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Alum Perspective: Mitigating indoor air pollution in Pakistan

by Zehra Ali, MIT TPP ‘09
2 years ago, 3 of my team mates and I founded Ghonsla, a building materials company to provide affordable insulation made from renewable and waste materials to underserved markets in Pakistan and beyond.
Since then, we:
* secured over $10K in seed capital through business plan competitions,
* manufactured installed insulation in 12 [...]

Alum Perspective: Think big; think global-but to succeed, act local

By Shelley Lau, MIT Sloan ‘08

In this insightful article, Shelley shares with us her observations and experiences post-MIT and some of the remarkable steps she has taken to create opportunity from obstacles. Have your own stories to tell? Share them with us, at techlink-officers at mit dot edu.

In today’s environment, businesses must think about [...]

JazzLink 2010: Jan 28th, 7-9PM

Every year, TechLink throws the best end-of-IAP bash, and this year is no different! Join us for JazzLink, 2010, viagra online canadian pharmacy a night of buy cialis great food, great music, and great company.
Open to MIT Graduate students and their guests.
Bring government issued id for wristbands.
Admission is free!

Linked Data Product Development Lab IAP Course

Sent to us by a former TechLink-er who’s back at MIT!
Linked Data Product Development Lab
K. Krasnow Waterman, Reed Sturtevant, Co-Leaders
Mon Jan 11 thru Fri Jan 15, 9:00am-05:30pm, TBD
Tue Jan 19, 5:30-9:00 (Demonstrations & Reception)
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 24-Dec-2009
Limited to 50 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
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MIT Venture Capital Conference Startup Showcase

The 12th Annual MIT Venture Capital Conference presents
Startup Showcase
Thursday, December 3rd, buy viagra online 2009 at the MIT Museum (265 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139)
6 pm to 9 pm
Free Admission!!
Meet over 25 exciting early stage startup exhibitors, as well as other entrepreneurs, investors and members of the MIT community.
Don’t miss this opportunity to
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Global Entrepreneurship Week starts Nov 16th

For one week, millions of young people around the world will join a growing movement of entrepreneurial people, to generate new ideas and seek better ways of doing things. Countries across six continents are coming together to celebrate buy cheap cialis online Global Entrepreneurship Week, an initiative to inspire young people to embrace innovation, [...]

Meet People at MIT who Share Your Interests over Lunch

Designed by MIT Students for MIT Students, Noontime Networking (http://noontimenetworking.org/) is a simple site that matches students at MIT together by interests and other factors
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and finds an ideal time for them to get together and grab lunch.
The site is still in beta form, but already boasts a multitude of features that you [...]

MIT $100K Executive Summary Contest Mobile Mixer

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MIT $100K Executive Summary Contest Mobile Mixer
Have a great business idea that enhances or leverages mobile technology ? Interested in forming or joining a team for the MIT $100K? If so, please
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join us for the MIT $100K ESC Mobile Track Mixer!
Wednesday, November 18 – 6:30-8:30pm
MIT Stata Center
Floor 1, TSMC Lobby
32 Vassar [...]

Investing for Gamers Event: November 19th 2009

Calling all aspiring entrepreneurs, investors and gamers

When: Thursday November 19, 2009
Time: 12 PM (noon)
Where: Location Corrected: E51-345

Students, faculty and staff are invited to the public preview of Kapitall—a revolutionary new online investing platform designed to transform the investing experience for the next generation of investors.
Traditional financial sites make investing feel like a [...]

Weekly Newsletter – Nov 11

No Meeting this Week. Might we suggest instead: World Usability Day Boston – Thursday, November 12th
World Usability Day is a global, public event to raise awareness of usability and user centered design. This year’s theme is Designing for a Sustainable Future.
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM  Activities at South Station, Red Line T stop, main concourse
Activity Details at upaboston.org/wud2009
4:00 PM – [...]