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Entrepreneur Steven Izen ’13 Creates Products that Help People Find Balance

Dyson Dean’s Distinguished Lecturer Steven Izen shared his startup journey and advice he learned with students during Dyson’s Better Business Week.

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Driving Social Impact, One Bag at a Time

Dyson graduate Stephanie Evans ’10, Pamoja founder and senior digital product manager at Tapestry, is blazing a trail in the fashion industry.

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Ilya Brotzky ’10 Connects Ukrainians to Tech Jobs

Ilya Brotzky ’10, cofounder and CEO of tech recruitment company VanHack, launched a campaign to relocate and employ Ukrainian software developers.

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Cheick Camara ’22 Talks Entrepreneurship and the Future of BlackGen Capital

Cheick Camara ’22 is the co-founder of BlackGen Capital—a student-owned and led investment fund that was developed to address the lack of representation within Cornell University’s financial clubs.

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B.Untethered offers midlife women solutions for nutrition, fitness, and positive challenge

Cornellian Anissa Buckley founded B.Untethered, a wellness and adventure startup that offers science-based solutions for midlife women.

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UniPantry helps inexperienced home cooks create delicious, inexpensive meals

Startup Snapshot: Moussa Paye ’19, co-founder and CEO, UniPantry

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Dan Cane ’98 funds the Cane Entrepreneurship Scholars Program

Dan Cane ’98, who co-founded Blackboard when he was a student, has funded a new program to help student entrepreneurs achieve success.

Dyson senior lecturer Daniel Hooker '93
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Daniel Hooker finds a teachable moment in COVID-19

Hooker, a veteran food industry executive, will teach a new course this fall covering global supply-chain issues surfaced by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Fils-Aime ’83 highlights industry disruption during Leadership Week’s esports forum

Dyson Leader in Residence Reggie Fils-Aimé ’83 discussed the esport industry’s evolution and future with students during the Esports Passion Forum.