Improving the world is a serious business
The premise of the President’s Challenge is simple: You don’t have to wait until graduation — or become a Zuckerbergian dropout — to change the world. The inaugural competition is part of the University’s attempt to both promote and harness innovation happening across Harvard, and to encourage students to work together across disciplines to address pressing social problems with entrepreneurial solutions. The 10 finalists, selected in April from a pool of more than 170 teams, will present their work to a panel of judges and the public on May 17. There’s much at stake: $100,000 in prize money (to be split among up to four teams), dedicated space in the Harvard Innovation Lab (i-lab) for the summer, access to Harvard mentors and resources, and, not least of all, a chance to make a real difference. Below is a look at four of the remaining teams: Balanced Kitchen Valerie Scheer and Amalia Torres Carmona’s business idea...