University of Ghana, Legon
June 18, 2012 to Aug. 3, 2012
Thank you for attending MIT AITI Ghana 2012! We're excited to have you on board. Please find some useful information about the program below.
2 August: Final Demo Day! Schedule and presentation requirements are here.
27 July: advertisements/promotional materials due
25 July: Business Plan due
23 July: Mobile Monday event at AITI-KACE, 2nd Avenue, Opposite Council of State (optional)
20 July: Design Document due
18 July: Business pitch competition, 1:30 pm
9 July: Alumni Panel, 11 am
4 July: Elevator pitch competition, 1:30 pm
29 June: No class on Monday, 2 July. Happy Republic Day!
25 June: Google is hosting a life stream of its I/O developer conference in San Francisco on 27, 28, and 29 June. Have free time in the evenings and want to attend? Check it out! More info from Ato is here.
On that note, Google is sponsoring a couple of competitions, one involving Google Apps, and
We'd love to hear your feedback and ideas. Feel free to email your instructors at aiti-ghana-2012@mit.edu if you have any questions or thoughts.
Do you want to provide anonymous feedback to the instructors? Fill out this form and we'll read your input. Your name won't be attached.
Please fill out the attendance sheet every day: attendance survey.
Django Lecture 02 | Django Lecture 03 | Django Lecture 04 | Django Lecture 05
Django Lecture 06 | Django Lecture 07
Lecture 01 | Lecture 02 | Lecture 03 | Lecture 04 | Lecture 05
Lecture 06 | Lecture 07 | Lecture 08 | Lecture 09
Weekend Google Doc for questions
Blog contest is here!
Sign up for a time to discuss your final project idea with the instructors here.
Session 31: Customer Service
ZenDesk webinars on how to delight customers and exceed their expectations
Buiness Pitch & Plan Requirements
Guest speaker contact information
Session 22: Go to Market
Session 15: Alumni Panel 11 am | Session 16: Business Plans & Writing workshop, session I; TECHNO visit 1:30 pm | Session 17: Writing workshop, session II; Tigo visit 10 am | Session 18: Business Pitch Intro | Session 19: Finances
Bonus! What, specifically, is wrong with these sentences? Can you rewrite them and make them better?
Session 11: Elevator Pitch Prep | Session 12: Elevator Pitch! | Session 13: Market Research | Session 14: Final Idea Pitch to Instructors
Weekend assignment: market research
Session 06: Market Sizing | Session 07: Team Formation | Session 08: Elevator Pitch Intro | Session 09: Networking | Session 10: Team Dynamics & Contract
Session 01: Introductions | Session 02: Entrepreneurship | Session 03: Mindset | Session 04: Ideas, Opportunities, Teamwork | Session 05: Fufu and Problem Solving
Teamwork: What works, what doesn't work, five rules for working in a team
Weekend assignment:
