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Why I Wrote The Navigator: Develop Founder Skills to Lead Your Startup Successfully
Written by My-Tien Vo ‘87 I wrote The Navigator because I wanted to help new entrepreneurs start their venture well prepared in their founder role. I am a firm believer that new entrepreneurs need to develop their business idea in tandem with their founder skills....
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Roundtable Recap: Grant Gurtin ’12 Encourages Students to Take Advantage of the Entrepreneurial Energy at Brown and Beyond
On Friday, April 13, 2018, Chuck Isgar ‘20.5, a student member of Brown EPproudly hosted the inaugural Roundtable Discussion with Grant Gurtin ’12, founder of Fanium and Verb.Me. It was an exciting opportunity for student entrepreneurs on campus to have a candid...
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Roundtable Recap: Rip Pruisken ’10 Encourages Students to Approach Entrepreneurship as a Means of Experimentation
By Chuck Isgar ‘20.5 On October 12, 2018, the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship and Brown EPproudly hosted Rip Pruisken ’10, co-founder of Rip Van, for a roundtable discussion. The discussion is a part of the Roundtable Discussion Series moderated by Chuck Isgar...
read moreMatt Paknis ‘84, Is combating bullying, the quiet epidemic in organizations around the world
In the summer of 2017, Matt Paknis, ’84, compiled and circulated a manuscript with cases describing how his global clients embrace healthy management practices and thrive. Within weeks, Post Hill Press contracted with Matt to write, Successful Leaders Aren’t Bullies;...
read moreSamanee Mahbub ‘19: PEIR & serial problem solver
Have you met Samanee Mahbub ’19? She’s one of nine Nelson Center Peer Entrepreneurs In Residence. PEIRs are young, experienced mentors who are available to support their fellow founders. (If you’d like to chat with them about your venture, kick around a nascent idea,...
read moreAnnabel Strauss ‘20 announced as a Rough Draft Venture Fellow
Each year at Rough Draft Ventures, General Catalyst’s student founder focused program, meets hundreds of students who are shaping entrepreneurial communities across campuses in Boston — hackathon organizers, entrepreneurship club leaders, code club organizers, and...
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