Blog
A collection of thoughts, stories, and findings on all things entrepreneurial, from the minds of the AVP team.
Plastic has a bad reputation that it doesn’t entirely deserve. It’s a durable, lightweight material that — when recycled correctly — can be used repeatedly with low costs and very little material loss. AVP alumni and serial entrepreneur Mona Taponen Balzarini wants to demonstrate this with her Muoviamo project by showcasing and letting people try how plastic waste turns into new objects.
20 Jun 2023
A while ago, we had the pleasure of having Mårten Mickos — an Aalto alumni, entrepreneur and current CEO of HackerOne — visit us for a talk. He shared his journey from Otaniemi to Silicon Valley, full of useful tips for the aspiring entrepreneur. We gathered eight of what we think are the most important lessons from his talk
14 Jun 2023
Imran Asghar is a researcher who wants to break the boundaries of his lab. He wants his research to get out into the world and make an impact. But he didn’t always think like that. This is his story from academics to industry and back again — and it has robots.
01 Jun 2023
Pride Month holds significant importance for the LGBTQI+ community. In recent years, the Pride celebration has extended from just a week to a whole month in Finland too. In this post, GAYY shares four reasons why Pride Month is celebrated.
25 May 2023
AVP recently moved into a new office in a building we're sharing with Aalto Design Factory, Startup Sauna and a bunch of research groups from the School of Engineering. We’ve only been there for a short while, but collaboration between the different entities has already increased, and we can only imagine the future potential.
10 May 2023
Solve the SDGs brought together almost 300 participants in Finland, along with around 50 in both Uganda and Tanzania. Five of those participants formed Wasteless Wanderers, went through a roller-coaster of emotions and won not only their challenge but the whole hackathon.
26 Apr 2023