As we've mentioned before, this year's cohort is especially engaged in the larger entrepreneurial community. We'd like to take a minute to highlight two of our teams, Hybridia and Applied Motions, who will pitch their ideas at the Northeast Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC) and RoboUniverse respectively.Hybridia, a semi-finalist in the Zahn Technology Track, will present their venture at the Northeast Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC), an annual event associated with the Biomedical Engineering Society. The first day of the 3-day conference is dedicated to students and… Read More »
On Thursday, March 17th, economist and author of The Sharing Economy, Arun Sundararajan, discussed how crowd-based capitalism is changing the future of work and economic growth. He talked about how platforms like Uber are leading a new era of peer-to-peer businesses, and its changing the way our world works. According to Arun, were at a crossroads between a market-based economy and an organization-based economy. Its called the sharing economy.Most of us use platforms like Uber, Lyft, TaskRabbit, Airbnb and Zocdoc without thinking about how theyve changed the way we travel, get… Read More »
TEDxCUNY is back again with a Salon focusing on the importance of building a community of students from different disciplines. The Evolution of Entrepreneurship will discuss how entrepreneurship promotes diversity, and how diversity is translated in a workplace environment.Speakers include:Bea Arthur – Founder/CEO of In Your CornerDarren Norris – ArchitectCrae Sosa – Software Engineer at Homer LogisticsNabeel Alamgir – CEO of TAPT & Marketing Director of BareburgerIn collaboration with the Entrepreneurship Student Club at CCNY, join us on Tuesday, March 22nd… Read More »
If you missed Tuesdays Fireside Chat with legendary Bert Brodsky and Kim Wales, you missed a fascinating conversation about what it means to be an entrepreneur (and a few stories we cant even share online!). Both of our guests speakers delved into their pasts, sharing intimate details about their journey to success. Their stories gave students a roadmap to running a killer business, and theres no way we could summarize all of their great advice, so here are some of the conversations best takeaways: Entrepreneurs are born. When both Bert and Kim look back on their childhoods,… Read More »
Sharing isnt new. Giving someone a ride, having a guest in your spare room, running errands for someone, participating in a supper club€”these are not revolutionary concepts. What is new, in the sharing economy, is that you are not helping a friend for free; you are providing these services to a stranger for money. Learn how platforms like Uber and TaskRabbit are creating economic growth and changing the future of work.Arun Sundararajan is a Professor and the Robert L. & Dale Atkins Rosen Faculty Fellow at New York Universitys Stern School of Business, and he… Read More »
Several of our Zahntrepreneurs will compete in the CUNY Institute for Virtual Enterprise SmartPitch Challenge this year. SmartPitch is an ideation competition open to all matriculating CUNY students. The challenge encourages students to develop their business idea through a three phase program, workshops, and a network of mentors. SmartPitch provides an online community, in-person workshops, and events to support competitors along the way. This year, there is $30,000 in cash prizes available.Our 2016 cohort teams competing in SmartPitch include Applied Motions, C~Flow,… Read More »
This year's startup cohort is made up of incredibly unique ideas, but all 28 teams have one thing in common–they're attempting to disrupt the status quo and change the world for the better. Each team will develop an innovative product or service that will change the way certain industries, or communities, operate. So they'll not only need to focus on their businesses, but they'll need to learn how to portray themselves as leaders of innovation. Who better to learn from than leaders of innovation at Google, Standard Chartered Bank and Impact Hub NYC? Last week, our… Read More »
On February 9th, some of NYCs leading investment experts joined us for a panel event, How to Fund Your Startup, where they shared tips for raising startup capital. Panelists included Jaishan Wu of DormRoomFund, an organization that invests specifically in student-run startups; John Vaskis of IndieGoGo, the popular global crowdfunding space; Jonathan Hakakian of SoundBoard Angel Fund, a group of 30+ angel investors; and Christopher Reim of the Community Development Venture Capital Alliance (CDVCA), a network for social impact investing. The panel was moderated by award-winning… Read More »
We are excited to announce our role as a host in the International Innovators Initiative (IN2NYC), a program designed to help international entrepreneurs access visas so they can create jobs in the United States. The program was created by the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) in partnership with the City University of New York (CUNY). The Zahn Innovation Center, a program of the City College Fund, will pilot this program at City College this year before implementing at six other incubators at partnering CUNY schools (Baruch College, LaGuardia Community… Read More »
Do you want to start your own company one day?Being an entrepreneur is tough, and making it in the big city is even tougher. Learn what it takes to not only survive, but thrive in the startup world from NYCs leading entrepreneur and investor, Bert Brodsky. Youll have a chance to hear his personal stories and receive coveted advice in an intimate fireside chat moderated by crowdfunding expert and entrepreneur, Kim Wales. You wont want to miss this riveting discussion! RSVP today.Details: Tuesday, March 8th, 2016 at 12:15pm in Shepard Hall rm 107 at the City College of New… Read More »
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