Drew Houston, SB ’05, emphasized the importance of always learning on the job while speaking at the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship.

The Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) leads its 2024-2025 Foundry Fellows on an ecosystem tour of Nairobi, Kenya. Over a three-day tour of Nairobi and a week-long experience in Kenya, Africa’s top innovation-driven entrepreneurs wi...

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, January 2025 — The Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is excited to announce the second ecosystem tour of the 2024-25 Foundry Fellowship program, set to take place in Egypt from January 17-24, 2025. Over th...

Gowri Kannan, MBA ’24, originally studied engineering and AI as an undergraduate — but she realized that she wanted to have greater influence on product creation and customer experience, and maybe even launch her own company someday. A hands-on MIT Sloan Action Learning project with a nascent startu...

The Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is proud to announce the launch of its Business Circle, a community of business leaders and investors from across global growth markets, who will also serve as the Center’s Advisory Board.

This thought-provoking blog post by Shamil Ibragimov explores the intricate relationship between freedom, innovation, and economic growth. Using MIT Professor Loren Graham’s vivid metaphor, it examines why true innovation flourishes only in environments that foster openness and freedom. The post del...

In April, Frederic Kerrest, MBA ’09, co-founder, executive vice chairperson, and COO of Okta, transformed his podcast into the book "Zero to IPO: Over $1 Trillion of Actionable Advice from the World's Most Successful Entrepreneurs."

Ricard Huguet, MOT ’04, joins Christopher Reichert, MOT ’04, on this episode of "Sloanies Talking with Sloanies."

Alexander Borschow, MBA ’14, joins Christopher Reichert, MOT ’04, on this episode of "Sloanies Talking with Sloanies."

From designing and creating environmentally sound materials to fostering connections between organizations and inclusivity experts, ventures founded and managed by MIT and MIT Sloan alumnae are making positive impacts on the world.