News Grit It Done! Reid Tileston’s Journey from Self-Funded Search to Successful ETA Exit Reid Tileston, MBA ’15, calls himself a “grit it done” kind of guy. An endurance athlete – ultramarathons, an Ironman, mountaineering, open-water swims, competitive stair climbing – Tileston introduced the...
News Inclusive+ Builds Platform to Elevate LGBTQ+ Health Care with Support from the Polsky Accelerator (and a Collaboratorium Assist) As a medical student, Anna Jacobs often encounters LGBTQ+ patients who aren’t getting their health-care needs met. Many are afraid to share information with their providers. Others have providers who...
News Winter Collaboratorium to Connect Students, Scientists Showcasing a Range of Innovations The winter Collaboratorium will connect innovators from UChicago Medicine, the Physical Sciences Division, and Argonne’s Chain Reaction Innovations program with University of Chicago students. The Collaboratorium provides the opportunity for...
Event Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): Using an MVP for Product Testing May 10, 2023 Topics of discussion will include defining an MVP in the product life cycle, validating your product market fit, and creating user personas. About the Speaker Brigitte Anderson, Principal, is a...
Event Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): Customer Success for Startups April 28, 2023 This workshop will provide entrepreneurs real time strategies on how to successfully engage with your customers. The following topics will be covered: Why is having a customer service strategy important?...
News $1M Investment Moves Flow Medical Toward Commercialization for Its Novel Medical Device University of Chicago startup Flow Medical is finalizing its product design – taking the next steps on its path to commercialization with a $1 million investment from a medical device...
Event 10th Annual Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Conference November 1, 2023 The ETA Group at Chicago Booth, the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and the Kellogg Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative are delighted to host the 10th Annual Booth-Kellogg Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (ETA) Conference. The Booth-Kellogg ETA...
Program Visiting ETA Advisors Receive mentorship and guidance from experienced operators, investors, and acquisition entrepreneurs.
Event Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) Workshop: Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (ETA) at Booth September 27, 2023 Join Polsky Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Alex Hodgkin, MBA ’14 for a general information session on Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA). Learn about the ETA programming at Chicago Booth and careers in ETA.
Event Application Deadline: Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC) November 15, 2023 The Chicago Booth Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC) is a VC simulation that allows students to think and act as venture capitalists and helps the school identify top student representatives...
Event Info Session: Private Equity Case Challenge (PECC) October 2, 2023 The Private Equity Case Challenge (PECC) is a case competition that enables teams from Chicago Booth to assess the potential for a leveraged buyout of a publicly-listed company. The Challenge...
Event Info Session: Summer Funding Program November 6, 2023 Is your goal to land a summer internship at a startup or are you pursuing your own business as a founder? Are you pursuing an internship in social impact or...
