Where Are The Women In Venture Capital?
At the beginning of 2014, Forbes said the year would be a “breakout year for women entrepreneurs.” Indeed, Forbes had its reasons to believe so. According to a 2013 American Express-sponsored report,...
View ArticleHow To Raise Millions For Your Startup: A Q&A With The Authors Of Get Backed
Evan Loomis (left) and Evan Baehr (right), co-authors of Get Backed. Courtesy photo When going about raising money for your venture, it’s best not to be an asshole. “I think if you’re an asshole,...
View ArticlePoets&Quants’ 2016 Top 100 MBA Startups
The companies founded by these MBA entrepreneurs are among the Top 100 MBA Startups of 2016 Do you need an MBA to do a successful startup? Of course not. But when it comes to using an MBA experience to...
View ArticleTop Business Schools For Startups
Harvard Business School Rock Center for Entrepreneurship – Ethan Baron photo Which business school boasts the most entrepreneurial prowess? It’s a question of viable interest, and the answer, of...
View ArticleThe Investors Behind The Top MBA Startups
BoxGroup loves giving money to MBA founded ventures. Don’t believe it? Ask Adam Rothenberg, managing director for BoxGroup, a New York City-based early stage investment fund. “We love investing in...
View ArticleStitch Fix: Harvard MBA Hurdles Silicon Valley Gender Barrier
Katrina Lake, founder/CEO of e-commerce clothing/styling company Stitch Fix – Ethan Baron photo Merrill Lynch last year put the total purchasing power of U.S. women at $5 trillion. Globally, women’s...
View ArticleFrom Delivery Platforms To Aquaponics, MBAs & The Food Startup Craze
“The most compelling presentation will get these persimmons and this pineapple guava straight from the Idea Garden,” declares Will Rosenzweig in front of a packed theatre-style room in Cheit Hall on...
View ArticleThe MBA And The Startup: A Worthy And Viable Path Or A March To An...
Founders of Coffee Meets Bagel, Arum Kang (left), Dawoon Kang and Soo Kang. Courtesy photo In the South of Market (SOMA) district of San Francisco rests the JPMorgan Chase building, directly across...
View ArticleMBAs At Microsoft, Bain & Google Top Pay Sweepstakes
$54.06. For many that amount doesn’t mean much. For freshly minted MBAs, it should mean more. $54.06 is the average hourly wage a recently graduated MBA makes, according to a new study of pay by...
View ArticleKobe Bryant Invests In Ross Alumni Startup
The recently retired Lakers superstar has joined a $100 million venture capital fund Five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant is teaming up with entrepreneur Jeff Stibel to launch a $100 million venture...
View ArticleColumbia PE Event To Address Uncertainty
Columbia Business School PE & VC Conference in 2016 Ten hours a week may not seem like a lot of time. But just try to find an extra hour, let alone 10, in an MBA’s schedule. That has been the...
View ArticleBoothie Starts Podcast For Entrepreneurs
Crissy Costa, who is finishing up her MBA at Chicago Booth, launched a series of podcasts called 52 Founders. Courtesy photo Last November’s presidential election in the United States changed the paths...
View ArticleMy VC Summer: 3 MBA Internship Lessons
February 2017: I’m in the middle of my first year in MIT Sloan’s MBA program, and unlike most of my classmates, I don’t have a summer internship lined up. If you are in the process of earning your MBA...
View ArticleWhere Are The Women In Venture Capital?
At the beginning of 2014, Forbes said the year would be a “breakout year for women entrepreneurs.” Indeed, Forbes had its reasons to believe so. According to a 2013 American Express-sponsored report,...
View ArticleHow To Raise Millions For Your Startup: A Q&A With The Authors Of Get Backed
Evan Loomis (left) and Evan Baehr (right), co-authors of Get Backed. Courtesy photo When going about raising money for your venture, it’s best not to be an asshole. “I think if you’re an asshole,...
View ArticlePoets&Quants’ 2016 Top 100 MBA Startups
The companies founded by these MBA entrepreneurs are among the Top 100 MBA Startups of 2016 Do you need an MBA to do a successful startup? Of course not. But when it comes to using an MBA experience to...
View ArticleTop Business Schools For Startups
Harvard Business School Rock Center for Entrepreneurship – Ethan Baron photo Which business school boasts the most entrepreneurial prowess? It’s a question of viable interest, and the answer, of...
View ArticleThe Investors Behind The Top MBA Startups
BoxGroup loves giving money to MBA founded ventures. Don’t believe it? Ask Adam Rothenberg, managing director for BoxGroup, a New York City-based early stage investment fund. “We love investing in...
View ArticleStitch Fix: Harvard MBA Hurdles Silicon Valley Gender Barrier
Katrina Lake, founder/CEO of e-commerce clothing/styling company Stitch Fix – Ethan Baron photo Merrill Lynch last year put the total purchasing power of U.S. women at $5 trillion. Globally, women’s...
View ArticleFrom Delivery Platforms To Aquaponics, MBAs & The Food Startup Craze
“The most compelling presentation will get these persimmons and this pineapple guava straight from the Idea Garden,” declares Will Rosenzweig in front of a packed theatre-style room in Cheit Hall on...
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