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Valparaiso University will host a Global Entrepreneurship Week event with several speakers Friday.

Just a couple more weeks until 20 of the world’s top early-stage startups take to the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 to compete for an

This post previously appeared in Poets & Quants. I just spent a month and a half at Imperial College London co-teaching a “Wicked” Entrepreneurship class. In this case Wicked doesn’t mean morally evil, but refers to really complex problems, ones with multiple moving parts, where the solution isn’t obvious. (Understanding and solving homelessness, disinformation, climate…

Steve Blank spoke on the future of entrepreneurship at the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School, which is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Oxford Seed Fund

"Off the Sidelines," a podcast series from Technical.ly and Project Entrepreneur, aims to teach you about investing in startups.

“How do you meaningfully integrate tech and social impact?” In this first installment, author Sasankh Munukutla provides a guide.

INTERVIEW: Emma Nolan, Head of University IP Commercialisation

Are you a mid-career professional seeking a transformational experience as fast as possible? The Stanford MSx program may provide that career boost you need. As

IPO Edge and The Palm Beach Hedge Fund Association will host a fireside chat with the CEOs of Apex Technology Acquisition (NASDAQ: APXT) and AvePoint on Tuesday, June 15 at 12pm EDT to discuss the companies’ business combination, underlying fundamentals, and upcoming shareholder vote. The live event will feature Apex CEO Jeff Epstein and AvePoint CEO […]

During the event, 10 teams pitched their companies to investors after completing LAUNCH’s three-monthlong accelerator program. Clever.fm, a podcasting app, and EdVisorly, a program that helps community college students transition to four-year universities, received Best Pitch and Audience Choice awards respectively. MINWO, a site that connects Black entrepreneurs with resources and investors, tied for third place at the event. “Demo Day was far from just another pitch,” said Manny Smith, ...