding funding.

So far it’s been a very informative course. If you’re not in the Boston-area to attend, the course materials are available for download.