by diana | May 2, 2012 | Blog, Cambridge, Competitions
The past week or so has been quite busy for the Essmart team. We made it to the HBS Social Venture finals and had the opportunity to give a five-minute pitch in front of a great audience. Unfortunately, we didn’t take home a prize. One of our semifinal round...
by diana | Apr 20, 2012 | Blog, Cambridge, Competitions, Thoughts and Ideas
Improved cooking stoves not going anywhere in rural Tamil Nadu, India. Why does Essmart exist? Why are we Essmart team members working on Essmart? These important questions were posed to some of our team members today. We had a Skype interview with an MIT IDEAS Global...
by diana | Apr 15, 2012 | Blog, Cambridge
Thanks for coming by, folks! Jackie and I had a great time meeting you all. I, for one, love MIT’s ID Night and ID Fair. They are amazing events where MIT’s International Development community can come together and share the amazing work they’re...
by diana | Apr 11, 2012 | Blog, Cambridge, Competitions
Paul Polak’s team retweeted our MIT IDEAS Global Challenge profile! You should definitely check us out and vote for us, too. 🙂 Vote for us in the MIT IDEAS Global Challenge: 1. Register to vote! 2. Vote and follow Essmart!
by diana | Apr 6, 2012 | Blog, Cambridge, Competitions, Thoughts and Ideas
Today Jackie and I found out that one way to answer yesterday’s question is to, well, redefine the problem. We had the opportunity to meet with Sorin Grama, Co-Founder of Promethean Power and Greentown Labs. He was very helpful – and patient with us, too – as we...
