Event Business Acumen Series: Crafting a LinkedIn Presence That Attracts Clients November 20, 2025 Your LinkedIn profile is often the first impression potential clients or customers have of you, make it count. This hands-on workshop will guide participants through the art of aligning your tone,...
News LinkedIn Cofounder Reid Hoffman Talks Entrepreneurship, Investing in Tech Startups The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation began its Distinguished Entrepreneur Speaker Series with Reid Hoffman, cofounder of LinkedIn. In a discussion with University of Chicago Booth School of Business...
Page Where Are They Now? Episode 4 Episode 4: Simple Mills May 6, 2021 Katlin Smith, founder and CEO of Simple Mills, wowed her first buyer with a muffin recipe using almond flour. Now the Chicago-based natural...
Event Transform Cohort 3 Student Networking Event April 3, 2024 Join Transform and Polsky Deep Tech Ventures for an engaging evening that will highlight the work of emerging data science and AI startups. The event also will feature a fireside...
News New Global Network for Alumni Entrepreneurs and Investors to Be Launched With more than 50,000 University of Chicago Booth School of Business alumni in over 120 countries who engage with the university through 92 clubs, many of them are or will...
News UChicago GEN Launches as New Online Community to Support University Alumni and Student Entrepreneurs Today is the soft launch of the University of Chicago Global Entrepreneurs Network (UChicago GEN), a new initiative that fosters a global community of UChicago entrepreneurs and investors affiliated with...
News Research from Steven N. Kaplan: The Most Important Personality Trait for CEOs If you’ve ever waded into the business section of a Barnes & Noble or gotten “thinkfluenced” by any number of LinkedIn influencers, you may have become aware of the fact...
News How UIUC Is Seeding a Chicago Tech Network of Founders & Investors Although it’s 135 miles away, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is responsible for developing the most entrepreneur alumni in the greater Chicago area. LinkedIn data showed as much earlier this year,...
News Polsky Accepts Record-Breaking 20 Teams for Summer Accelerator Program The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has accepted 20 teams, the most ever, for its Polsky Accelerator, a 10-week intensive summer program designed for both for-profit and not-for-profit ventures....
News 8 Things to Look for in 2021 at the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation It’s a New Year and the Polsky Center kicks it off with a full line-up of events and programs, including our milestone 25th anniversary celebration of our nationally-ranked Edward K....
News CNVC Alum Quevos to Appear on Shark Tank on Jan. 22 at 8 p.m. EST/7 p.m. CST Quevos cofounders, Nick Hamburger and Zack Schreier, will appear on ABC’s entrepreneurial reality show, Shark Tank, this Friday, January 22 at 8:00 p.m. EST. In the pre-taped episode, the cofounders...
News esports Platform GGLeagues Launches Recreation Leagues Across the US The esports tournament and league management platform GGLeagues is designed to make gaming a social experience. Structured like an outdoor recreational sports league, GGLeagues hosts teams and competitions on its...
