Early Stage Innovators

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Collective Gratitude: VentureWell Community Reflects on Power of Connection

Read Thanksgiving reflections from the VentureWell community.

Innovator Spotlight: Ibrahim Mohedas

Ibrahim Mohedas of SubQ Assist found that absorbing information from diverse stakeholders has been the most important aspect of the startup process.

Startup Horror Stories: Scary Situations Entrepreneurs Can Avoid With Stress Tests

Frightened to fail? Face your fears! Download a free stress test to identify your startup’s vulnerabilities and brainstorm contingency plans.

Industry and University Collaboration: How Partnership Drives Innovation

How to Harness the Power of Startup Networks

Successful startups use three tactics to build and maintain a strong network.

Sustainability from the Start: Helping Early Stage Inventors Think Green

Early stage inventors require access to resources and opportunities to explore what it means to integrate sustainability principles into their products.

Faculty Spotlight: Steve Tello

Steve Tello of UMASS Lowell combines his passion for teaching with research, examining how to best promote the commercialization of emerging technologies.

8 Class Activities to Stimulate Inventor Entrepreneurs

Makerspace Masters: How Faculty Are Spurring Innovation on Campus

Students at four universities are developing an entrepreneurial mindset at their campus makerspaces.

Grox Industries: Energy Efficiency is a Window of Opportunity for Cleantech UP Winners

Grox Industries’ nanomaterial-based glass window coating reduces energy loss by 50%, saving consumers up to 70% on their heating and cooling costs.

4 Ways to Support Student Innovators Beyond the Classroom

Successful early-stage innovators have access to a mix of hands-on coursework and training, coaching, and networks outside of the classroom.

Startups Aren’t the Final Stop for Early Stage Innovators

Innovators in science & technology have the potential to solve the world’s most difficult problems with their inventions. Entrepreneurship is an effective – yet challenging…

7 Steps to Formulating a Successful Exit Strategy

Sanergy: Solving the Sanitation Crisis, One Toilet at a Time

Sanergy builds healthy, prosperous communities by making hygienic sanitation affordable and accessible throughout Africa’s informal settlements.

Infinite Cooling: Clean Energy Champions Aim to Save Power Plants Water and Money

Infinite Cooling invented technology to help power plants reduce water consumption by 20 to 30 percent and save millions of dollars each year.

Drinkwell: Cleaning Water, Generating a Profit

VentureWell E-Team Drinkwell is transforming the world’s water crisis into entrepreneurial opportunity.

How the Cleantech UP Competition Benefits Aspiring Student Entrepreneurs

Turning a game-changing technology into a commercial product requires a lot more than time in a lab.

Impact Inventing: SiNode Systems’ Approach to Sustainable Energy

VentureWell E-Team SiNode Systems developed technology that enables longer-lasting, faster-charging Lithium-ion batteries.

Three Lessons Young Innovators Can Learn from Theranos’ Mistakes

Christina Tamer offers guidance on how early-stage startups can avoid making business and ethical mistakes.

Helix Steel: Unlikely Champions of Sustainable Design

Helix Steel’s technology is both stronger than rebar concrete and less carbon- and labor-intensive to produce.

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