New Economy’s mission is to unleash the full potential of the entrepreneur! New Economy is the accounting, finance and tax partner to startups, emerging growth companies and small business entrepreneurs. They are passionate about entrepreneurs and small business owners because they are risk takers, dreamers and folks with guts!! Jeff is available to talk about tax, […]
Brown EP, The Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship, and the Department of Philosophy are proud to host a roundtable discussion with Dov Seidman, CEO of LRN and author of HOW: Why HOW We Do Anything Means Everything. Dov will sit down with 6-8 selected students who will have a candid and informal discussion about moral leadership and share […]
Unprecedented and unfamiliar forces are reshaping our world, our institutions and our leadership faster than we seem able to reshape ourselves. With one click, the dreams, frustrations, plights, and behaviors of others are experienced viscerally and directly on our screens. With just one swipe, we can summon strangers into our intimate proximity. Simultaneously, any one […]
The Get Started Rhode Island pitch competition finalists have been selected! Register here! The event will be held at the WaterFire Arts Center and will feature seven companies, which will compete for a prize package valued at up to $50,000. The following companies were selected: Medley Genomics – A company dedicated to addressing the challenges […]
Troy Henikoff is Managing Director of MATH Venture Partners. He was a Co-founder of Excelerate Labs, which became Techstars Chicago in 2013. Troy also helps manage the FireStarter Fund, teaches Entrepreneurship at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Business, and is on the board of the Chicago-land Entrepreneurial Center. Prior to TechStars Chicago, Troy was the […]
Are businesses at the convergence of technology and life sciences getting early-stage funding globally? Are global life sciences companies looking to be innovators by involving AI, the cloud, and machine learning to play a role in drug discovery? Does a culture that encourages failure also favor innovation? These are some questions that will be discussed […]
Kris Brown '89, is a corporate partner at Goodwin Procter LLP. He negotiates and structures private equity and venture capital financing transactions. Kris advises on a broad range of financings, including venture, private equity and capital markets transactions, for financial and corporate strategic investors as well as emerging growth companies in the life sciences and […]
As a student at Brown, Abhishek Pruisken (Rip) '10 missed the traditional stroopwafel he enjoyed back at home in Amsterdam. And after a study trip to Italy, he had an entrepreneurial epiphany ... it was time to bring his favorite snack to the masses. First, he started creating the decadent yet health-conscious snack in his […]
Join the Jonathan M. Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship and the Consulate General of Israel to New England, for our annual Boston Synapse. The synapse (or startup trek) provides Brown and RISD students the opportunity to explore the entrepreneurship culture of Boston, Massachusetts. Students meet with potential employers throughout Boston, and get a practical understanding of the day-to-day life […]
Brown EP and the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship are proud to host a roundtable discussion with Abhishek Pruisken (Rip) ’10, founder of Rip Van Wafels. Abhishek Pruisken ’10 will sit down with 6-8 selected students who will have a candid and informal discussion. As a student at Brown, Abhishek Pruisken ’10 missed the traditional stroopwafel […]
Ella Hood is an attorney and business consultant who works closely with startups and nonprofits to help them accelerate their business and grow their brand. Ella is a founder and board member at the Rhode Island–Israel Collaborative (RIIC). RIIC is the local representative of the Tel Aviv–based BIRD Foundation, which offers grants to stimulate, promote, […]
Join the Dana M. Dourdeville Lecture on Engineering in Service to Society,"Using Light to See Deep Inside Our Bodies and Brains," given by Brown engineering alumna Mary Lou Jepsen '87 Ph.D.'97. Mary Lou Jepsen is one of the world’s foremost engineers and scientists in optics, imaging and display -- inventing at the edge of what […]
This workshop will cover all the legal issues you need to think about when starting a business. Should you form a corporation or an LLC? Should you incorporate in Rhode Island, Delaware, or somewhere else? What agreements should you sign with your co-founders and initial employees and consultants? How do you issue stock? How should […]
Stephanie Singer '04 focuses her practice on advising entrepreneurs, startups and high growth companies with respect to corporate law matters throughout their life cycle. She represents technology and life sciences companies of all sizes in a range of industries, advising clients on formation, equity-related matters, corporate governance, venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, and ongoing […]
The Slater Technology Fund and the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship are co-hosting a panel of angel investors. The investors will offer practical and valuable insights for entrepreneurs seeking angel funding. The session is designed to de-mystify how to raise money from angel investors and explore a few of the idiosyncrasies of that particular capital source. Moderated […]
Register for the event, here! For many students, finding your passion often feels like an aspiration. For others, like serial CEO Chuck Davis '82, P'13, P'16, it's a way of life, that started back in his days on College Hill. Chuck will impart tips for students and parents on how to enjoy and have fruitful careers […]
Professor Danny Warshay, Executive Director of the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship, will lead a spirited workshop about the most critical skill in entrepreneurship – “bottom-up research.” This is the first step in the three-step Entrepreneurial Process that Danny teaches to aspiring entrepreneurs at Brown and all over the world. As opposed to the myth […]
Marianna has a long-standing passion for mentorship and entrepreneurship. She started her startup career in middle school, selling pre-clipped newspaper coupons for things like cereal and candy. While that business didn't take off beyond middle school, she has since worked for several VC-backed startups, venture funds and has advised numerous early-stage founders. She is currently […]
Join EP and Impact Labs for an exclusive panel on opportunities and careers at the intersection of tech and social good! Four students will share their personal experiences in the technology social impact sphere, moderated by the co-founder of Impact Labs, Adi Melamed. Learn how to find internships in CS that make a positive social […]
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 […]
Join the Jonathan M. Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship and the Consulate General of Israel to New England, for our annual Boston Synapse. The synapse (or startup trek) provides Brown and RISD students the opportunity to explore the entrepreneurship culture of Boston, Massachusetts. Students meet with potential employers throughout Boston, and get a practical understanding of the day-to-day life […]
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 […]