Leverage

Leverage is an Olin College Student Course occurring during the Spring 2010 semester. Leverage seeks to foster skills that let small teams have large impacts.

## Themes

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Some potential themes for Leverage may include:

* Doing
* Organizing
* Convincing
* Obtaining
* Reaching Audiences
* Connecting
* Traveling

Within each theme, speakers and "labs" will help the group solidify skills and learn techniques that will prove valuable in the future.

### Doing

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* EC2
* Shopify
* Dropshipping
* Mechanical Turk

### Organizing

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* Leadership
* Mailing Lists
* Wikis
* Social Psychology.

### Convincing

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* "How to Win Friends"
* Powerpoint Karaoke
* Cold Calling
* Sales
* Public Speaking

### Obtaining

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* Funding
* Employees
* China

### Reaching Audiences

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* SEO Contest
* Hubspot
* AdWords
* "Social Media"

### Connecting

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* "Social Media"
* "Networking"
* Cold Calling

### Travel

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* Buses
* Airfare
* Couch Surfing