this article originally appeared in Inc. in December 2017 by Donna Levin How do early-stage companies position themselves for growth? Before scaling, founders think about the following five things according to Donna Levin, social entrepreneur and Co-Founder of Care.com. Care.com is the world's leading online site for helping families find and manage family care with ...
When you think of an entrepreneur, you probably conjure a picture in your head: a tenacious achiever, a passionate risk-taker – essentially one of the “hungry dogs.” But culturally, this is not a universal characterization. I was recently invited to Norway to teach an “Innovation Crash Course” workshop to postdocs ...
by Dylan Walsh Alex Bratianu, who has a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering, never planned to be an entrepreneur. He was sitting on an airplane one day when a voice came over the intercom and announced a 30-minute delay: the plane needed to be deiced. Twenty minutes later, another half-hour ...
Christina Chase is a Lecturer in MIT’s Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and a former Entrepreneur in Residence at the Martin Trust Center here, at MIT. During this audio chat, Christina offers tips for students working in entrepreneurial fields, as well as giving an ...
by Kara Baskin Hasier Larrea SM ’15 grew up in northern Spain, where he studied mechanical engineering. Coming to MIT was a culture shock — mainly due to housing costs. “I learned about lack of space the hard way while looking for a studio apartment with a $500 budget,” he ...
Dom Smith chats to MIT Sloan School MBA Candidate about his own experience with startups, and get some key tips on finding the perfect co-founder, and maintaining motivation through your own personal growth, and business idea development. …
We chat to Aline Oliveira (CEO) and Fabricio Pezente (Head of Product Development) of Proventus about their goals to support America’s farming community with their new start-up venture. …
Dom Smith chats to Martin De La Herran, Program Coordinator for delta v about his new role at the Martin Trust Center, as well as his own entrepreneurial goals for the future. …
by Kara Baskin One of the Boston area’s fastest-growing startups began at the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship. In September 2017, Forbes named Elliot Cohen’s company, PillPack, one of the 25 “Next Billion-Dollar Startups.” In November 2017, Cohen was included on BostInno’s “50 on Fire” list of innovators. The ...
Dom Smith chats to Theodora Karamanlis, the Program Coordinator for the MIT Hong Kong Innovation Node, about her own business goals, as well as her career as a writer and mentor for students. …
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