2020 is a year we’ll remember for many reasons, but the class of 2020 will certainly look back at how crowd-filled graduation ceremonies were transformed into unique and socially-distanced celebrations amid COVID-19 restrictions. At MIT’s delta v, we can relate, being just weeks in to our summer-long student venture accelerator, ...
Heading into a new decade is a time for both reflection and predictions. What have we learned about entrepreneurship? And what do we see as trends moving forward? 2019 marked the tenth summer that MIT’s Martin Trust Center has hosted an accelerator and the eighth year of our formal MIT delta ...
This post is written by Trish Cotter, Associate Managing Director of the Trust Center, and the director of the MIT delta v accelerator program. At MIT delta v, the capstone educational accelerator for MIT students run by the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship, our board members are a very special ...
This is part of an ongoing series of posts by our Entrepreneur in Residence, Kosta Ligris, focused on guidance for the student teams taking part in our MIT delta v accelerator. “Opportunity does not waste time with those who are unprepared.” -– Idowu Koyenikan I remember my first vacation after I ...
Reflecting on the talent that has selflessly given its time this summer to participate in delta v is remarkable. Just a quick overview of the people posted on the MIT delta V Wall of Fame in the Martin Trust Center (MTC) is impressive. If we added the board members, and the friends of the MTC that have come to listen to pitch practices, we would quickly run out of wall space.
This is part of an ongoing series of posts by our Entrepreneur in Residence, Kosta Ligris, focused on guidance for the student teams taking part in our MIT delta v accelerator. risk-taking noun: the act or fact of doing something that involves danger or risk in order to achieve a goal //Starting ...
This is part of an ongoing series of posts by our Entrepreneur in Residence, Kosta Ligris, focused on guidance for the student teams taking part in our MIT delta v accelerator. “Coach Belichick holds us accountable everyday. We appreciate when he’s tough on us. He gets the best out of us.” –- Tom ...
This is part of an ongoing series of posts by our Entrepreneur in Residence, Kosta Ligris, focused on guidance for the student teams taking part in our MIT delta v accelerator. “Remember, you’re the one that can fill the world with sunshine.” --Snow White Once upon a time, at a magical Institute ...
This is part of an ongoing series of posts by our Entrepreneur in Residence, Kosta Ligris, focused on guidance for the student teams taking part in our MIT delta v accelerator. “Your network is the people who want to help you -- and you want to help them -- and that’s really ...
This is part of an ongoing series of posts by our Entrepreneur in Residence, Kosta Ligris, focused on guidance for the student teams taking part in our MIT delta v accelerator. “One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say." --Bryant H. McGill Much ...
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