The rising senior population due to the three major worldwide trends (see appendix A below)will force designers and programmers to make their solutions accessible to the seniors and disabled populations. We want to offer fast and accurate...
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Since the iPhone was launched, there has been the urban legend that building great products requires design/ engineering talent and a strong gut. We often hear people say that customers don't know what they want so there's no...
Some people are entrepreneurial by nature, they have drive to make something happen. Some are research-oriented, they try to uncover truth. Some are puzzle solvers, finding a solution that does the most with the least. Some may be...
idea: a simplified and integrated approach allowing firms whose stakeholders value highly social impact, to measure and communicate impact
problem: enterprises whose key stakeholders value highly social impact need to measure and...
Idea: a consensus building approach financed by key stakeholders to materialize the promise of entrepreneurship, national wealth and jobs for the young
problem: top down approaches to start innovation cities and regions are failing to...
I believe the management and board of The Engine could use more people with biomedical expertise. There seems to be two people with industrial experience in biomedical with biology backgrounds, it seems like a couple more would be...
I have seen first-hand how valuable a rightly timed advice from a seasoned industry participant can have on a venture's path to success. One one occasion, it led to funding and in other to a pivot away from the established path....
1. MIT would allow the public to submit problems that the public is facing, and allow MIT students and professors to find solutions to them. By public, I mean people from other universities, people from Cambridge and Boston, from countries...
For many faculty members, time pursuing commercialization support is in direct competition with time spent grantwriting for student support (and many other activities). The issue of grantwriting is an important one, however, because due to...
Applying for a government grant is an exciting but resource-intense process, and can be a valid source of funds for a start-up. Understanding on how to find the right grant and how to apply to it, will be of great vaule to any start-up.
