One of the recurring themes in the start-up world is the importance of having a solid, supportive entrepreneurial ecosystem. This includes not only the venture capital itself, but also mentoring, banking and legal advisors, and forums for exchanging information, contacts, and advice. Just this week, I found that the University of Pennsylvania, my alma mater, [...]
Entries Tagged as 'entrepreneur'
Launching… PennLaunch!
March 2nd, 2010 · View Comments · Personal, VC, tech
Tags:ecosystem·entrepreneur·Penn·Penn Launch·PennLaunch·University of Pennsylvania·Wharton
Eureka Moments: Realizing How to Meet a Need
February 26th, 2010 · View Comments · Personal, socent
A recent article reminded me that an idea that becomes a social enterprise (or a regular start-up) is often rooted in problems that the founder has seen or experienced first-hand. Specifically, I ran across an article titled “The Vision Thing,” a profile of the social enterprise VisionSpring in Entrepreneur magazine’s March 2010 issue. In the [...]
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The Wharton Alumni Business Plan Competition
January 4th, 2010 · View Comments · Personal, VC, nextNY, tech
I just wanted to make a quick plug for a project I’ve been working on for the past couple of months–namely, the Wharton Alumni Business Plan Competition for 2010, an initiative sponsored by the Wharton Club of New York. I’m currently serving as the chair for media and marketing and have been working on getting [...]
Tags:business plan competition·entrepreneur·venture capital·Wharton
