Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital

Building a home and culture on Roosevelt Island
The inaugural semester on Cornell Tech’s Roosevelt Island campus has reached the halfway point. We dove into coursework while finishing touches were made.

Noteworthy: Karan Girotra in Invest Money UK on the rising trend in entrepreneurs pursuing MBA degrees
The rising influx of entrepreneurs in MBA populations creates new, mutually beneficial relationships between students and programs.
Student entrepreneur Rob Karp is miles ahead
When it came to starting his own business, Rob Karp ’19 was miles ahead of his peers. He was all of 14 when he turned his passion for airlines and his prowess for numbers into a travel consulting company.

Catching up with entrepreneur Mark Thompson ’08
In the year since we featured Mark in the Fall 2016 issue of Hotelie magazine, the now former Wall Street financial analyst has opened his first Harlem Coffee Co. premium coffee lounge.

The Digital Revolution Takes on Healthcare
Digital technology is disrupting old models and driving innovation in healthcare, an industry that is ripe for change.

Immersed in Digital Technology
Find out how students, alumni, and faculty in Ithaca and at Cornell Tech inspired and defined Johnson’s newest, interdisciplinary immersion: the Digital Technology Immersion.

Profile in Leadership Paul Kavuma, MBA ’93, Founder and CEO of Catalyst Principal Partners
A catalyst for regional champions in East Africa

Startup Snapshot: Big Bang for Your Buck
Dionne Jackson, MBA ’09: Million Dollar Moxie

Startup Snapshot: Risks and Rewards
Ian Folau, MBA ’16 (Cornell Tech), and Nwamaka Imasogie, MEng ’16: GitLinks