Tag: Startups

angel-investors

All About Angel Investors Angels are private investors who want to help entrepreneurs turn their ideas into reality. And they are a critical component of thriving entrepreneurial ecosystems, providing the necessary financing to help founders get moving. Kevin Colleran ’03 and Babson Professor Zach Zacharakis share their insight into the world of angel investing.

By Kait Smith Lanthier

October 19, 2018

Tagged VC & Investing, Advice, Startups

Posted in Insights

Female Entrepreneurs Pitching

What Exactly Does It Do? Female Entrepreneurs on the Art of the Technology Pitch Complicated technology, a landscape stacked against you, and lots of unknown territory. These female entrepreneurs are giving advice on how to pitch your tech company to wow investors.

By Shannon Sweeny Curran

October 9, 2018

Tagged Women's Leadership, VC & Investing, Startups, Technology, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds

Posted in Community

susan perry

How One Founder Transformed Her Pitch and Found Her Voice Babson Professor Lakshmi Balachandra’s research led one entrepreneur to reevaluate how she pitches her business and adopt a bolder, more assertive approach.

By Ashley Lucas

October 3, 2018

Tagged Women's Leadership, VC & Investing, Startups, Research

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

Hanson Grant and Ken Zhang

“Life as an Entrepreneur? It’s Pretty Freaking Exciting” Two years after college, Hanson Grant ’16 is celebrating the success of his startup, Think Board, and a strategic new partnership with Rocketbook.

By Brianna Radicioni

October 3, 2018

Tagged Startups, Career, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Family Entrepreneurship, Technology

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

summer venture program

10 Lessons from 10 Years of Babson’s Summer Venture Program To celebrate Babson's Summer Venture Program's 10th anniversary, we spoke with alumni to determine the top 10 lessons from the program.

By Kait Smith Lanthier

July 20, 2018

Tagged Startups, Mentoring & Networking, Advice

Posted in Community

Mandy Bowman Supporting Black Entrepreneurs

Supporting Black Entrepreneurs with Official Black Wall Street Starting a successful new venture requires heart, resourcefulness, and capital. And it’s usually birthed from a strong need or desire to change something for the better.

By Andrea Reeves

June 27, 2018

Tagged Technology, Women's Leadership, Startups, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Alumni

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Women-Led Startup Unicorns

The Startup World Needs More Women-Led Unicorns “We are leaving billions of dollars on the table by not having half of the population involved in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. It’s not a feminist problem. It’s a problem we all have to solve.”

By Kait Smith Lanthier

June 20, 2018

Tagged VC & Investing, Women's Leadership, Startups, Advice

Posted in Community

diamonds blockchain

Diamonds and the Blockchain What does blockchain have to do with your diamond ring?

By Steven Gordon

May 14, 2018

Tagged Technology, Commentary, Startups

Posted in Insights

Linda Rottenberg

Linda Rottenberg’s Advice: Go Crazy on Your Idea Linda Rottenberg has a message for aspiring entrepreneurs: If people aren’t calling you crazy, you aren’t dreaming big enough.

By Kait Smith Lanthier

May 7, 2018

Tagged Advice, Global, Startups, Household Names, Women's Leadership

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Crooked Oak Barrel Reserve Gin

Crooked Oak's Head-First Dive Into Craft Spirits What started as an experiment for a family of entrepreneurs has grown into a full-fledged business, putting a new spin on classic spirits.

By Kait Smith Lanthier

April 2, 2018

Tagged Family Entrepreneurship, Food Entrepreneurship, Startups, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership