Harvard Innovation Labs: Startups & Entrepreneurship
Oct 9, 2026 · 19 min · 14 segments
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There are approximately 30 million students grades six through 12 in the US that are trying to collaborate online.
However, they lack the proper tools and don't have regular access to someone that can help them.
Department of Education has found that collaboration was the most effective online learning method, and students learned efficiently when they explain their solutions to others.
A high percentage complained of a college/high school divide, where there's very little information transfer from college students to those in high school.
Researchers are finding that returns on education are greater than ever and growing, but there's a large socioeconomic achievement gap.
Over the course of the last few months, Crimson's team has been hard at work interviewing students to learn, in their words, what they want from a site like ours.
We found that students want access to users a few years above them and also want true real-time collaborative tools, not just a forum in which they can post their questions.
By developing the MindCloud matching algorithm and a suite of collaborative learning tools, students like Solomon and Rose can connect with Harvard undergrads like Emily, and students like Kathy and Mark can work together anytime across town or across the globe.
The world is full of great ideas, but the key to realizing the potential of those ideas lies in a team that's executing them.
We have the proper mix of technical skills, experience, and entrepreneurial drive.
He incorporates ideas and techniques from computer science and multi-agent, excuse me, and multi-agent systems.
My name is Philip Dade, and I'm a serial entrepreneur who founded my first online learning company at the age of 17.
I then went on to start three more ventures, raising nearly $8 million in early-stage funding.
I recently returned to Cambridge to complete my undergraduate degree, and at Crimson will be overseeing operations and financing.
Jisung Park is also a PhD candidate in economics at Harvard and a former Rhodes Scholar at Oxford.
He's the founder and executive director of Sense and Sustainability, one of the largest podcast, blog, and online forums for issues of sustainable development.
Oversight, uh, Jisung's management experience, which includes oversight of over 30 people at SnS, will assist Crimson with strategic growth and institutional outreach.
Alexander Paisel has a JD with a focus in IP law and a BS in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Illinois.
Alex will help Crimson with all technical aspects and development of the MindCloud algorithm.
In addition to our core founding team, Crimson has a top-tier advisory board that we'll be consulting with for all major issues in the firm.
There are approximately 30 million students grades six through 12 in the US that are trying to collaborate online.
However, they lack the proper tools and don't have regular access to someone that can help them.
Department of Education has found that collaboration was the most effective online learning method, and students learned efficiently when they explain their solutions to others.
A high percentage complained of a college/high school divide, where there's very little information transfer from college students to those in high school.
Researchers are finding that returns on education are greater than ever and growing, but there's a large socioeconomic achievement gap.
Over the course of the last few months, Crimson's team has been hard at work interviewing students to learn, in their words, what they want from a site like ours.
We found that students want access to users a few years above them and also want true real-time collaborative tools, not just a forum in which they can post their questions.
By developing the MindCloud matching algorithm and a suite of collaborative learning tools, students like Solomon and Rose can connect with Harvard undergrads like Emily, and students like Kathy and Mark can work together anytime across town or across the globe.
The world is full of great ideas, but the key to realizing the potential of those ideas lies in a team that's executing them.
We have the proper mix of technical skills, experience, and entrepreneurial drive.
He incorporates ideas and techniques from computer science and multi-agent, excuse me, and multi-agent systems.
My name is Philip Dade, and I'm a serial entrepreneur who founded my first online learning company at the age of 17.
I then went on to start three more ventures, raising nearly $8 million in early-stage funding.
I recently returned to Cambridge to complete my undergraduate degree, and at Crimson will be overseeing operations and financing.
Jisung Park is also a PhD candidate in economics at Harvard and a former Rhodes Scholar at Oxford.
He's the founder and executive director of Sense and Sustainability, one of the largest podcast, blog, and online forums for issues of sustainable development.
Oversight, uh, Jisung's management experience, which includes oversight of over 30 people at SnS, will assist Crimson with strategic growth and institutional outreach.
Alexander Paisel has a JD with a focus in IP law and a BS in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Illinois.
Alex will help Crimson with all technical aspects and development of the MindCloud algorithm.
In addition to our core founding team, Crimson has a top-tier advisory board that we'll be consulting with for all major issues in the firm.
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