Join the Polsky Center and Ben Schmuck, innovation manager at Caterpillar, for an informative session about customer discovery. For over five years, Ben has applied his “lean innovation” methodology at Caterpillar, with particular emphasis on customer discovery. Understanding your future customers’ values, pain points, and current solution(s) is critical to… Read More
Undergraduate students looking to apply for the College New Venture Challenge (CNVC) are encouraged to attend this virtual workshop to ask any questions you may have about the application. During the session, we will walk through the different components of the application. Most of the time will be reserved for… Read More
Join the Polsky Center’s Investor-in-Residence Tim Kelly for a workshop on due diligence on PE Funds for employment or investment. This workshop will explore how one diligences the merits of a partnership for employment as well as investment purposes. Tim has been involved in private equity for nearly three decades… Read More
Join the Polsky Center’s Investor-in-Residence Tim Kelly for a workshop that explores the private equity industry. Students interested in a career in private equity often think “Venture versus Buyout/Later Stage” or “Investments/Transactional versus Operational”. However, there are dozens of careers in the PE industry that you may have never thought… Read More
Join Polsky Investor-in-Residence Tim Kelly for an interactive workshop on building effective slide decks. Tim will cover ways to build a presentation that communicates your ideas and inspires your audience. This workshop will help you understand the structure of a “winning” slide deck that helps tell a compelling story. This… Read More
The Chicago Booth Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC) is an investment simulation that allows students to think and act as venture capitalists and helps the school identify top student representatives for regional and global intercollegiate competitions. The University of Chicago participates in both the undergraduate VCIC (uVCIC) and MBA-level VCIC,… Read More
Are you interested in acquiring and operating a business? The Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Workshop provides an in-depth introduction to the fundamentals of a traditional search fund. Led by Matthew Hooper, a seasoned search fund operator and Partner at The Operand Group, this workshop offers valuable insights into the… Read More
The Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (ETA) Discovery Cohort provides curated opportunities for students at Chicago Booth to explore ETA. This program is open to Chicago Booth MBA students, Master in Finance, and Master in Management students. Participation in the ETA Discovery Cohort is the next step for students considering ETA… Read More
The Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (ETA) Discovery Cohort provides curated opportunities for students at Chicago Booth to explore ETA. This program is open to Chicago Booth MBA students, Master in Finance, and Master in Management students. Participation in the ETA Discovery Cohort serves as the next step for students who… Read More
If you are pursuing PE as a career changer, join the Polsky Center and Career Services for a workshop featuring Chris McGowan, a Polsky Center investor-in-residence focused on private equity and adjunct professor of entrepreneurship at Chicago Booth. Chris will discuss the process of interviewing for roles in private equity… Read More
Chicago Booth Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship and Polsky Center Investor-in-Residence (IIR), Chris McGowan, will present on and discuss the changing PE landscape and the necessary skills for career changers focused on a transition into PE. Chris McGowan is the general partner of CJM Ventures (CJMV), a Chicago growth equity and… Read More
The Chicago Booth Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC) is a VC simulation that allows students to think and act as venture capitalists and helps the school identify top student representatives for regional and global intercollegiate competitions. This info session is for current Chicago Booth students only. Read More