The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/entrepreneurship/page/3/)
This summer, the annual Summer Incubator Program and pitch summit of the Life Changing Labs at Cornell elevated eight student startup companies to the next level through industry professional-led workshops, lectures, mentorships and seed funding.
Peter Cortle, eHub Director, said some members gave feedback that “the space is too crowded,” and some have even “stopped utilizing eHub for entrepreneurial activities.”
Christophe Gerlach ’20 and Pedro Bobrow ’20 hope that their start-up will encourage more students to start their days with a healthy meal by having the food delivered to their doorsteps.
A $50 million investment by Tata Consultancy Services has led to the inauguration of the Tata Innovation Center on Roosevelt Island, a space on the Cornell Tech campus for academics and industry leaders to come together to conduct research and solve real world challenges.
Students pitched businesses ideas ranging from detecting milk contamination to providing fresh meals to students in the Big Idea Competition last Friday.
Shah and Conine agreed that the undergraduate entrepreneurial program, although small during their Cornell career, was foundational in setting them on the path toward becoming business partners and ultimately leading them to their current success.
Cornell alum Tao Liu M.Eng. ’12 recently made the Forbes 30 Under 30 – Asia list in the Finance and Venture Capital category for founding a financial analysis startup, MioTech, with former banker Tu Jianyu.
Former Cornell place-kicker launches new wearable technology with his start-up company, hoping that the new product can replace the stopwatches that athletes rely on to measure their running speed.
The Cornell-born start-up intends to service 40,000 nonprofits.
A new minor in entrepreneurship and innovation will be offered to all undergraduates through the SC Johnson College of Business.