Eir | Business Development | Mit F+F Colab
San Francisco, California, Us
The F+F coLAB is a collaboration between the MIT Media Lab, IDEO, and Target to explore new technologies and create ventures that tackle major global human system challenges.• Drive new business development, market strategy development and responsible for scouting new markets for emerging technologies, sales, marketing and unearthing compelling opportunities for complementary value creation. Excel at information gathering from the competitive landscape and then distill into actionable steps for revenue growth.• As EIR guide scalable projects out of the lab for launch. Direct teams of entrepreneurs, joint-venture executives, scientists, engineers, farmers, growers, designers, SMEs, and MS/PhD fellows through innovation design sprints to create new companies developing innovative solutions in blockchain, controlled growth environments, alternative protein, circular systems, sensor and water efficiency, machine learning, IoT and AI applications; help portfolio projects develop to the next stage-gate; shape projects for funding and go-to-market. Prototype actionable concepts & bring rigor to the venture assessment process.• Expert in identifying trends and opportunities, locating and researching partners, initiating contact and alliance building; presenting and articulating ‘high concepts’ for new business partnering opportunities.• Build and manage teams as founders of new human system technology companies with multiple projects concurrently; ideate, and develop new innovation clusters and drive project expansion plans; supervise and recruit staff, oversee project budgets, spending, and procurement.• Develop insights into new markets, create new value proposition for partners; filter potential business deals by analyzing the market, deal requirements, and future potential of the new client.• Lead the design research, prototype development, consumer testing, and initial business modeling and strategy for emerging venture concepts.