News It’s Time to Get Hardcore About Your Core Values The following article was written by Michael Curry, co-CEO and co-chairman of Lullwater, a Baltimore-based operations-focused investment company, and an adjunct assistant professor of entrepreneurship at the University of Chicago Booth...
News 21 Teams Tackling Innovations in Quantum, Healthcare, AI, and More Take First Steps Toward Commercialization Twenty-one teams from across the University of Chicago and local institutions participated in the Polsky Center I-Corps program this year – identifying and addressing real-world problems in seven weeks, work...
News 5 Chicago Booth Students Honored with 2025 Student Entrepreneurship Awards Chicago Booth School of Business recently recognized five outstanding MBA students who demonstrated leadership in entrepreneurship, venture capital, or private equity during their time at school. The annual Student Entrepreneurship...
News The Power of a Shared Ecosystem: 27 Midwest Startups Pitch at Deep Tech Demo Day in San Francisco The University of Chicago, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Northwestern University came together to bring 27 deep tech startups in front of investors on the West Coast. The private, invite-only...
News 8 Students Receive Polsky Founders’ Fund Fellowships to Work on Their Ventures Full Time The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation announced the eight recipients of the 2025 Polsky Founders’ Fund Fellowship (PF3), a program that provides funding to graduating UChicago students who are committed...
Event Business Acumen Series: Sales Strategy for Consistent Revenue November 4, 2025 This session will offer an entrepreneurial approach to sales, tailored specifically for founders and small business owners who may not have formal sales training but are ready to grow. You’ll learn...
News Impact in Action: Polsky Center Year in Review (FY25) 2024-2025 Polsky Center Impact Report This past year (July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025) at the Polsky Center was defined by momentum — from advancing innovation and entrepreneurship...
News The Polsky Center Welcomes the 2025 Innovate2Market Cohort The Polsky Center is welcoming the latest cohort of Innovate2Market, a five-week program designed to help community inventors and innovators explore the commercial potential and impact of their products and...
News ETA’s Global Momentum Takes Center Stage at Record-Breaking 12th Annual Booth–Kellogg Conference This week the Polsky Center, the ETA Group at Chicago Booth, and the Kellogg Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative hosted the 12th Annual Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition Conference, welcoming more than 1,100...
Event Annual Climate, Energy & Sustainability (CES) Conference February 20, 2026 Led by keynote remarks from Michael Polsky, founder and CEO of Invenergy, the Annual Climate, Energy & Sustainability (CES) Conference convenes Chicago Booth students, alumni, and industry leaders for a...
Event Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Workshop: Blueprint for Success – Implementing EOS April 27, 2026 This workshop guides participants through the practical application of the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) within acquired businesses. We will be joined by Booth alumni Alex Hodgkin, MBA ’14, Michael Tobey,...
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,...
