Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
The scope and impact of MIT’s entrepreneurial ecosystem
are enormous. A 2015 study
underscores the substantial economic impact of the Institute’s alumni
entrepreneurs, whose companies have created millions of jobs and generate
annual revenues of nearly $2 trillion—a figure greater than the gross
domestic product of the world’s 10th-largest economy.
An entrepreneurial spirit lies at the very core of
MIT. Our guiding principle and motto, “Mens et Manus,” or “Mind and Hand,”
represents our mission not only to create and develop innovative ideas, but
also to transform them into practical solutions to the world’s
problems.