Harvard Innovation Labs: Startups & Entrepreneurship

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  Harvard i-lab | 2013 President's Challenge Presentation -- Sightline Productions 05.10.2026 20min

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  President's Challenge Presentation SPOUTS of Water 05.10.2026 21min

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  Harvard i-lab | Keynote: Why Should Society Care About the Quantified Athlete? 05.10.2026 44min

  We are in the midst of a revolution in how athletes train, perform, and heal. Advances in mobile technology, AI, Big Data, sensors, GPS, and more have allowed humans to stretch the limits of their athletic capabilities and have merged the worlds of statistics and sports in manners unimaginable just a decade ago.Uploaded 10-03-17With unprecedented teamwork from those who have achieved success in the athletic arena to those whose achievements occur behind the closed doors of research labs, hospitals, and beyond, we are able to use data collected from the human body to monitor, measure, and predict athlete training and performance like never before.During this event, the Harvard Innovation Labs, together with the Sports Innovation Lab and the OneTeam Collective, will explore the future of this dynamic, cross-industry, and fast-growing sector of sports technology.Learn more about the Harvard Innovation Lab at http://i-lab.harvard.edu/ and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/innovationlab and like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/harvardinnovationlab. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  How to Come up With a Startup Idea 05.10.2026 20min

  Coming up with a startup idea isn’t about waiting for lightning to strike — it’s about tuning into the world, and your own reactions to it, with greater clarity. Rebekah Emanuel, Senior Advisor for Social Impact and Climate at the Harvard Innovation Labs, shares practical strategies you can use to spark meaningful, viable ventures and turn ideas into impact.Uploaded 01-10-25Follow us:LinkedIn: /harvard-innovation-labsTikTok: /harvardinnovationlabsInstagram: /harvardinnovationlabs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Muhammad Yunus: Microfinance vs. Conventional Banking 05.10.2026 4min

  On April 19, 2012, sponsored by the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative, Harvard innovation lab, HBS Healthcare Initiative, Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus came to Harvard Business School campus to speak. This is an exerpt.Uploaded 01-06-12Social Business—New Models for Providing Sustainable Services to the PoorMuhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Prize LaureateProfessor Muhammad Yunus is widely known for his work in establishing the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh in 1983. Join us for a discussion regarding his recent efforts that focus on building social businesses and healthcare initiatives in Bangladesh. Professor Yunus is the author of Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty, Creating a World without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism, and Building Social Business: The New Kind of Capitalism That Serves Humanity's Most Pressing Needs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Turning Ideas into Impact: Myspeech 05.10.2026 5min

  Videography:Aaron James SanchezPatrick FogartySamuel MironkoUploaded 02-05-24Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Harvard i-lab | 2013 President's Challenge Presentation -- PlenOptika 05.10.2026 19min

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  Harvard Alumni Launch Lab X 05.10.2026 4min

  The Alumni Launch Lab supports alumni innovators from all 13 Harvard schools, fostering a global ecosystem of entrepreneurs who are truly changing the world. Uploaded 18-07-25Learn more here: https://innovationlabs.harvard.edu/labs/alumni-launch-labVideography by Owen Mack www.cobrandit.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Harvard i-lab | i-lab residents describe their Big Idea 05.10.2026 3min

  The Harvard Innovation Lab asked some of our student residents about their Big Idea, how it came about, and how the i-lab helped to support their venture. We think the video helps to showcase the activities of students taking advantage of the i-lab's resources. What's your Big Idea?Uploaded 04-06-12Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  President's Challenge Presentation Balanced 05.10.2026 26min

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  Almost Married Off at 12. Now She’s Changing Thousands of Lives. | Aria Mustary, Mai Soli Foundation 05.10.2026 5min

  At 12, Aria Mustary was nearly forced into marriage.Now she’s helping thousands of girls rewrite their futures.Uploaded 07-05-26Aria Mustary (Harvard Graduate School of Education ’24), Co-Founder and President of the Mai Soli Foundation, turned her lived experience into a mission.Mai Soli equips girls with financial literacy, leadership skills, and confidence—already helping prevent over 500 child marriages and scaling that impact globally.A finalist in the 2024 Harvard President’s Innovation Challenge, Aria is building a future where every girl has agency.“If we save one girl, her entire lineage is changed.”Film by Kieran Kesner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  President's Challenge Presentation Revolving Fund Pharmacy 05.10.2026 23min

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  The “Spermpocalypse,” A Problem No One Was Solving | Khaled Kteily, Legacy 05.10.2026 4min

