Greg Thorson founded Environmental Lights and has run several other successful companies in manufacturing, distribution and internet commerce. Environmental Lights provides LED lighting systems to lighting designers, OEMs, contractors, major network studios and television set designers and other professionals, and has been an Inc5000 company for years. He received an Sc. B. in Electrical Engineering […]

Wonder what it’s like to work for a startup? Join our panelists as they discuss their experiences in both technical and non-technical internship roles and gain insight on finding & applying for an internship at a startup. Panelists: Sophie Starck, Amy Li, Samanee Mahbub, Gabriela Asuncion RSVP on Facebook! 

“Smart people learn from their mistakes. But the real sharp ones learn from the mistakes of others.” - Brandon Hull Ximedica's Principal of Research and Product Strategy, Jessica Pichs, shares lessons from the front end of product development. She reviews interesting and exotic product design failures and discusses how they relate to design best practices […]

Steph Korey is the co-founder and CEO of Away, a global lifestyle brand designing thoughtful objects to make traveling more seamless. Before starting Away, Steph was the Head of Supply Chain at Warby Parker, where she built and led the team handling product development, manufacturing, and fulfillment. In 2014, she went to Columbia Business School […]

Ever wanted to work at a startup but not sure where to start? Or perhaps banking and consulting don’t seem like the best fit but you’re not sure what other options you have. Come join Curtis and Samanee as they explain the process of getting an internship or job at a startup, from finding the […]

We may have a big vision and the guts to make it happen, but we may not always have the energy, the boundaries, the mental clarity or the health to sustain it. In short, our self-care does not often align with our ambitions. In fact, exercise, healthy food, and meditation sometimes feel like just another […]

Please RSVP here.  Join the Jonathan M. Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship and the Warren Alpert Medical School Entrepreneurship Group for our Founder Friday series featuring Dr. Jon Elion (BS ’72, MD ’75), founder of ChartWise and Heartlab. Jon will share how he started out as somewhat of a hippie on WBRU in 1968 and grew into a […]

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 […]

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 […]