Much of the coverage on incubators and early stage competitions is replete with cool kids and VCs. Many competitors are polished, advanced young entrepreneurs who have some education, some investors or some entrepreneurial experience under their belts.
In 2015, when the President of MIT set out to launch SOLVE, the Social Impact innovation event, he certainly didn’t want to exclude the types of participants mentioned above. But he, and the team at MIT wanted to ensure a broad set of competitors, including those that might not be the envy of VCs or early-stage investors.
Image: Social impact entrepreneurs gather at MIT.ADAM SCHULTZ: MIT SOLVE