  Male fertility is declining—but no one was talking about it.Khaled Kteily (Harvard Kennedy School ’16) decided to change that.Uploaded 07-05-26After experiencing the stigma and discomfort of fertility testing firsthand, Khaled saw a problem hiding in plain sight. As founder and CEO of Legacy, he’s helping men better understand their fertility and health—serving tens of thousands of patients.A finalist in the 2019 Harvard President’s Innovation Challenge, Legacy is reshaping how we think about reproductive health.“We helped take the burden off just the female partner—and gave couples more control.”Film by Kieran Kesner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Harvard i-lab | Startup Secrets Part 5: Wrap Up | Michael Skok and Geoffrey Moore 05.10.2026 2h 13min

  Presenting to a full house, renowned author, Geoffrey Moore, and Michael Skok took a closer look into gaining an unfair competitive advantage as an entrepreneur. The event commenced with a recap of observations and learning from the previous five workshops, followed by insights from Geoffrey Moore into the secrets of entrepreneurship and business building, including a preview of Moore's latest book, Escape Velocity. The lecture concluded with a book-signing, lunch and networking with fellow entrepreneurs.Uploaded 27-07-12You can read more about Michael Skok, and his Startup Secrets on his website: http://mjskok.com/ and follow him on twitter at http://twitter.com/mjskokLearn more about the Harvard Innovation Lab at http://i-lab.harvard.edu/ and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/innovationlab and like us on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/harvardinnovationlab Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Harvard i-lab | Startup Secrets Part 3: Business Model - Michael Skok 05.10.2026 1h 23min

  In Part 3 of Michael Skok's Harvard i-lab lecture series, "Startup Secrets: An insiders guide to unfair competitive advantage," Skok helped students to think thorugh the three aspects of business model creation—identifying your C.O.R.E. value, finding Multipliers for growth and Levers for cost economies. This allows you to have much better odds of building a company that returns value disproportionally to all of its stakeholders. Uploaded 07-05-12You can read more about Michael Skok, and his Startup Secrets on his website: http://mjskok.com/ and follow him on twitter at http://twitter.com/mjskokLearn more about the Harvard Innovation Lab at http://i-lab.harvard.edu/ and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/innovationlab and like us on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/harvardinnovationlab Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Pagliuca Harvard Life Lab 05.10.2026 3min

  The Pagliuca Harvard Life Lab is a state-of-the-art wet laboratory and co-working space for high-potential biotech and life science ventures at Harvard.Uploaded 15-09-25Learn more here: https://innovationlabs.harvard.edu/labs/pagliuca-harvard-life-labVideography by Owen Mack www.cobrandit.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Harvard Innovation Labs | Imagine 05.10.2026 4min

  Experience the Harvard Innovation Labs - a unique ecosystem where community and resources lead to serendipitous, transformative ideas.Uploaded 29-05-25Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Harvard i-lab | Low-Fidelity Data Mining for Customer Insights 05.10.2026 1h 14min

  How can we mine survey, sales and customer data to uncover new insights into the lives and needs of our users, without a strong background in statistical analysis or code development?Uploaded 04-12-14In this session, Almighty CSO Ian Fitzpatrick will walk through approaches to finding anomalies, commonalities and outliers in data sets — with a focus on using these to drive better qualitative research that shapes a great brand, product or service experience. Particular emphasis will be placed on combining private and public data sets to uncover hidden patterns and opportunities.The workshop itself is designed to be highly-participatory and hands-on. Participants are encouraged to bring both a laptop or tablet computer and an eagerness to collaborate with others.Learn more about the Harvard Innovation Lab at http://i-lab.harvard.edu/ and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/innovationlab and like us on Facebook athttps://www.facebook.com/harvardinnovationlab Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Harvard i-lab | Startup Secrets: Go to Market Strategies 05.10.2026 2h 16min

  Find out why it can be twice as important to get your Go-to-Market right, even if you've engineered a great product. Get to understand the strategic and tactical frameworks needed to enter a market and occupy a dominant position. Learn how to develop your "brand essence" and integrate other key marketing assets so that you can pursue an impactful sales and marketing approach.Uploaded 03-01-13Learn more about the Harvard Innovation Lab at http://i-lab.harvard.edu/ and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/innovationlab and like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/harvardinnovationlab Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Harvard i-lab | Harvard Launch Lab Promotional Video 05.10.2026 4min

  The Harvard Innovation Lab (i-lab) is excited to continue to grow the resources around entrepreneurship for Harvard students, and Alumni. Following three years of growth, and more than 500 unique ventures, the i-lab is opening a “OneHarvard” inspired prototype co-working space adjacent to the i-lab for high potential Harvard Alumni startup ventures, called the Harvard Innovation Launch Lab.Uploaded 03-12-14Learn more about the Launch Lab from Jodi Goldstein, Director, and hear from the inaugural class of startups in residence at the Launch Lab! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices