MIT’s Mind-Blowing Solutions to the 9 Hardest Startup Problems
by Peter Cohan from Inc. Magazine If you aspire to be a successful startup leader, it helps to know how to solve the toughest challenges you'll face. When I was a graduate student at MIT, professors overloaded me with challenging weekly problem sets. So I figured an MIT professor would be ...
New system recovers fresh water from power plants
by David L. Chandler from MIT News A new system devised by MIT engineers could provide a low-cost source of drinking water for parched cities around the world while also cutting power plant operating costs. About 39 percent of all the fresh water withdrawn from rivers, lakes, and reservoirs in ...
Meet the Female MIT MBAs Starting a Venture Capital Fund
from Forbes by Frederick Daso Breaking into venture capital is not easy. Starting a brand new VC fund? Even harder. Potential limited partners (entities that invest in VC firms) judge a firm on the past performance of the firm’s previous funds. The life of a fund is nominally ten years, ...
OZE Aims to Help Small Biz Thrive in West Africa
from BostInno by Adam Smith Meghan McCormick’s road to starting OZÉ – an app-based service to help small businesses in West Africa – was bumpy. Years before the newly-formed company – which just scored a $75,000 Harvard award – was formed, it was the seed of an idea planted in ...
Solstice Team to Bring Community Solar to NYC Public Housing
press release Multiply Solar, a partnership of Bright Power, Inc., Solstice Power Technologies, Inc., Sol Purpose Development Company, Green City Force, and Solar One, announced today its intent to construct, subscribe, and manage community solar installations at 27 sites on two New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) developments. The solar ...
Startup World Cup: Competition decides best of 28 startups from around the globe
from San Jose Mercury News by Seung Lee From South Africa, Finland, Indonesia and more, 28 startups from 27 countries congregated in San Francisco in the “Startup World Cup” on Friday in hopes of winning $1 million. The annual competition to select the best startup outside of the Silicon Valley ...
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