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Jean-Jacques Degroof @jjdegroof

Jean-Jacques Degroof supports the translation of academic research into innovative ventures through his investment, teaching, and mentoring activities

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MIT's Thriving Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: Relevance for NTU?

Join this lecture by Dr Jean-Jacques Degroof, author of "From the Basement to the Dome" where he will delve into MIT's thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem and explore its relevance for NTU. Please...

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Check out MIT Global Startup Workshop eventora.com/en/events/MIT-G… via @eventora

MIT Global Startup Workshop

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It is the west’s duty to help Ukraine win this war. By FT's Martin Wolf ft.com/content/ed17265c-5ff6…

It is the west’s duty to help Ukraine win this war

We can afford it, and backing Kyiv will be less expensive in the long run than allowing Putin to prevail

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The first edition of MITdesignX Venice will conclude on Nov. 23rd with a Demo Day. Ten new startup projects have emerged to creating products and services that improve the livelihoods of people in Venice and beyond. bit.ly/3UZt6Qj
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I am delighted to give a talk to a group of educators from all over Latin America about my book at the Teach the Teachers Workshop for Disciplined Entrepreneurship in Mexico City this Thursday November 17. lnkd.in/dA__EmFr

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Europe has a spin-off problem. The recent Sifted Summit discussed some fo them.bit.ly/3yv1cCt

Does Europe have a university spinout problem? Key takeaways from the Sifted Summit

Europe's university spinout ecosystem sometimes gets a bad press — but how legitimate are the criticisms? Here's what the experts say.

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I am giving a talk about my book "From the Basement to the Dome..." on September 23rd at 12PM Eastern time at the Real Colegio Complutense at Harvard University. You can follow it in person or via Zoom. To sign up: bit.ly/3UeO8KW
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About MITdesignX – the Venture Accelerator of the MIT School of Architecture and Planning, which is launching in Venice to help solve problems experienced in Venice. designx.mit.edu/venice/
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Bill Aulet Named Inaugural Ethernet Inventors Professor of the Practice

MIT Sloan announces new chair position supporting practitioners and educators of entrepreneurship New chair endowed by Robert Metcalfe, inventor of the Ethernet CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 13, 2022—At...

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As argued by the author of this article, startup founders should conduct due diligence on the investors to whom they sell shares. The relationship with shareholders is like a mariage without an option for divorce! on.ft.com/33M2CfW
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MITdesignX and the Specialization of Entrepreneurship Education at MIT bit.ly/3uAmCNy

#innovationecosystem | MITdesignX

Jean-Jacques Degroof (PhD '02 Sloan) shares the story of entrepreneurship at MIT through the lens of MITdesignX and one of our 2017 alumni teams, Biobot Analytics. Together with MIT Sandbox Innovat...

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On Thursday January 27 at 6pm local time, I will give a talk about my book at BTU Business and Technology University in Tbilisi, Georgia (see details below) facebook.com/BTUGEORGIA/phot…

BTU - 📣 MIT-ს კურსდამთავრებული, ჟან-ჟაკ დიგრუფი ქართული...

📣 MIT-ს კურსდამთავრებული, ჟან-ჟაკ დიგრუფი ქართული უნივერსიტეტებისთვის, აქსელერატორებისთვის, პროფესორებისთვის და სფეროს სხვა წარმომადგენლებისთვის...

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MIT Startup Exchange: the largest university-based platform for startups to connect with corporations. news.mit.edu/2022/mit-startu…

MIT Startup Exchange: Creating powerful synergies

MIT Startup Exchange, a program within MIT Corporate Relations, has became the largest university-based platform for startups to connect with corporations.

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H. Lebret (startup-book.com) reports that Silicon Valley will soon be 65 and underlines the darwinian dynamics of the Region: "Ten of the 40 largest companies did not exist in 2000 and seven more did not exist in 1995. Sixteen of the top 40 of 2002 no longer exist in 2021.
I will be the keynote speaker at the DemoDay event of the MIT Enterprise Forum Central and Eastern Europe on January 12 at 16:15 Central European Time (CET). eventbrite.com/e/demoday-of-…
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Food waste accounts for 8 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Here is a step in the right direction. news.mit.edu/2022/spoiler-al…

Reducing food waste to increase access to affordable foods

The MIT alumni-founded Spoiler Alert has created a platform to connect major food brands with discount grocers to sell perishing products and reduce food waste.

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Happy New Year! youtube.com/watch?v=qM4V_BV1…
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6 Books by Sloanies from 2021 | MIT Sloan

Here are six notable books by MIT Sloan alumni from 2021 that demonstrate the Sloanie community’s ongoing commitment to creating, testing, and applying ideas made to matter to the world.

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On 11/04/2021, I will give a conference at Fundación Rafael del Pino with entrepreneur Iñaki Berenger and Prof. Miguel Palacios (ESCP) titled "How MIT Built its Thriving Entrepreneurial Ecosystem. Lessons for Spain?" It will be accessible online. See: lnkd.in/dvMTz9UG
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