The Eugene Lang Entrepreneurship Center Information Session September 23, 2014 columbia.edu/entrepreneurship entprog@columbia.edu (212) 854-3244 #CBSstartups
Mission Statement The Lang Center is the hub of entrepreneurship at. Our mission is to instill an entrepreneurial mindset in all students while providing them with the tools, education and resources needed to pursue their entrepreneurial ambitions.
Lang Center Staff Who We Are Vincent Ponzo 03, Director Professor Clifford Schorer, Director, Entrepreneurs in Residence Program Professor Murray Low, Director of Entrepreneurship Education Professor Sheena Iyengar, Faculty Director Ashley Zwick, Administrative Director Sandra Merrill, Senior Associate Director of Programs Mayra Reyes, Associate Director of Outreach Karla Wexler, Administrative Assistant
Entrepreneurship at
Data!.07% of all companies created in last ten years reach valuation of $1B or more (39 companies) Of these 39 companies: 13 (33%) had a founder with an MBA 32 (82%) had a founding member or a current exec with an MBA
The Right Place: Increasing interest in entrepreneurship Collaboration with Engineering, Law, Journalism, Medicine, Public Health, Public Affairs, etc. World class students, faculty & administrators Distinguished alumni with network density in NYC and SF Ivy League brand, access and resources Location, location, location
You Are In The Right Place
Opportunity Today, entrepreneurship is more than the process of starting a business. An entrepreneurial mindset is crucial for all organizations: small or large, new or old, for-profit or not-for-profit. THINK, START, GROW
START Incoming Students (The Best) Alumni Success!!! CEO Columbia StartUp Lab (WeWork) Lions Lab Lang Fund Investment/Match Columbia StartUp Lab Summer (Harlem Garage) Spring Venture Showcase (Investors) Second-Year Curriculum Greenhouse (2 nd Years Only) 9
GROW Incoming Students (The Best) Alumni Success!!! Small Business Consulting Program NYC StartUp Treks CBS students placed at start ups Lang Scholars Fall and Winter StartUp Career Fairs Workshops, panels, guest speakers Lang Fellows (Summer Grant Program) 10
Curriculum Select Spring 2015 Courses Lean Launchpad with Steve Blank (Block Week) Entrepreneurial Finance with Dean Hubbard (Block Week) Digital Literacy for Decision Makers Data Science and Entrepreneurship (with Engineering) Media Marketing & Entrepreneurship Social Venture Incubator with Ron Gonen Managing the Growing Company Intro To Venturing Launching New Ventures
Programs Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Columbia Program Entrepreneurs in Residence Program
Entrepreneur in Residence Program Barbara Roberts Tiger21 Wim Sweldons Sweldons Innovations Dr. Laurence Blumberg '94 Asha Saxena Syntimmune, Inc. Future Technologies, Inc Derek Lee 08 LG Fairmont Group Austin Okere Computer Warehouse Group Jim Moore '95 J. Moore Partners Kevin Quinn '91 Genki Advisory Clifford Schorer
Programs The Entrepreneurial Sounding Board Program Harlem Garage Passes Columbia Startup Lab - Summer Program Columbia Startup Lab - WeWork
Competitions and Events FALL 2014 Annual Fall Venture Fair Startup Week at CBS SPRING 2015 Spring Venture Showcase Columbia Venture Competition Entrepreneurship Festival
Resources, Advising Support, Networks and Communities Entrepreneurs in Residence Program Office Hours Vince Ponzo Office Hours (via COIN) Columbia Entrepreneurs Organization Lions Lab Columbia Venture Community (CVC) Bi-monthly Lang Newsletter Marketplace Columbia University Entrepreneurship CORE
Select Resources Business School Online & Social Media gsb.columbia.edu/entrepreneurship @ColumbiaEntProg @Columbia_Biz Facebook Group: The Eugene Lang Entrepreneurship Center at General Email Address: entprog@columbia.edu Columbia Wide CORE: coreatcu.com ADI: adicu.com Columbia University Entrepreneurship: entrepreneurship.columbia.edu NYC Gary s Guide: garysguide.com/events (Job Fairs, events, etc.) Startup Digest: startupdigest.com Made In NY: wearemadeinny.com MeetUp: meetup.com
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