CMU Entrepreneurship

Read about CMU's Courtney Williamson, Ph.D. founder of AbiliLife Inc., Kofi Ampadu (SKU'D Ventures), Tania Taloute (Lumis Corp) and Jonathan Dyer (Northrop Grumman) in today's Weekly Bulletin as we wrap up our Black History Month celebration! Also check out other awesome CMU startup news & upcoming events/deadlines https://t.e2ma.net/message/xwvqud/hoqcwg

In today's Weekly Bulletin, we celebrate Black History Month by acknowledging some of our talented black entrepreneurs! In today's issue, we highlight CMU ECE alumnus Gus Jenkins (ShipBob), along with Hahna Alexander (SolePower) Kariithi Kilemi (Facebook) and Jim Gibbs (Meter Feeder, Inc.). We will feature others throughout the rest of February. Take a look & see what else is new in this edition https://lnkd.in/eXtKkG2

Don't miss the Swartz Center's exciting virtual fireside chat with Geoff Ralston (Y Combinator) and Blake Scholl (Boom) on February 16 at 6pm; EST|3pm PST! Register now to save your spot! http://bit.ly/3pVy8xI

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Come join us for a special webinar with Y Combinator Partner & President Geoff Ralston on Feb. 16; 7pm (Atlantic time-Canada)! Geoff will cover some of the myths that exist around starting startups, what you should do while you’re still in school if you want to start a company and he’ll discuss how YC can help you get started. Register for the webinar here https://ycombinator.zoom.us//re/WN_0OE21jn2R7yEnb05QXHqLg Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon

Thanks to all of the CMU and Pitt startups who participated in tonight's Steel City Startups event and all of the #GEW2020 events this week!

CMU student entrepreneurs! Registration for the 2021 McGinnis Venture Competition is now open! This awesome competition brings together CMU's best & brightest to compete for $60K in investments. Find out more & register here bit.ly/2JxJns3

Happy Global Entrepreneurship Week (a little early this year for CMU/Pitt)! You don't want to miss all that's happening in today's Weekly Bulletin. Check it out and make sure you register for some great upcoming events for #GEW2020 & more! https://lnkd.in/esSRYGQ

We're celebrating Global Entrepreneurship Week a little early! Check out #GEW2020 virtual events at CMU x Pitt x Duquesne taking place November 6-12, 2020 and register for some great talks, a pitch competition & more at http://bit.ly/2CA8TLQ Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon

Come witness this must-see webinar on Thursday, October 29; VentureBridge: Taking CMU Alumni Founders from Idea to Marketplace. Three alumnae, including VentureBridge director and Entrepreneur-In-Residence Namrata Banerjee, will share their journey, their trials and tribulations and how the Swartz Center community of experts, mentors and investors help alumni founders. Register here https://cmu.zoom.us/webi/register/WN_UD8T9THqSAqkvDA5oDiF_A

Check out the great story by Carnegie Mellon University news recapping our webinar with Mark Cuban!