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innovating for low-resource settings: learnings from the d-tree international experience

Water-Energy Nexus: A Connection That’s Driving Innovation

For World Water Day, we spoke with three ventures operating at the water-energy nexus to learn how they’re addressing strains in both resource systems.

Intensive Design Experience: Preparing Engineering Students for the Real World

An intensive design experience simulates a high-performance team situation to show students what it takes to succeed in the workforce or as an entrepreneur.

Building Startup Ecosystems: Good for Innovators, Good for the Economy

Heath Naquin profiles two I&E programs that are amplifying startup ecosystems to support innovators and drive economic growth.

Innovator Spotlight: Katya Cherukumilli

Katya Cherukumilli is the founder of Global Water Labs, a nonprofit startup developing a scalable and affordable fluoride removable technology.

Innovator Insights Series: Mastering Strategy Development

Strategy development involves identifying unknown variables around a target market, challenging assumptions, and maximizing breakthrough moments.

Innovator Insights Series: Understand In-Country Context

Early-stage global health innovators need in-country context when working to commercialize technologies in emerging markets.

Innovator Insights Series: Build a High-Performance Team

Early-stage innovators building a team require a mix of scientific and technical talent as well as commercialization skills and business acumen.

Innovator Insights Series: Maximize Support Networks

Innovators who maximize support networks are better able to navigate the complex innovation and entrepreneurship journey.

Innovator Insights Series: Preparing for the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Journey

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.

Drinkwell: Cleaning Water, Generating a Profit

Drinkwell is transforming the world’s water crisis into entrepreneurial opportunity.

Five Ways Early-Stage Inventors are Tackling the Global Water Crisis

From water conservation to increasing access to clean drinking water, inventors in our community are working to solve water-related issues around the world.

Applying Lean Startup Methodology in Developing Countries

Lean startup is becoming a pervasive part of entrepreneurial communities, but hasn’t been applied extensively to social innovation for developing economies. Why not?

The VentureWell List: 2016

2016 was a banner year at VentureWell, and 2017 is shaping up to be even more exciting. Here’s a quick summary of how we helped grow innovation and entrepreneurship in 2016.

Five Models for Scaling Up a Global Health Venture

A new guide published by USAID offers a variety of approaches that global health innovators can use when scaling up their ventures.

So, You Want to Be a Global Health Innovator?

Take a look at these six tips for global health innovators. They may help you plan out your next steps with greater clarity.

Four Themes Shaping Innovation & Entrepreneurship Education

I&E education is prospering as a field, but what are the next steps? Here are four areas of focus that will get us to where we want to go.

The Challenge of Hardware Startups Part II

Hardware startups face unique challenges in bringing their solutions to scale. Learn how one hardware startup succeeded through early stage philanthropy.