The Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship invites you to join us for our Founder Friday series, featuring Brown alum Alex Zhuk '21, Co-Founder of Perennial. Alex will discuss his journey at Brown University and how he went from a student to a co-founder of a company that was listed as one of Time Magazine's 2022 Best Inventions. You […]
Visit the B-Lab program page to learn more about our summer program for early-stage ideas. Apply by Friday, February 3 at 1:00 pm ET. Application
Visit our BVP program page to learn more about the prize and other important resources. Apply by Friday, February 3 at 1:00 pm ET. Application
Join us for a book talk as Prof. Banu Ozkazanc-Pan, Founder and Director of the Venture Capital Inclusion Lab, speaks virtually with author Julia Boorstin about her new book, When Women Lead. Free copies of When Women Lead will be available for those who attend the in person live stream. Julia Boorstin was thirteen when […]
This brown bag lunch series will feature conversations on diverse topics in entrepreneurship by faculty and students. It'll be a forum to showcase emerging research, published work, and policy conversations related to entrepreneurship. Dr. Johannes Lenhard is an affiliate lecturer and researcher at the University of Cambridge and the co-director of VentureESG. He has recently […]
In recent times, the venture capital industry has come under scrutiny for allowing the rise of questionable firms characterized by poor corporate governance including ineffective boards, poor oversight, weak controls, and conflicts of interest. At the same time, an increasing number of investors are engaging in responsible governance practices aimed at strengthening the bottom line […]
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Design is always already everywhere. The built environment, our material culture, and the systems and infrastructures of our modern world are so ubiquitous, and yet so inconspicuous, that design establishes the fundamental conditions of possibility for mutual benefit and cooperation, as well as for conflict and competition. Positive Sum Design is an emerging discourse that begins with a […]
Brown EP is excited to host Josh Silverman ’91 for an in-person fireside chat this Thursday, March 2nd. Josh is the Chief Executive Officer of Etsy, leading the company as it builds a platform that empowers creative entrepreneurs around the world. This event will take place from 7-8 PM at the Liz Lange Lecture Hall, […]
This brown bag lunch series will feature conversations on diverse topics in entrepreneurship by faculty and students. It'll be a forum to showcase emerging research, published work, and policy conversations related to entrepreneurship. The Customer Cancellation Gap: The Drivers of Racial/Ethnic Disparities in On-Demand Work Research has only recently highlighted the role of precarity as […]
Join us on March 3, 2023 from 4:30 - 6:00 pm ET to learn what students who traveled to Tokyo and Kyoto to meet with Brown alumni, founders, investors and Japanese policy makers learned about the ways Japan supports entrepreneurship. This is one of the many ways the Nelson Center engages with a global community […]