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Virtual Roundtable Discussion with Alla Bashenko BA-MA ’98

Nelson Center 1 Euclid Avenue, Providence, RI

HOW I FORGED MY OWN ENTREPRENEURIAL PATHWAY, FROM THE SOVIET BLOC TO BROWN TO WALL STREET TO FIN TECH Entrepreneurial careers can take many forms and endure different life cycles. Meet Alla Bashenko BA-MA ’98, who left her home in the Soviet Ukraine with just $100 in her pocket having been awarded a full scholarship to Brown. […]

NYC Synapse Application Deadline

Synapse is a cohort program that brings innovators together in the fall and culminates in a paid trip to New York City, January 15-18, 2020 (travel, lodging, food included) with 15 other Brown and RISD students to visit the greatest startup ecosystem on the East Coast. Engage one-on-one with leading innovators, inventors, and investors and […]

Van Wickle Ventures Info Session

Liz Lange Lecture Hall 1 Euclid Ave., Providence, RI, United States

Van Wickle Ventures (“VWV”) is looking for new members! VWV is a student-run venture fund that invests in startups founded by Brown and RISD students, faculty, and alumni. Come to VWV's info session to learn how students are trained to make real investment decisions with real money. No prior experience needed! By joining VWV, you […]

Stuart Weitzman: An Entrepreneurial Journey on the Road Less Traveled

Martinos Auditorium 154 Angell Street, Providence, RI, United States

Join us for a talk with Stuart Weitzman, the shoe designer, entrepreneur and founder behind the shoe company, Stuart Weitzman. Stuart will share how he took advantage of risks, made use of unfettered imagination and unique approach to marketing, and created partnerships both inside an outside of the company resulting in creating a global brand for his comfortable […]

Urban Social Policy Meets Real-World Capitalism

111 Thayer Street, Joukowsky Forum, Watson Institute 111 Thayer Street, Providence, RI, United States

Developer Frank Liu reveals the business and financing strategy behind Post Houston, a billion-dollar project to bring housing, arts, retail, and a rooftop organic farm to a disused post office site. Liu will open his urban development policy playbook, a rare opportunity to see how a large-scale innovative development in a major city gets done. […]

Yeshimabeit Milner ’12, Founder and Executive Director of Data for Black Lives (featured in an upcoming panel @ the Watson Institute)

Joukowsky Forum Watson Institute, 111 Thayer Street

Promise and Perils of New Technologies and Big Data for Human Rights and Humanitarianism in the 21st Century In place of hosting a Founder Friday event, we encourage you to attend one of our campus partner's upcoming events! The Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies is hosting its Inaugural Symposium and Reception. We want to highlight one […]

What is Venture Capital & How do I become a VC? An event with Black in Business at Brown and Insight Partners

Liz Lange Lecture Hall 1 Euclid Ave., Providence, RI, United States

Insight Partners is a global venture capital firm based in New York City. Insight write checks anywhere from $10m Series A’s up to $300m later stage rounds. They have raised 10 funds over the past 20 years, invested in over 300 companies and had more than 40 IPOs. Prior investments include TurnitIn, Canvas, Twitter, Alibaba, […]

Startup Forum – The spark for your next great idea!

Game-changing conversation, centered around curated, can't miss, innovation inducing content.   Startup forum is a place to gather and watch world-class curated collection of videos (and podcasts) featuring some of the most innovative entrepreneurs in the world. This is followed by immersive free-flowing group discussions, idea exchange, and insight from your peers, mentors, and thought […]

Tiana Hertel ’10: Office Hours

Tiana is an attorney focused on intellectual property and technology matters. Her experience covers a variety of technology-related transactions including: joint ventures, strategic alliances, and research and development; technology transfers; software licensing and distribution; co-branding agreements; and e-commerce, internet, and website agreements. In addition, Tiana has counseled clients regarding a wide array of patent, copyright, […]

How to Create Solutions that Matter (Defining your Value Proposition)

Nelson Center 1 Euclid Avenue, Providence, RI

Need help with your startup? Or discovering how to find customers? Join Deb Millscofield ‘82, who will lead a workshop that will show you how to find out if your idea has any value to your targeted customers (or just to you). Learn how to recognize a problem and how to create a solution that […]