Tag: VC & Investing

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

women at work

Research Recap: Women at Work Expert insight on how to help level the playing field for women at work.

By Elizabeth Atwater

August 16, 2018

Tagged Research, Management, Advice, Women's Leadership, VC & Investing

Posted in Insights

Self-efficacy

Breaking Down the 4 Pillars of Self-Efficacy: Part IV Self-efficacy develops over time and with repeated mastery experiences, much like flexing a muscle.

By Ashley Lucas

July 2, 2018

Tagged Women's Leadership, VC & Investing, Research, Mentoring & Networking, Management

Posted in Insights

Self-efficacy

Breaking Down the 4 Pillars of Self-Efficacy: Part III Self-efficacy is depleted by feelings of anxiety, stress, and impaired concentration. These physiological signals can all be signs of stereotype threat.

By Ashley Lucas

June 25, 2018

Tagged Women's Leadership, VC & Investing, Research, Mentoring & Networking, Management

Posted in Insights

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

Self-efficacy

Breaking Down the 4 Pillars of Self-Efficacy: Part II Finding mentors, coaches, experts, and other champions who build self-efficacy through verbal persuasion can be vital to entrepreneurial success.

By Ashley Lucas

June 18, 2018

Tagged Women's Leadership, VC & Investing, Research, Mentoring & Networking, Management

Posted in Insights

Self-efficacy

Breaking Down the 4 Pillars of Self-Efficacy: Part I Role models provide a road map for potential future success, helping entrepreneurs develop self-efficacy.

By Ashley Lucas

June 8, 2018

Tagged Women's Leadership, VC & Investing, Research, Mentoring & Networking, Management

Posted in Insights

corporate angel investors

Intrapreneurs as Corporate Angel Investors Four ways to identify the corporate angel investors, intraprenuers who champion innovation.

By Ramon Salinas

August 2, 2017

Tagged VC & Investing, Corporate Innovation, Commentary, Company Culture

Posted in Insights