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MassChallenge just announced the 100+ startups that will be a part of the 2019 Boston cohort,and we are thrilled to see five beplay官网体育Babson businesses on the list.MassChallenge is a network of zero-equity startup accelerators,with locations in Boston,Israel,Mexico,Rhode Island,Switzerland,and Texas.beplay官网体育Babson student and alumni businesses have a great…
Tech doesn't need to be pretty.To scale,tech needs to solve a problem.When we talk about how tech can and should be in tune with customer needs,Clynton Caines,the newest advisor to join the Blank Center's Summer Venture Program team,readily points out Craigslist as an example.Clynton explains that Craigslist's MVP…
In the past few months,beplay官网体育Babson student and alumni businesses have launched beta testing,landed funding,received accolades,won competitions,and explored new partnerships.Here are just a few of their updates: David Zamarin '19 and his startup Detrapel,which uses nanotechology in its powerful,non-toxic sprays to protect your belongings,was awarded a bronze…
For entrepreneurs starting out in the e-commerce space,it can be hard to know what resources to integrate and leverage.In How 2 Sell via Ecommerce,Ross Beyeler '09,Founder of Growth Spark and COO of Trellis,shared some incredibly valuable resources with us.As Ross explained,"I find early on as an entrepreneur,it's…
Term sheets: Can't live with them,can't live without them,definitely can't make sense of them.Mike Conza,Partner at Morgan Lewis,walked us through some of the complexities in How 2 Come to Terms with Angel and Venture Term Sheets.He opened the session by explaining the difference between angel and venture capital.Angel…
The following beplay官网体育post is from Cindy Klein Marmer,Associate Director of the Butler Launch Pad program.Are you a beplay官网体育Babson student or alum looking for resources to help you get your business off the ground this summer?Start engaging with entrepreneurial resources to help you move your business forward by registering with the Butler Launch…
When entrepreneurs are looking to fund their startup,generally they first think of raising money from investors.But,according to the Kauffman Foundation,"about 40% of initial startup capital in a newly founded business is debt that originates from banks." Lindsay Blakey,Vice President,Business Development Sales Manager,and Michael DiCiaccio,Vice President,Business Banking…
Building a business while juggling academics and life is no easy task – but there are beplay官网体育Babson entrepreneurs who are doing it.And,for them,there is the Butler Launch Pad‘s Fast Track Cohort.The 2018-2019 cohort,a group of underbeplay官网地址graduate and graduate student and alumni entrepreneurs,met weekly through the academic year to get…
In 2015,sophomore James Cantoni '17 pitched SmartR,a platform that enables websites to automatically adapt and improve themselves,as a B.E.T.A.Challenge Semifinalist.At the Semifinals event,he shared a sign up form to capture leads.Lead generation was critical at the time for SmartR.On a tight budget,James needed a way to…
With the B.E.T.A.(beplay官网体育Babson Entrepreneurial Thought & Action®) Challenge Finale just days away,we took the opportunity to explore why and how action became the cornerstone of the competition.To help us understand the evolution of the B.E.T.A.的挑战,we turned to Associate Entrepreneurship Professor Julian Lange,who,in his words,has been involved "since…
