During the second week of Summer Catalyst, teams participated in a variety of activities including Team Updates, Hot Seat, Lean Canvas Coaching, and Lunch & Learns. The teams refined their milestones, learned from experts, practiced giving and receiving feedback, and developed new customer discovery strategies. Let’s delve into the details: Monday: Today, Summer Catalyst participants…
Monday June 1st, 2020 marked the launch of the Blank Center’s new virtual accelerator: the Summer Catalyst. Over the next 10 weeks, 16 teams will innovate, collaborate, and work toward accelerating their businesses. Together, these exceptional participants will learn, grow, support one another, and navigate the entrepreneurial journey amidst a global pandemic. Despite the unprecedented…
As a result of the COVID-19 crisis, many entrepreneurs have faced difficult pivots over the past few months as they adapt to new social distancing regulations and the changing needs of their customers. One of the biggest trends is the shift online, as more businesses that would not have considered themselves “tech companies” before are…
The Blank Center for Entrepreneurship is excited to announce the 2020 B.E.T.A. Challenge semifinalists! See the entrepreneurs pitch live on Wednesday, April 1 in the virtual semifinals! Register now >> Alumni Semifinalists 1Room (Jeremy Bhatia ’11 and Michael Beeler) Dash Beyond Interactive Media Private Limited (Aakaanksh Pothukutchi ’13) M A Y U (Mayura B. Davda MS’16) oveRNight RN (Michael…
Today on Living Entrepreneurship, we are featuring a guest post from Akhil Nair MBA’18, founding partner of Parzenn Partners. Since graduating from Babson, Akhil has accelerated his venture through Babson’s Global Entrepreneur in Residence program. Here are his thoughts on the GEIR experience! Babson College’s Global Entrepreneur in Residence program is perhaps one of the…
Babson entrepreneurs have been featured in the media, honored for their accomplishments, and successful in their fundraising endeavors in the past few months – here are just a few of their updates. Gravyty, which provides fundraiser enablement solutions powered by artificial intelligence, announced a $21 million investment from K1 Investment Management. Gravyty was co-founded by…
Entrepreneurs in 2020 have access to a growing range of increasingly powerful marketing tools. But amidst all of the other responsibilities that come with growing a venture, how much marketing do founders need to do, and which tools are the best use of their time and resources? The Blank Center kicked off this semester’s series…
When you are considering starting a venture, how do you know if your business idea is worth pursuing? While the support of friends and family is always a great start, you’ll want more confirmation from your target market before investing significant time and resources into the project. Drawing upon his research and experiences as a…
Do you have a lot of holiday presents to buy, but not a lot of ideas or time? Where better to get gift ideas than from our Babson Built guests? Not only did these Babson alumni entrepreneurs join us on the podcast to inspire us with their entrepreneurial journeys and share their advice, but their…
At the core of any successful startup is a strong understanding of its customers. Throughout this semester’s #How2Tuesdays series, we’ve heard from experts that many startups fail because they never truly put themselves in their customers’ shoes to design a problem-solving product. So how can founders go above and beyond to serve their customers? Earlier…
