In 1948 Polaroid pivoted. They launched what would become synonymous with an “Instant Camera.” In its first instant camera — theModel 95– the film contained all the necessary chemicals to “instantly” develop a photo. The instant film was made of two parts – a negative sheet that lined...
Once it became clear that in theory a single bomb with enormous destructive potential was possible, it’s hard to understate the existential dread, fear, and outright panic of U.S. and British emigre physicists – many of them Jewish refugees who had fled Germany and occupied Europe. In the...
This class is part of a bigger idea – Mission-Driven Entrepreneurship. Instead of students or faculty coming in with their own ideas, we ask them to work on societal problems, whether they’re problems for the State Department or the Department of Defense or non-profits/NGOs or the Oceans...
Fast forward to today. The words “startup,”“entrepreneur,” and “innovation” are used fast, loose and furious by both parties in Washington. Last week the White House announcedStartup America, a public/private initiative to accelerate accelerate high-growth entrepreneurship in the U.S. by ...