Entrepreneurship

A person types on a laptop keyboard with the text "replit" displayed prominently over the image, along with colorful geometric shapes.

Replit CEO Amjad Masad on bringing the next 1 billion software creators online

Freethink spoke with Masad about the future of software development, the outsized power of Silicon Valley, and the absurdity of the AI extinction theory.

Stephen Johnson

A man experiencing both failure and success on a tennis court.

Psychology

How to find success with the 4 conditions of “intelligent failure”

Intelligent failure occurs in a low-risk environment and leads to growth or new knowledge. To fail intelligently, follow five strategies.

Kevin Dickinson

Construction

Cleaning up one of the world’s most commonly used substances

C-Crete has created a more sustainable cement binding material that could significantly reduce the industry’s CO2 emissions.

Zach Winn | MIT News Office

Transportation

Here’s what is really going wrong at our ports — and one simple, fast solution

There's a myriad of disruptions along the entire chain. Solving this crisis before the global economy spins out of control is going to take many different and innovative approaches.

Amanda Winkler

Series| Challengers

This Gen-Z CEO is taking on the $20 billion tampon industry

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Rehab, re-centering, and rebirth: it’s the true story of a Gen Z CEO who wanted to spearhead a movement for better period care.

Entrepreneurs

Could Gen Z close the racial wealth gap through entrepreneurship?

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In partnership with Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

This American city was ranked one of the worst for the success of black-owned businesses. Can these young entrepreneurs change that?

Stephen Johnson

Entrepreneurs

Soccer fans can enjoy a waste-free edible coffee cup

The English Premier League, the most-watched league in the world, is aiming to become sustainable by offering an edible coffee cup at the Etihad Stadium.

Teresa Carey