Join the Polsky Center and Sophia Matveeva, CEO & founder of Tech For Non-Techies, for an informative workshop on Tech for Non-Technical Founders. Do you have an idea for an app or a web-based business, but no idea how to build it? In this session you will get… Read More
Join the Polsky Center and Sophia Matveeva, CEO & founder of Tech For Non-Techies, for an informative workshop on Fundraising for Non-Technical Founders. Investors are often skeptical about tech ventures run by non-technical founders – but don’t find this discouraging! In this session you will learn the methods… Read More
Join Skyler Almquist, Founder and Managing Partner of Alliance Growth Partners for an ETA Workshop on Tech Stack Setup & Best Practices. This session will provide essential insights into selecting, implementing, and optimizing the right technology tools to streamline operations, enhance efficiency, and support scalable growth. Don’t miss this opportunity… Read More
Join Jason Ehrlich, Managing Partner of Fruition Capital, for a workshop on investor perspectives in self-funded search acquisitions. He will discuss what investors look for in target businesses, deal structures, and key investment criteria. Learn how to position your acquisition strategy for success and navigate funding considerations. Read More
How do you identify investments that have a high probability of achieving growth and returning capital over the long-term? How do you separate short-term fads from industries and sectors with sustainable competitive advantages? In recent decades, certain sectors have witnessed meaningful investment by private equity firms — veterinary, dental, insurance… Read More
Join the Polsky Center and Nell Compernolle, PhD, and Tanya Treptow, PhD, in an informational workshop on how to leverage survey data to understand your existing or potential business audiences. Nell and Tanya are senior research scientists at NORC at the University of Chicago, a data-driven research institute. In this… Read More
This info session will feature information on Polsky programs for PhD students and postdocs at the University of Chicago, with a specific focus on the Commercialization Fellows Program and Polsky Science and Technology Associates. The session will provide an overview of each program as… Read More
Join the Polsky Center’s Investor in-Residence for private equity, Tim Kelly, MBA ’00, for an interactive workshop to discuss special topics in EQ. Tim has been involved in private equity for nearly three decades in senior leadership and investment management roles with Allstate Insurance Company, Heller Financial, GE Capital, and… Read More
Join the Polsky Center and Nell Compernolle, PhD, and Tanya Treptow, PhD, in an informational workshop on how to talk to people to understand your existing or potential business audiences. Nell and Tanya are senior research scientists at NORC at the University of Chicago, a data-driven research institute. In this… Read More
The Polsky Center’s Build and Launch Accelerators give teams the opportunity to work intensively and solely on their businesses and social enterprises in a collaborative and dynamic environment over the summer. The program has two tracks to better suit the needs of different stage teams:… Read More
Join the Polsky Center for an inspiring fireside chat with Doug Monieson, Entrepreneur in Residence at the Polsky Center, and Mohamed Ata, Sr. Content Acquisition Manager at Amazon Prime Video, as they discuss how to persevere through challenging job searches. Drawing on their own career journeys, Doug and Mohamed will… Read More
Join Alex Hodgkin, MBA ’14, Senior Advisor for ETA and Polsky Center Entrepreneur-in-Residence, and co-teacher Dan Cremons, for a sneak peek into their Spring course on Value Creation in Small Businesses. Learn the art and science driving value creation in small businesses. This course… Read More