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Lorine Pendleton ’91: The Barriers Women & People of Color Face Seeking Venture Capital

Brown Hillel - Meeting Room, 2nd floor 80 Brown St., Providence, United States

Funding the Future Series As an attorney, business advisor, and angel investor, Lorine Pendleton ‘91 is committed to helping underserved entrepreneurs and venture capitalists while also addressing gender and cultural blindspots within these industries. If women and underserved entrepreneurs were given the same opportunities for venture capital as men, it would generate over $1 trillion […]

Bessemer Venture Partners Summer & Full-Time Analyst Info Session

Brown Hillel - Meeting Room, 2nd floor 80 Brown St., Providence, United States

Multiple team members from all levels at Bessemer Venture Partners will share a presentation on the role, the firm, and the startup ecosystem and will then will open it up to Q&A. Remember, there's no "typical" background for a VC at BVP. We have startup founders, debate champions, varsity rowers, film screenwriters, triathlon athletes, singers, […]

Startup Studio: Your First Term Sheet from a Venture Capitalist or Angel Investor

Brown Hillel - Meeting Room, 2nd floor 80 Brown St., Providence, United States

Kris Brown '89, is a corporate law partner at Goodwin Procter LLP in New York City, tech and life sciences-focused angel investor, and entrepreneur. In this practical startup studio, Kris will discuss what to do when you get your first investment proposal from a venture capitalist. He will also talk about his experiences as a lawyer, investor […]

Startup Studio: Branding —The Secret Sauce

Brown Hillel - Meeting Room, 2nd floor 80 Brown St., Providence, United States

What your idea is matters almost as much as what they think it is. Investing in marketing may be the most influential way to generate growth for a new brand. And yet, due to tight budgets, limited resources and a laser focus on their new product/service, entrepreneurs tend not to prioritize this game-changing business investment. […]

Funding the Future: The Convergence of Impact Investing and Diversity in Tech Startups

Brown Hillel - Meeting Room, 2nd floor 80 Brown St., Providence, United States

Join the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship and Marcos Gonzalez '89, for an opportunity to learn more about the convergence of impact investing, as well as diversity and inclusion in tech startups. Marcos is the founder of VamosVentures, a venture capital impact fund, whose mission is to empower diverse communities through wealth creation, talent pipeline building […]

Startup Studio: Self-Care Habits for the Entrepreneur

Brown Hillel - Meeting Room, 2nd floor 80 Brown St., Providence, United States

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 […]

Startup Studio: Lessons from the Product Development Trenches – Learning From The Mistakes of Others

Brown Hillel - Meeting Room, 2nd floor 80 Brown St., Providence, United States

“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 […]

Startup Studio: Positioning Your Start-Up For Success – Key Legal Issues When Starting a Business

Brown Hillel - Meeting Room, 2nd floor 80 Brown St., Providence, United States

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 […]

Startup Studio: A Sea Change, The Convergence of Life Sciences and Technology

Brown Hillel - Meeting Room, 2nd floor 80 Brown St., Providence, United States

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 […]

2018 Commencement Reception

Brown Hillel - Meeting Room, 2nd floor 80 Brown St., Providence, United States

Celebrate with us!  Join graduating seniors, their family members and guests, alumni and friends of the center to celebrate and reconnect. Drinks and hors-d'oeuvres served. RSVP HERE