Tag: Startups

B.E.T.A. Challenge

Babson Startups Win Big at B.E.T.A. Challenge More than $300,000 in cash and prizes was awarded at the esteemed Babson Entrepreneurial Thought & Action® (B.E.T.A.) Challenge.

By Michael Chmura

April 16, 2019

Tagged Alumni, Class of 2020, Campus, Graduate, Social Innovation, Startups, Undergraduate

Posted in Community

Matthew Mottola

The Corporate Entrepreneur: Matthew Mottola at Microsoft Matthew Mottola MS’17 is obsessed with fixing both the way we work, and the way we feel about our work. He used his make-it-happen mindset to tackle this problem at Microsoft.

By Shannon Sweeny Curran

April 9, 2019

Tagged Corporate Innovation, Alumni, Graduate, Startups

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Michael Ioffe of Arist

Michael Ioffe’s Conversation Became a World-Changing Idea A series of conversations with students in Yemen left Michael Ioffe ’21 with an idea—that text messages could be used to bridge the digital learning access gap.

By Kait Smith Lanthier

April 8, 2019

Tagged Undergraduate, Startups

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

B.E.T.A Challenge 2019

One Day. All Access. Founders Summit 2019. Entrepreneurial power houses from Babson’s global community will come together for the first Founder’s Summit on Thursday, April 11.

By Brianna Radicioni

April 8, 2019

Tagged Alumni, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Startups

Posted in Community

Rachel Pardue

B.E.T.A. Challenge Semifinalists Pitch Their Startups Undergraduate students, graduate students, and alumni pitched their businesses at the 2019 B.E.T.A. Challenge Semifinals, in hopes of ultimately competing for $300,000 in cash and in-kind services during the finals on Thursday, April 11.

By Brianna Radicioni

April 5, 2019

Tagged Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Startups, Campus

Posted in Community

Shay Jaffar

Shay Gaafar MBA’19 — A Brand Born at Babson Shay Gaafar MBA’19 came to Babson to dive into the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Two years later, she’s leaving with her own brand.

By Shannon Sweeny Curran

April 1, 2019

Tagged Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Graduate, Startups, Women-Led Entrepreneurship

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Babson BETA Challenge Winners

B.E.T.A. Challenge Winners: Where Are They Now? What happens after you win the B.E.T.A. Challenge? WIth this year's Venture Expo and Finale nearing, The Blank Center caught up with past winners for updates on their businesses.

By Alexandra Dunk

March 28, 2019

Tagged Startups, Alumni

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Rachel Pardue, co-founder of LOU

"I Walked In And Knew, These Are My People" As a young entrepreneur, Rachel Pardue ’19, co-founder of LOU, often felt like the odd one out—until she found her home at Babson.

By Shannon Sweeny Curran

March 28, 2019

Tagged Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Undergraduate, Startups

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Maternova

From Commander to Student to Fellow to CEO As graduation approached for Prakash Veenam MBA '18, he took advantage of a summer fellowship offered through the Leonard A. Schlesinger Fund for Global Healthcare Entrepreneurship. That fellowship paved the way for Veenam to become CEO just three months later.

By Kait Smith Lanthier

March 20, 2019

Tagged Alumni, Graduate, Social Innovation, Startups

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

GEM

Setting the Stage for Startup Success Now more than ever, American entrepreneurs see good business opportunities around them. So, what will it take for them to act on it—and to be successful?

By Alexandra Dunk

March 11, 2019

Tagged Research, Entrepreneurship Education, Startups

Posted in Insights