By James Truslow | November 15, 2019
Aside from pitching, one of the most important skills for an entrepreneur to master is negotiation. Entrepreneurs find themselves negotiating across all aspects of their venture, from raising funding to convincing co-founders to join their team. The Blank Center recently had the privilege of welcoming one of the foremost experts in entrepreneurial negotiation, Samuel “Mooly”…
By Antonette Ho | November 8, 2017
Our last #How2Tuesday of the semester is on Tuesday, November 28 at 5pm in the Blank Center Televideo Room: How to Raise a Seed Round with David Chang! Join David Chang, entrepreneur, angel investor, and director of the Summer Venture Program, for a practical session on how to pitch and land your first investors. David…
By Antonette Ho | November 3, 2017
The Blank Center’s #How2Tuesday series continues on Tuesday, November 7 at 5pm in the Blank Center Televideo Room: How 2 Read a Term Sheet with Angelo Santinelli! So you’ve decided to start dating (raise money) and things are getting serious with several suitors (potential investors). One has already popped the question and others are sure…
By Emily Denoble | June 9, 2017
For our final How 2 Tuesday of the academic year, the Blank Center invited law firm Morgan Lewis to explain the basics of angel and venture capital investor agreements. Morgan Lewis provides invaluable services to emerging businesses and is a generous sponsor of the Blank Center. The creative presentation was titled “Angel Financing: A Play…
By Antonette Ho | April 18, 2017
Our last #How2Tuesday of the academic year is on Tuesday, April 25 at 5pm in the Blank Center Televideo Room! How 2 Understand Angel & Venture Term Sheets with Morgan Lewis! Term sheets got you tearing your hair out? Come to Understanding Angel & Venture Term Sheets: A Play In 3 Acts where you will…
By Babson Hatchery | December 19, 2016
The following post is from Shruti Jadhav MBA’18, founder of Baby Deal, a fall 2016 hatchery business. Every entrepreneur should have a contingency plan. This in no way implies that you don’t believe in your venture enough, nor does it define the rate of success or failure of your startup. It’s a part of your…
By Flip | April 26, 2012
In one week, my 18-month vacation at Babson will come to a close. I’m not going to prattle on about how fantastic it’s been, because like the MBA itself, no one came here to listen to what I thought. Instead, I’d like to sum up my education by giving you the top quotes from my…