The Entrepreneur’s Journey: Ale Resnik
by Kara Baskin As a child growing up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Ale Resnik, MBA ’13, always dreamed about going to MIT and becoming an engineer. “I was a geeky young kid. I got a Commodore 64 when I was four years old, because my dad was into computers,” he ...
It’s No Guessing Game: Why You Need to Scale Predictably to Grow Your Business
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 ...
Where are the Hungry Dogs? A Look at Entrepreneurs in the Nordics
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 ...
The Entrepreneur’s Journey: Alex Bratianu
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 ...
MIT Innovators: Christina Chase [Lecturer, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science]
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 ...
The Entrepreneur’s Journey: Hasier Larrea
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 ...
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