Founded 1998 Website www.mitgsw.org | Area served Worldwide | |
Type Not-for-profit Educational Organization Location MIT, Boston, United States Parent organization Massachusetts Institute of Technology | ||
MIT Global Startup Workshop (MITGSW) is a flagship event of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology run by a student group in association with Martin Trust Center for Entrepreneurship, MIT Legatum Center and MIT Alumni Association. Each year, about 40 MIT students, alumni and staff organize the 3 day conference in close collaboration with partners from a different host country in order to discuss practical steps that can be taken by students, academic faculty, venture capitalists, government leaders, entrepreneurs, and top business leaders.
Contents
- History
- Selected speakers
- Structure of the Workshop
- Global Business Plan Competition
- Global Elevator Pitch Competition
- References
The 19th edition of MITGSW will be held in Hyderabad, India from 21–23 March 2016 in partnership with Catalyzer Startup Accelerator.
History
The MIT Global Startup Workshop (MIT GSW) was founded in 1997 when the MIT $50K (now $100K) Entrepreneurship Competition received numerous queries from around the world from organizations interested in starting and improving their own business plan competitions (BPCs). The first MIT GSW was held in Cambridge, Massachusetts in March 1998. A decade later, in 2007 the MIT GSW expanded its mission to include all aspects of the entrepreneurial ecosystem. The MIT GSW has been held on Five continents, reached participants from over 70 nations, and grown to become the premier workshop for fostering global entrepreneurship.
Selected speakers
Structure of the Workshop
MIT GSW platform facilitates conversations via panels and keynotes at the interface of Entrepreneurship, Government Policy, Social and Development issues, Corporate responsibility, Startup culture and ecosystem. MIT GSW is also a platform for extensive coaching for 350 participants through a Business Plan Competition, Elevator Pitch Competition, Unconference and active mentoring for startups.
Global Business Plan Competition
The winner of the MIT GSW Business Plan Competition will receive a $10,000 cash prize as seed money and would be guaranteed a slot in the second round of MassChallenge, a prestigious Boston based high impact startup incubator.
Global Elevator Pitch Competition
Elevator Pitch Competition participants will receive training on day one of the conference from mentors to hone and refine their pitch. Then on the last day, each participant has 60 seconds to pitch their idea to a panel of judges and the entire GSW audience. Watch the video to see some of last year's pitches! Winners will receive $2,000 in cash prizes as seed money.