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. […]
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 (“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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 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, […]
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 […]
Brown EP and the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship are excited for an upcoming Roundtable Discussion with Tom First '89 and Tom Scott. In order to ensure a personalized experience for all the participants, the roundtable is limited to 10 students. Those interested in participating should complete this form by Monday, November 5 at 7:00 pm. […]
Van Wickle Ventures is powered by its Student Associates. Associates have the opportunity to meet founders, evaluate startups, real investments with real money. Students Associates are trained through workshops, case studies, and guest speakers. Associates then source opportunities, perform due diligence, and recommend investment decisions to our Investment Committee of industry experts. Gaining an academic […]
Founder Friday: Deciphering Disease and Improving Population Health How can we create better systems to support health care management for the chronically ill and underserved? How can technology improve healthcare outcomes and provide the independence that we all deserve when it comes to our health? These are the types of questions Dr. Piali De ScM […]
Sign up for an appointment here! 2nd floor, Nelson Center conference room Piali De, PhD is a co-founder and CEO of Senscio Systems, a technology company whose vision is to be a leader in technology platforms that automatically make sense of varied and voluminous data to support informed decision-making. Piali De is the co-inventor of […]
Hear how RISD alumni pursue their passions! Learn how they launch personal projects, start businesses, ignite innovation and make social impact. These TED-style talks showcase the talent, thinking and conviction that alumni tap to create truly great experiences. Share the afternoon with creative entrepreneurs. Discover new paths. Challenge your thinking and be inspired! Free for […]
Tanner is a Business Designer in Residence at IDEO CoLab. There, he's working on a collaborative project with the World Bank and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to design solutions that promote financial inclusion in Indonesia. Before joining IDEO, he launched Empoly, a disability-focused recruitment startup that partnered with companies like Pinterest and Deloitte. After his […]
As managing director of the Slater Technology Fund, Thorne focuses on the earliest stage of company creation, often working with university-based teams commercializing research. He serves as board member for Voltserver, Datarista, Advanced Image Enhancement, and Tizra Software, and as a board observer at Squadlocker, Drive Time Metrics, eNow, Aquanis, Location, Inc., and RxVantage. He was […]
If technology is your secret sauce, can it really be entrusted to a third-party? Offshore development holds great promise, but there are horror stories as well. Join us for a lively discussion between Dave Durfee, founder of Bay Computer and adjunct professor at Brown University, and Aidan Petrie, founding partner of NEMIC (New England Medical Innovation Center) and co-founder of Ximedica, […]
Join CareerLAB and Waterman Ventures at the Nelson Center to learn about potential internship opportunities around the country in a wide variety of venture-backed start-ups. In addition, a handful of VC roles are available working directly with Waterman Ventures (NYC) and the Alumni Ventures Group. Come learn more about spending your summer living and breathing […]
You are invited to the 5th Annual Dana M. Dourdeville Lecture on Engineering in Service to Society, given by Stanford professor and MacArthur Fellow Manu Prakash. Thinking about cost as an engineering constraint brings new life to ideas. This is what makes the difference between an idea influencing a hundred people or a billion. As […]
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 […]
Discussion: For our next roundtable, join Brown EP and the Nelson Center for a discussion on with Elizabeth de Saint-Aignan '99, Managing Partner & Co-Founder, Collective Capital. Come discuss her journey through venture capital and private equity, how she evaluates tech investments, and the impact Brown's open curriculum and her Harvard MBA had on her career. […]
Young Entrepreneurs of Providence (YEP) is an eight-week long after-school innovation accelerator for local high school students. Throughout this accelerator, the cohort of students has been working in teams to ideate, prototype, and test their own entrepreneurial pursuits. Attend Pitch Night to hear pitch ideas from all five amazing teams. RSVP on Facebook.
Ever since the summer of 1995, Mariah Calagione ’93 and her husband Sam Calagione have been brewing, cooking, selling and talking everything beer as the founders of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery. Fast forward 24 years and they have now merged Dogfish Head with the Boston Beer Company to create the largest American-owned indie craft brewery. Sam […]
Are you fascinated by startups, technology, and entrepreneurship? Do you like hearing enthralling pitches while eating free food? If so, come to EP’s Dojo pitch day! There will be food, startups, and pitches galore. (Food will be provided in Room 110 starting 3:50 PM) Visit brownentrepreneurship.com/dojo/ for more information on Innovation Dojo. We hope to […]