The importance of building a support network and the power of great ideas are among the insights offered by a Waterloo Engineering alumnus in an interview about a startup she launched to make the fashion world greener.
Iris Redinger (BAS ’21) started Material Futures while she was still a student at the Waterloo School of Architecture and recently won an award for entrepreneurs who turn research discoveries into businesses that benefit Canadians.
Iris Redinger is a budding entrepreneur and a graduate of the Waterloo School of Architecture.
“I truly believe there is nothing more powerful than a great idea,” Redinger advised incoming students at Waterloo. “A great idea not only answers a need for others, but also a need within yourself. Value your ideas. Follow them and visualize where they might lead.”
Go to Catching up with Velocity Fund Winner Iris Redinger for the full interview.