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Join us at our monthly meetup for College founders and the founder-curious. This is a recurring space to meet other student builders, learn about entrepreneurship, and share what you’re working on.
This session covers the full business-to business (B2B) business development arc: from defining your ideal organizational client and building a pipeline to navigating procurement processes and negotiating partnership agreements. Speakers will address how AI is changing B2B sales, from using AI to research prospects and personalize outreach at scale to AI-assisted contract review and customer...
Join the Polsky Center and Scott Smedresman, partner at Brown Rudnick LLP, for an informative workshop on the fundamentals of incorporation for startups. In this session, Scott will break down the key elements of incorporation from a legal perspective, diving into topics such as selecting the right type of business entity for your company, choosing...
The Polsky Center Investor-in-Residence Duane Jackson, founder and managing partner of Author Capital Partners, will lead a workshop focused on building a strong investment thesis. Topics include the foundations of an investment thesis, sources to build and refine a thesis, and actionable outputs. This workshop will also discuss how a team may approach developing a...
Join us for a workshop that explores options and the process of incorporation for startups.Facilitator: Beth Kregor, IJ Clinic DirectorThis workshop will cover:1. The types of business entities and factors that might cause a founder to choose one type of entity over another;2. How to select a jurisdiction in which to form an entity;3. The...
Polsky Center Investor-in-Residence Dipa Mehta, MBA ‘12, cofounder and managing partner, Valeo Ventures, covers the process of interviewing and building out your thesis and story for roles in venture capital. She explores how best to present your background, your career interests, and your narrative when applying for internships and full-time roles in venture capital.
Join the Polsky Center and Entrepreneur-in-Residence Melissa Harris, MBA ’16, for an informative workshop on how to build a pitchdeck. A great pitchdeck is more than a collection of slides. It’s a strategic story about your vision, your market, and the opportunity you’re creating. This workshop will teach you how to craft an investor-ready pitchdeck...
The energy transition is one of the largest capital reallocations in modern history — and it needs people. Founders to build the companies, investors to fund them, and operators to scale what works. The question is where the real openings are right now. Join us for a conversation with three leaders working on the transition...
Join the Polsky Center and Melissa Byrn, Assistant Dean for Clinical Research at the University of Chicago Biological Sciences Division, for an informative workshop on early stage customer discovery for startups. Understanding your future customers’ values, pain points, and current solution(s) is critical to ensuring that your product or service will be adopted by your...
Join us for an engaging session in the “Driving Growth” series, focusing on strategies for operating and scaling businesses within the private equity (PE) and entrepreneurship through acquisition (ETA) landscape. Our featured speaker for the session is Rachel Green, CEO of TEAM Services Group. Green will share her road to becoming a CEO in healthcare...
Join Polsky Center Entrepreneur-in-Residence Doug Monieson, MBA '89, and Isha Mehrotra in a fireside chat about being a first-year venture capitalist. Mehrotra is drawn to deeply technical early-stage software and AI teams that are building at the frontier, backing founders who turn cutting-edge technology into durable products. Her experiences as an engineer and entrepreneur define...
Join us at our monthly meetup for College founders and the founder-curious. This is a recurring space to meet other student builders, learn about entrepreneurship, and share what you’re working on.