Day 2: Visiting the Indian Institute of Technology–Madras (IITM) to talk with the Rural Technology Action Group (RuTAG) and the Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CSIE)

Day 2: Visiting the Indian Institute of Technology–Madras (IITM) to talk with the Rural Technology Action Group (RuTAG) and the Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CSIE)

Prashanth drove me through Chennai wicked morning traffic and dropped me off at IIT Madras. It almost felt like a homecoming. This institution is where I began my research in India, and seeing the Gajendra Circle elephants made the memories flood back. Plus, if you...
MIT $100K Elevator Pitch Competition

MIT $100K Elevator Pitch Competition

I need a better phone camera. Tuesday and Wednesday nights were spent with MIT $100K Elevator Pitch Contest events. As I have written, I’m working with a team of awesome MIT, Harvard, and University of Cambridge students and alumni on a new social venture, Essmart. In...