Why We Prototype

Build, Measure, Learn

Over the last 10 years, the phrase “Build, Measure, Learn” has become the go-to phrase for the Lean Startup process, which has helped transform modern entrepreneurship.

Introducing Generate’s Executive Director!

Over the past 18 months, a group of students at Northeastern University’s College of Engineering came together to create a space and organization for students who wanted to build products and work with entrepreneurs. With the support of the Sherman Center…

The Case for DIY Approach to High End 3-D Printing

Rapid Personalization: The Next Big Thing in 3D Printing

What We’re Working On This Semester

TrailTag by Opentrail Technologies: We are excited to join Dan Anadio, Lindsay Majno, and Bill Cullen as we take the next step in turning their idea into a full fledged product. TrailTag is a personal location device that can be used for an array of applications…

Amazon to Generate

Last June, I began my second Coop at Amazon Robotics. I was thrilled to have this opportunity in the first place. To work for such an impactful company has inevitably made me grow as an engineer and more importantly as a person. I was part of the Firmware team that was in charge of developing…

From Project to Passion

Just because… that’s all I could think of. Why would you build an aquaponic vegetable garden in your apartment?

Meet Benjamin D’Amour

As a second year graduate student, Benjamin D’Amour is more than motivated to get his ideas developed and run with them. He came to Generate this past semester with his big idea, TropoGarden. TropoGarden is an aesthetically pleasing, self-watering, self-lighting, contained environment to…

Meet SAIF BILLAH

Whether it was working on app development for Android, working for a virtual reality startup over the summer, or simply playing with Lego MindStorms as a child, Saif Billah has always been interested in pursuing his passions and pushing the limits of what he could create. Raised in Queens, New…