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MIT
STARTUP EXCHANGE
Connecting Industry and Startups
MARCUS DAHLLÖF
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Connecting MIT Startups & Industry
1800+
MIT-Connected Startups
260+
ILP Members Global 1000 Corporations
600+
Introductions/year
MIT STARTUP EXCHANGE Connecting Industry and Startups M ARCUS D - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
MIT STARTUP EXCHANGE Connecting Industry and Startups M ARCUS D - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
MIT STARTUP EXCHANGE Connecting Industry and Startups M ARCUS D AHLLF P ROGRAM D IRECTOR Connecting MIT Startups & Industry 1800+ 260+ ILP Members MIT-Connected 600+ Global 1000 Startups Corporations Introductions/year Connecting
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Connecting MIT Startups & Industry
1800+
MIT-Connected Startups
260+
ILP Members Global 1000 Corporations
600+
Introductions/year Focus on quality over quantity as you consider how startups can contribute to your corporate innovation
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Events
Putting 100’s of startups in front of 1000’s of executives per year.
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Events
Putting 100’s of startups in front of 1000’s of executives per year. Participate, learn by doing and get better over time
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Post an Opportunity
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Post an Opportunity
Look for solutions on the periphery
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One-on-One Meetings
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One-on-One Meetings
No is the second best answer
SLIDE 10 VIA S E P A R AT I O N S
CELLINO
SAIL
Secure AI Labs
STEX25 Accelerator
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Partnerships
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- Identified valuable business problem (core business)
- improve training for manual assembly process on
production line
- Met at MIT event, identified by tech scout
- Pilot project to confirm business impact – reduced
training cost by 57%
- Dominant next step
- Relationship was collaborative, transparent
- Clear business owner and internal champion
Tulip and Merck KGaA Partner to Accelerate Operator Training for Complex Assembly
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- 1. Focus on quality over quantity
- 2. Participate, learn by doing and get better over
time
- 3. Look for solutions on the periphery
- 4. No is the second best answer
- 5. Have an internal champion
SUMMARY TAKEAWAYS
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- R&D Conference, Nov 13-14
- Autonomy Conference, April 8-9
- MIT Startup Ecosystem Conference, May 12
UPCOMING EVENTS