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Starting a Company Right Out of MIT - An Interview with the Founder of Hipmunk
Move over Alvin and friends, there’s a new popular chipmunk to reckon with: the mascot of a flight search startup called Hipmunk, co-founded by fresh-faced MIT graduate Adam Goldstein (Class of 2010, Course 6 – Electrical Engineering and Computer Science). The idea came to Goldstein during his extensive travel as a member of the MIT debate team. Finding flights was a difficult endeavor. Simply put, he thought “it [the experience] sucked.”
Want to be a Cleantech Entrepreneur? Be Creative in Your Commercialization Strategies
Many entrepreneurs agree that clean energy technology has technology commercialization challenges--capital investments required are usually large, scaling takes a relatively long time, and regulatory policies are uncertain. In today’s lean economic climate, what alternative strategies should entrepreneurs look for to bring their technology to successful commercialization?
Instagram VCs are celebrating their own obituary
One billion dollars. 100% leveraging in one week. 280X for Andreesen-Horowitz, the venture capital firm which invested $250,000 in Instagram in 2010. So many records have been broken by the Facebook acquisition of Instagram and these are records that will be very hard to break in the future. No doubt, this is Silicon Valley’s venture capitalists most glorious moment (those who are not crying over missing this bonanza, at least). But should they be celebrating?
Emerging Trends in Natural Gas – Finding New Sources of Demand
The recent advent of shale gas has disrupted the U.S. energy market, causing entrepreneurs to jump on what many consider a once-in-a-generation opportunity. Money has begun chasing natural gas deals including professional investors such as Venture Capital and Private Equity firms all the way down to the retail investor. Some of hottest stocks this year have been companies that are capitalizing on cheap natural gas. In this article, we take a look at some of the most exciting firms in the space today.
Big Data in the Big Apple: Thoughts from GigaOm's Structure:Data Conference
Economic expansion works like this: One trigger innovation spawns a number of supporting industries. The automobile, for example, brought us service stations, fast food chains, asphalt and suburban homes. Steel is another great example; the sturdy and affordable metal birthed the age of modern infrastructure.
Today, the world of web and mobile services has spawned a new and booming industry. The industry is called “Big Data,” and last week the key players got together in New York City at the GigaOM Structure:Data Conference.
Innovation in Pharma Part IV: What comes next?
In the fourth of a four-part series, we explore what a new, nimble, more innovative pharma sector might look like. How bad are the shrinking pains? What's next for the industry? Join us on Wednesday, April 4th, 11:30am at the MIT Trust Entrepreneurship Center (E40-160B) for a discussion on "Entrepreneurial Big Pharma: Myth or Reality?"
Innovation in Pharma Part III: Turning biotech relationships from zero-sum to win-win-win
Biotechs get bought by pharmaceutical companies every day. Now imagine the inverse. What if pharma was the one spinning out innovative small companies? And what if everybody won? In the third of a four-part series on innovation in pharma, we examine a rethought relationship between Pfizer and biotech. Join us on Wednesday, April 4th, 11:30am at the MIT Trust Entrepreneurship Center (E40-160B) for a discussion on "Entrepreneurial Big Pharma: Myth or Reality?"
