In 2018, Female startup founders accounted for just 3% of venture capital funding. This gender gap is causing more and more funders to recognize the business case for investing solely in women-owned businesses. Join an engaging discussion about the patterns and lessons learned from shifting an investment model that attempts to recognize and minimize unconscious […]
Rhode Island is making significant steps toward adopting blockchain technology. In support of this effort, FinTech Connect will explore the intersection of distributed ledger technology, business regulation, and the human resources needed to adopt this nascent technology. This event will also investigate the state of innovation in consumer finance, personal wealth management, data analysis, and […]
Innovation Dojo is a semester-long initiative run by the student-led Brown Entrepreneurship Program (EP), designed to challenge first-year and second-year students at Brown and RISD to think differently about innovation and entrepreneurship. You do not need an idea to apply! Dojo leaders encourage everyone who applies to come with a passion for learning and innovating. […]
Come meet the co-presidents and team leads of EP, and learn more about EP's initiatives! Apply to be a part of a the EP team, here: bit.ly/2QAatnd
The Israel, Stockholm and Berlin Entrepreneurship Internship Programs, with a focus on startups and technology opportunities, provides Brown students the opportunity to expand classroom knowledge to the world of business through an immersive professional experience in Tel Aviv, Stockholm and Berlin, where the startup culture flourishes. Through a partnership with the Jonathan M. Nelson Center […]
Innovation Dojo is a semester-long initiative run by the student-led Brown Entrepreneurship Program (EP), designed to challenge first-year and second-year students at Brown and RISD to think differently about innovation and entrepreneurship. You do not need an idea to apply! Dojo leaders encourage everyone who applies to come with a passion for learning and innovating. […]
Arnell 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 […]
Patrick McHugh - PRIME Program Director, Professor of the Practice About the presenter: Dr. McHugh is a Professor of the Practice in the School of Engineering at Brown University where he teaches courses in entrepreneurship, finance and strategy at the undergraduate, graduate and executive levels. His research interests focus on legitimacy and network theory in […]
Join us for an afternoon with the founder of 305 Fitness, Sadie Kurzban '12. While at Brown, working on her economics degree, Sadie took Danny Warshay's ENGN 1010, The Entrepreneurial Process, where she took her passion for dance and fitness and turned it into a business plan. She started 305 Fitness a few months after […]
305 is more than an addictive 55-minute cardio dance party. It’s a safe space where you can release your inhibitions, let your freak flag fly, and meet open-minded people while getting stronger and happier. In an industry obsessed with scales and calories, we’re all about twerking hard while loving and appreciating our bodies exactly the […]
