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When the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship announced their Founders’ Skills Accelerator pilot, 129 teams applied in less than a week. And although their enthusiasm was motivating, the “downside” was that only 10 teams were admitted into the program.

So, just over three weeks ago, the Martin Trust Center’s Managing Director Bill Aulet tapped MIT Sloan student Philip Cohen on the shoulder and said, “I’ve got this big open space and I’m looking to do something with it. What do you think?” When Cohen asked what his vision was, all he remembers Aulet saying is, “I want you to do what you feel needs to be done.”

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