News NVC@30 Fireside Chat Explores Building Ben & Frank Across Latin America As part of the NVC@30 Fireside Chat series celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Edward L. Kaplan, ’71 New Venture Challenge, the Polsky Center welcomed Mariana Castillo Lopez, MBA ’16,...
News NVC@30 Fireside Chat with David Rabie Spotlights Tovala’s Journey from NVC to a Profitable, 9-Figure Revenue Business The Polsky Center continued its NVC@30 Fireside Chat series with David Rabie, MBA ’15, founder and CEO of Tovala and winner of the 2015 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71 New Venture...
News NVC@30 Fireside Chat with 2017 Winner Kyle Swinsky Explores the Journey from Startup to Scale The Polsky Center continued its NVC@30 Fireside Chat series with Kyle Swinsky, MBA ’19, cofounder of AMOpportunities and winner of the 2017 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71 New Venture Challenge (NVC)....
News NVC@30 Fireside Chat with Sebastian Rivas Explores Building Andes from NVC Winner to Real Estate Asset Platform As part of the NVC@30 Fireside Chat series, the Polsky Center welcomed Sebastian Rivas, MBA ’21, founder and CEO of Andes, to discuss his entrepreneurial journey, his experience in the...
News NVC@25 Fireside Chat: Ben & Frank Cofounder Mariana Castillo To mark the 25th anniversary of the Edward L. Kaplan ’71 New Venture Challenge, the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is hosting a series of fireside chats with alums...
News NVC@30 Fireside Chat with Grubhub Cofounder Matt Maloney Highlights the Power of Persistence The Polsky Center kicked off its NVC@30 Fireside Chat series with one of the more prominent faces of the New Venture Challenge — Matt Maloney, MBA ’10, cofounder of Grubhub...
News NVC@25 Fireside Chat: LemonBox Cofounder Derek Weng To mark the 25th anniversary of the Edward L. Kaplan ’71 New Venture Challenge, a top-ranked accelerator at the University of Chicago, the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is hosting...
News Fireside Chat: Booth Alums Rattan L. Khosa and Son Neel Discuss Bootstrapping, Running a Family Business, and Weathering COVID-19 Growing up in the family business, Neel Khosa, MBA ’07, sometimes felt that the company his father founded was his “little brother.” “I had a bit of a sibling rivalry...
News Fireside Chat: Airbnb Cofounder Nathan Blecharczyk Reveals How the Business Grew, Survived COVID-19 and Found Success Thanks to a Publicity Stunt As Airbnb neared the end of its first year in business, its prospects looked grim. The San Francisco-based startup — at the time called AirBed & Breakfast — wasn’t...
News Polsky Center Namesake Michael Polsky Talks Entrepreneurship Journey in Recent Fireside Chat Ukrainian-born serial entrepreneur and energy visionary Michael Polsky, MBA ’87 recently sat down with Jay Schrankler, associate vice president and head of the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, to...
News Private Equity Insights: Raymond Svider Returns to Chicago Booth for Fireside Chat with Steve Kaplan The conversation spanned from creating value in portfolio companies to the evolving impact of AI and geopolitical uncertainty on global investing. Raymond Svider, MBA ’89, chairman and partner at BC...
