For all of us, 2020 was a year unlike any other by a lot. I kept quoting Friedrich Nietzsche, “That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” The challenges came from all sides–students, faculty, staff, community–and in all ways: health, operational disruptions, financial, economic injustice, racial injustice, mental fatigue, ...
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 ...
Carly Chase is an Entrepreneur in Residence at the Trust Center as well as a Senior Lecturer at MIT Sloan. She is also the Managing Director of the MIT NYC Startup Studio, part of the MIT delta v accelerator. This year, Carly organized our second annual Corporate Entrepreneurship Symposium titled ...
November was a celebration of Women's Entrepreneurship at MIT in honor of the 150th anniversary of MIT's first woman student, Ellen Henrietta Swallow, stepping foot on campus. In the century and a half since, the women of MIT have made an immeasurable impact around the globe. The Trust Center spent ...
Today, November 19, is Women’s Entrepreneurship Day, a day celebrating and encouraging female entrepreneurship. Our student venture accelerator program, delta v, has launched some amazing female entrepreneurs, and our historical data show us that the women-led delta v companies surpass our very impressive overall stat that 3 of every 4 ...
150 yrs ago, MIT’s first woman student, Ellen Henrietta Swallow, stepped foot on campus. In the century and a half since, the women of MIT have made an immeasurable impact around the globe. We are pleased to celebrate Women’s Entrepreneurship Day by spotlighting some of the woman entrepreneurs who have ...
The pandemic affects everyone. Today, we are all dealing with a different model for living; many people are working or attending school virtually, there is less social interaction, greater isolation, more juggling of home and work duties, and of course the anxiety and pain if loved ones become sick or ...
by Chris Keshian, MIT delta v Program Manager Quantum computing has massive implications, yet the current developer environment makes learning and collaboration difficult. qBraid, an MIT delta v startup, aims to increase accessibility to, and interoperability amongst, quantum computing resources. What is quantum computing? (skip this section if you already know!) ...
by Chris Keshian, MIT delta v Program Manager After they were accepted to join delta v – the premiere MIT accelerator– five recent MIT mechanical engineering graduates were forced to pivot when COVID wreaked havoc on their initial market. Their original concept was UpLift, a fully mechanical ramp that allowed ...
MIT Orbit is an online tool for student entrepreneurs. This FAQ is based on an interview with the site's creator, Paul Cheek, a software engineer and tech entrepreneur who joined the Trust Center as an Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) just over two years ago. Q: What is MIT Orbit? Orbit ...
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