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What AI Means for Student Entrepreneurs Entrepreneurs understand the potential of AI, and they are acting. Three Babson student entrepreneurs share how AI is already changing their work and their ventures.
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February 28, 2024

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

2026-08-24 22:58:13
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Tech Titans on Trial: Will Antitrust Lawsuits Impact Entrepreneurs? A flurry of antitrust lawsuits against major technology companies could have far-reaching implications for ecommerce and anti-competition law, Babson Law Professor David Nersessian says.
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November 8, 2023

Posted in Insights

2026-08-24 14:25:04
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What Entrepreneurs Can Learn from the Cryptocurrency Fraud Trial Babson Professor Steven Gordon remains bullish on cryptocurrency but offers his cautionary advice in the face of an ongoing fraud trial.
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October 16, 2023

Posted in Insights

2026-08-24 09:16:36
President Spinelli talks to students on campus
‘Greater Impact’: How Babson Is Positioned to Lead As he begins his fifth year with a clear vision for the future, President Stephen Spinelli Jr. MBA’92, PhD reflects on navigating the unexpected journey of the pandemic and how the challenges and solutions have the College poised to expand its leadership and impact.
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September 1, 2023

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-08-24 22:59:52
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Can Threads Take Down Twitter? As Meta’s popular new app launches, Babson’s Rich Hanna says Threads has built-in advantages to seriously challenge Elon Musk’s Twitter.
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July 12, 2023

Posted in Insights

2026-08-14 00:45:16
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What ChatGPT Will Mean for Entrepreneurs Babson professors say the AI-powered ChatGPT can assist in every step of the entrepreneurial process, from ideation to iteration, from business pitches to social posts.
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February 8, 2023

Posted in Insights

2026-08-24 08:17:03
BeSure Wins Inaugural Babson FinTech Startup Pitch Competition Mahdi Rahideh, Giorgio de Camargo Andrade Bonachela, Qadeer Shahbaz ‘23, and Santiago Coppoletta ‘23 from the group BeSure won the inaugural Babson FinTech Startup Pitch Competition, sponsored by BlueSnap. The group also took home $1,000 in cash prizes for its fintech idea.
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December 2, 2022

Posted in Babson Briefs

2026-07-28 20:18:36
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The Impact of E-Commerce As shoppers flock online and e-commerce increases, research by Babson Assistant Professor Linghang Zeng finds that marginalized retail employees are hit hardest.
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November 28, 2022

Posted in Insights

2026-08-19 09:57:01
Nathan Karst smiles for a portrait photo
New MAST Chair Means Business Professor Nathan Karst details the updated, more business-focused classes in the Math, Analytics, Science, and Technology (MAST) Division as he takes over as chair.
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October 13, 2022

Posted in Community

2026-08-07 13:21:19
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A Veteran Helping Veterans Vietnam veteran and life coach Richard Battista jumped at the chance to earn his MBA at Babson. The 73-year-old hopes Babson’s entrepreneurial mindset can be used to help prevent veteran suicides.
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August 19, 2022

Posted in Community

2026-08-22 19:16:14