Tag: Technology

Blank Center Entrepreneurs in Residence
Blank Center Names New Entrepreneurs in Residence Accomplished tech executives and entrepreneurs Derek Schoettle and John Landry will mentor students and share their experiences at the Blank Center.
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February 1, 2019

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hamlet in virtual reality
To Be or Not to Be—Now in Virtual Reality For all the many, many adaptations done of Shakespeare plays, Steven Maler can lay claim to trying something that is undeniably unique: Adapting and directing the Bard’s greatest play, Hamlet, in the emerging technology of virtual reality (VR).
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John Crawford
Senior Journalist
John Crawford
A writer for Babson Thought & Action and the Babson Magazine, John Crawford has been telling the College’s entrepreneurial story for more than 15 years. Assignments for Babson have taken him from Rwanda to El Salvador, from the sweet-smelling factory of a Pennsylvania candy maker, to the stately Atlanta headquarters of an NFL owner, to the bustling office of a New York City fashion designer. Beyond his work for Babson, he has written articles and essays for The Philadelphia Inquirer, Notre Dame Magazine, The Good Men Project, and other publications. He can be found on Twitter, @crawfordwriter, where he tweets about climate change.
January 28, 2019

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IAN Global Startup Competition
Anup Gosavi MBA’13 Wins IAN Global Startup Competition Three Babson founders took their startups to the global stage at the Indian Angel Network Global Startup Competition virtual finale on December 15. Anup Gosavi MBA’13 emerged victorious.
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December 16, 2018

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facing the ethics of ai
Facing the Ethics of AI Professor Clare Gillan and Craig Wing MBA'10 both voice concerns about the brave new ethical dilemmas posed by AI and other emerging technologies—as well as hope that such technologies will ultimately lead to a more equitable future.
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November 30, 2018

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2018-professional-certifications-illustration
Let’s Get Certified Babson Assistant Professor of Marketing Richard Hanna outlines the pros, cons, and how to for integrating professional certifications into the classroom.
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November 27, 2018

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Erin Janklow of Entrada ESL
Breaking Down Language Barriers with Entrada ESL Social entrepreneur Erin Janklow MBA’14, founder of Entrada ESL, is working with companies such as Rent the Runway, Vail Resorts, and the National Domestic Worker’s Alliance to teach English as a second language to labor workers.
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November 16, 2018

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

ai world
Babson College Joins AI World 2018, Program for AI / Cognitive Computing Professionals For the second year in a row, AI World has named Babson the Education Sponsor for AI World 2018 to be held December 3-5 in Boston, Massachusetts. All Babson students will be invited to register to visit the Expo at no charge.
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November 13, 2018

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Babson Entrepreneurs
Looking for a Babson Entrepreneur? Go to the Coasts Businesses run by Babson students, alumni, and community members are thriving domestically and internationally. From coast to coast, Babson entrepreneurs are participating in competitive accelerators and scaling their businesses to increase their impact.
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October 22, 2018

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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.
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October 9, 2018

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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.
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October 3, 2018

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