Entrepreneurship

20 02, 2024

Trust Center Fights Climate Change At Home and Abroad

2024-02-20T22:29:27+00:00

by Ben Soltoff Trust Center Entrepreneur in Residence In early December of last year, a message appeared atop MIT’s Green Building -- the tallest on campus -- conveying six simple words across the Charles River: “30 RED SOX GAMES UNTIL +1.5°C.” This message was crafted by MIT second year ...

Trust Center Fights Climate Change At Home and Abroad2024-02-20T22:29:27+00:00
30 09, 2021

From the Basement to the Dome

2021-09-30T15:01:20+00:00

This month, MIT Press has released a new book that explores and explains how a bottom-up problem-solving ethos, multidisciplinary approach, and experimental mindset have nurtured entrepreneurship at MIT. The review from Trust Center managing director Bill Aulet (who for transparency's sake is featured in the book) is simple and ...

From the Basement to the Dome2021-09-30T15:01:20+00:00
11 05, 2021

Smoking Hot Market: Watch Our Cannabis Panel Video

2021-05-11T14:06:19+00:00

On Thursday, May 5th, the Trust Center hosted a virtual panel titled "Smoking Hot Market: The Serious Business in Cannabis." Cannabis is now legal and is a very important market with societal implications. Our panel featured current MIT entrepreneurs, industry experts, and analysts who discussed the past, present, and ...

Smoking Hot Market: Watch Our Cannabis Panel Video2021-05-11T14:06:19+00:00
5 05, 2021

Nextiles Closes Seed Financing to Fuel Sportswear Launch

2021-05-05T14:19:42+00:00

Have you ever checked your phone to see how many steps you’ve logged that day? What about checking how many calories you’ve burned from a wearable device? Other than being miniaturized, it turns out these technologies haven’t really changed in almost 30 years. Enter Nextiles, who wants to change ...

Nextiles Closes Seed Financing to Fuel Sportswear Launch2021-05-05T14:19:42+00:00
14 04, 2021

Virtual Networking for Startups

2021-04-14T14:27:59+00:00

by Jonathan Hung This article is an edited version of one published on Jonathan's personal blog. To read the original post, please visit JonathanHung.com. Networking during COVID is a critical skill for entrepreneurs and founders. For emerging entrepreneurs and startups, professional and active networking is an essential part of ...

Virtual Networking for Startups2021-04-14T14:27:59+00:00
8 04, 2021

Easter 2021 Basket of Updates

2021-04-08T16:13:03+00:00

An Easter 2021 basket full of random updates: Trish Cotter Moves On: After over 5 years of complete dedication to the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship, Executive Director Trish Cotter has decided to transition out to find her next challenge. Trish’s spectacular contributions in running delta v, operations, ...

Easter 2021 Basket of Updates2021-04-08T16:13:03+00:00
24 03, 2021

Funding Matters: KINETIC Platform Aims to Connect Entrepreneurs of Color With Funders

2021-04-08T16:12:49+00:00

According to a 2020 study by the Kauffman Foundation and MaC Venture Capital, ethnically diverse founding teams provide higher returns when cash is returned to investors. “Historically, they have earned a 3.26x median realized multiple on IPOs and acquisitions, compared to a 2.50x realized multiple for white founding teams, ...

Funding Matters: KINETIC Platform Aims to Connect Entrepreneurs of Color With Funders2021-04-08T16:12:49+00:00
24 02, 2021

We See Ourselves as Entrepreneurs, But Others See Our Gender or Race

2023-07-11T15:56:59+00:00

Last November, the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship celebrated Women’s Entrepreneurship Month by featuring a different female entrepreneur each day on Instagram. Accompanying each photo was a short Q&A with questions about their entrepreneurship journey, including, “What are 3 words to describe entrepreneurs who are female?” One response, ...

We See Ourselves as Entrepreneurs, But Others See Our Gender or Race2023-07-11T15:56:59+00:00
20 01, 2021

An Inside Look at E-Lab

2021-08-25T16:57:01+00:00

E-Lab Website Entrepreneurship Lab (15.399) aka "E-Lab" with Trish Cotter Course description: Project-based subject, in which teams of students from MIT, Wellesley, and Harvard work with startups on problems of strategic importance to the venture. Popular sectors include software, hardware, robotics, clean technology, and life sciences. Offered in Spring ...

An Inside Look at E-Lab2021-08-25T16:57:01+00:00
17 12, 2020

WATCH: How to Be an Ally to Underrepresented Entrepreneurs

2021-02-11T01:47:05+00:00

On December 10th, the Trust Center was honored to host a Speaker Series event focused on the challenges that underrepresented entrepreneurs face, and the ways that members of entrepreneurial ecosystems can act as allies,  and more, to help support these founders. Our featured speakers were Susanne Althoff, the author of ...

WATCH: How to Be an Ally to Underrepresented Entrepreneurs2021-02-11T01:47:05+00:00
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