Laura Thompson ’09 has spent the past decade working on radical innovations aimed at solving the world’s toughest problems. Laura was an early product lead at Google X, where she drove product strategy for science fiction-sounding technologies including self driving cars, smart contact lenses, and delivery drones. While at X, she spread the team’s learning in […]
Rishabh is the founder of Gradly. Gradly streamlines immigration logistics for international students by bringing student loans, health insurance, US bank accounts, new phone lines, currency exchange & other services that international students need in a single app. Gradly's app eliminates lengthy paperwork, wait times, numerous fees & non-obvious decisions at every step for incoming international students, resulting […]
Rishabh is the founder of Gradly. Gradly streamlines immigration logistics for international students by bringing student loans, health insurance, US bank accounts, new phone lines, currency exchange & other services that international students need in a single app. Gradly's app eliminates lengthy paperwork, wait times, numerous fees & non-obvious decisions at every step for incoming international students, resulting […]
Join Brown EP for a virtual Venture Capital Panel featuring Lee Hower, Ashley Paston, and Shane Sabine '07. This event is open to all students. The panel will focus on helping aspiring entrepreneurs learn more about the VC world and raising capital, as well as provide students with the opportunity to learn more about VC […]
Join the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship and our partner the Slater Technology Fund for a special event introducing the exciting student ventures of Breakthrough Lab (B-Lab) 2020. We will open the evening with a fireside chat with our special guests, Mariah '93 and Sam Calagione, the co-founders of Dogfish Head, one of America’s first and […]
After Austin Martin '17 (Brown U) discovered that 67 of the top 100 SAT words could be found in recognizable hip-hop songs, he knew he could leverage the genre's lyrics to teach literacy and vocabulary in 100-plus education programs. That's why he started Rhymes with Reason (RWR) while an undergraduate at Brown, an online platform that allows students […]
How will changes in our daily commute impact our region's environment and economy this summer, next year, and beyond? Join us on Thursday, September 3rd from 11:30 AM-3:00 PM for Transportation, Mobility, and Accessibility as we bring together leading experts in the industry to discuss the future of travel in Providence, Rhode Island, and New […]
Come learn more about the Entrepreneurship Program (EP) and ask any questions you have about EP - all are welcome, Brown and RISD students from all class years! Register for the info session here. Apply to be an EP member here by Thursday, September 17th at 11:59 pm ET.
Arnell Milhouse is a Providence local and graduate of Johnson and Wales University, where he discovered a passion for computer science. In 2015, he brought together his love of education and innovation by founding IntraCity Geeks, a K-12 STEM education non-profit organization. He is also CEO and co-founder of CareerDevs Computer Science University, which teaches adolescents […]
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Cultivating Innovation: Informal Conversations with RI's Economic Gardener Join Venture Cafe Providence for an informal conversation, led by Tuni Schartner, Executive Director of Venture Café Providence and Rhode Island's economic gardener. Every week Tuni will lead the conversation with thought leaders from around Rhode Island touching on a number […]