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 'Wharton'
Launching… PennLaunch!
March 2nd, 2010 · View Comments · Personal, VC, tech
Tags:ecosystem·entrepreneur·Penn·Penn Launch·PennLaunch·University of Pennsylvania·Wharton
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
A New Shopping Model, Just in Time for Black Friday
November 25th, 2009 · View Comments · VC, tech
Have you ever needed to buy something that you can’t get cheaply on Amazon or another online retailer, or just needed to purchase something quickly without having to wait for it to ship? Of course you have. It’s the way that shopping worked before the online era! But now that you’ve gotten used to comparison [...]
Tags:Black Friday·brick-and-mortar·internet·milo.com·shopping·Wharton
Hydros Bottle. Clean Water. Anywhere. Anytime.
November 23rd, 2009 · View Comments · socent
Earlier this fall, I discovered that some of my fellow 2009 graduates from Penn had started a social venture called Hydros Bottle. Now that I’ve established a blog platform with a focus on social entrepreneurship, I’ve decided to take this opportunity to write about their startup, which has been featured in the Dell Social Innovation [...]
Tags:consumer product·Hydros Bottle·social entrepreneurship·water·Wharton
