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Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution, A Roundtable Lunch with Deb Mills-Scofield ’82, Mentoring Maven

Student Lounge - Hillel 80 Brown Street, Providence, RI, United States

The Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship is proud to host a roundtable discussion with Deb Mills-Scofield '82. Deb helps mid to large-sized companies make strategic planning a verb. She also is a partner in an early stage Venture Capital firm. Deb has written for Harvard Business Review and other venues, including her own blog, and has contributed […]

Entrepreneurship Research Seminar: The Future of Entrepreneurship and the On-Demand Economy

The Faculty Club 1 Bannister Street, Providence, RI

Internet labor markets provide new avenues for finding and hiring workers. How does this affect the way an entrepreneur can organize his/her labor force? How can we use and design these markets to achieve the most good? These questions and more will be answered in this research lecture and discussion. Bobby Pakzad-Hurson, Jonathan M. Nelson […]

Funding the Future: The Convergence of Impact Investing and Diversity in Tech Startups

Brown Hillel - Meeting Room, 2nd floor 80 Brown St., Providence, United States

Join the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship and Marcos Gonzalez '89, for an opportunity to learn more about the convergence of impact investing, as well as diversity and inclusion in tech startups. Marcos is the founder of VamosVentures, a venture capital impact fund, whose mission is to empower diverse communities through wealth creation, talent pipeline building […]

Brown EP Presents: Food Entrepreneurs in Providence

Digital Scholarship Lab - The Rock Library 10 Prospect Street, Providence, RI, United States

This is a Brown EP organized event. Come support local business leaders, Amy Cary (founder of Amy’s Place on Wickenden), James Mark (founder of North Restaurant), and David Boutros (founder of Bajas on Thayer) to learn about entrepreneurship in the restaurant business! Say you're going on facebook! 

Valentin Perez ’18: Office Hours

Brown Hillel - 3rd Floor 80 Brown Street, Providence, RI, United States

Valentin is the co-founder of Symbol — a VC-backed startup in SF that allows you to get a job based on your skills, regardless of credentials. Valentin graduated from Brown this past May; he concentrated in CS and APMA but as a classically curious Brown student, he took courses in 15 departments. Valentin was the co-president of […]

Creative Careers: Charting a Life in the Arts

Studio 1 - Granoff Center for the Arts 164 Angell Street, Providence, RI, United States

Four Brown University alumni discuss the pathways that led to their careers in the arts. Sebastian Ruth ’97, founder and artistic director of Community MusicWorks in Providence, moderates a discussion among Rachel Moore ’92, president and CEO of The Music Center in Los Angeles; MJ Batson ’13, CEO and chief cultural officer at Make A […]

Roundtable Discussion with Rufus Griscom ’91

Student Lounge - Hillel 80 Brown Street, Providence, RI, United States

Brown EP and the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship are proud to host a roundtable discussion with Rufus Griscom '91. Rufus will sit down with 10 selected students who will have a candid and informal discussion. Rufus has built four companies in the last 20 years -- first Nerve.com, in 1997, an early youth culture website, […]

Rufus Griscom ’91: Office Hours

Rufus Griscom  has built four companies in the last 20 years -- first Nerve.com, in 1997, an early youth culture website, acquired by IAC; second Spring Street Networks, an online dating technology company acquired by Various, Inc. in 2005; and third Babble.com, a platform for top mom bloggers, acquired by Disney in 2011. Rufus is […]

Amanda Johnson: Office Hours

Amanda E. Johnson is the Co-founder & COO of Mented Cosmetics, a digitally native beauty brand targeting women of color. Launched in January 2017, Mented has turned the traditional beauty model on its head by placing women of color at the forefront. The company has been featured in several publications including Essence, Allure, Vogue and Forbes as shepherding a […]

Women of Color: Building Communities through Entrepreneurship and Leadership

Crystal Ballroom, Alumnae Hall 194 Meeting Street, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Join the Jonathan M. Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship for a panel and discussion featuring women of color who are shifting, innovating, and positively disrupting the dynamics of entrepreneurship and leadership all over the country. Our panelists aim to create community through their roles as founders, leaders, and as politicians. Nearly 8 out of every 10 […]