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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 [...]