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Deadline to nominate for the Hazeltine Mentoring in Entrepreneurship Award
Professor Barrett Hazeltine has been mentoring and inspiring Brown University students for decades. In honor of his dedication to student mentoring, and in particular, of his mentorship of aspiring entrepreneurs, a group of alumni came together to start the Hazeltine Mentoring in Entrepreneurship Award. Mentorship is a critical component of the entrepreneurial ecosystem and of […]
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VIRTUAL Roundtable Discussion with Luke Sherwin ’12, Co-Founder of Casper and Block
VIRTUAL Roundtable Discussion with Luke Sherwin ’12, Co-Founder of Casper and Block
Join Brown EP and the Nelson Center for a Roundtable Discussion with Luke Sherwin '12, Co-Founder of Casper and Block. Come learn about Luke's experience working with fellow Brown alumni to create a D2C solution to reinvent the mattress industry. The conversation will also discuss Luke's current startup, Block, and how he wants to make […]
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Dave Fan ’09 and Ludwig Pierre Schulze ’97: Office Hours
Dave Fan ’09 and Ludwig Pierre Schulze ’97: Office Hours
Dave Fan has held operating roles in sales and business development at venture-backed companies focused on digital health (Zocdoc) and enterprise cloud software (Shibumi). He has also invested as a Venture Partner at NextGen and an LP at CRE Venture Capital. Dave began his career in investment banking and corporate strategy at Deutsche Bank. He […]
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CANCELED: Brown Venture Prize Pitch Night
CANCELED: Brown Venture Prize Pitch Night
EVENT CANCELED. The Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship hosts our annual Brown Venture Prize - a night of pitching, prizes, and startup fun. This year's pitch night is canceled due to the rapidly evolving impact of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). These 8 ventures have been chosen to pitch by the committee of Brown alumni founders, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders you see below. Winners will […]
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POSTPONED: Imperfect Foods, Perfect Opportunity: How Ben Chesler ’15 Saves Ugly Foods, Reduces Waste, & Raised over $50M for his Startup
POSTPONED: Imperfect Foods, Perfect Opportunity: How Ben Chesler ’15 Saves Ugly Foods, Reduces Waste, & Raised over $50M for his Startup
EVENT POSTPONED FOR FALL 2020 When Ben Chesler was a student at Brown, he co-founded the Food Recovery Network with his friend Ben Simon, which reduces food waste on college campuses by repurposing uneaten, cooked food from campus dining halls. It was Simon who convinced Chesler at Brown in 2014 to think bigger about the […]
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Rishabh Singh, CS ’17: Virtual Office Hours
Rishabh Singh, CS ’17: Virtual Office Hours
Rishabh is the founder of Gradly. Gradly streamlines immigration logistics for international students by bringing student loans, health insurance, US bank accounts, new phone lines, currency exchange & other services that international students need in a single app. Gradly's app eliminates lengthy paperwork, wait times, numerous fees & non-obvious decisions at every step for incoming international students, resulting […]