Bilingual Birdies: How A New Partnership Helped A Startup Pivot
Founder of Bilingual Birdies Sarah Farzam (left), with her staff, Julia. Photo: Jamie Lee This article features an existing start-up, and how a key pivot helped to get the business going. Something for...
View ArticleThe Importance of 'Pivoting'
Aryeh Katz, an engineering student at NYU-Poly, and Miri Berger-Katz, a student of Industrial Design at the Pratt Institute, are a match made in entrepreneur heaven. Their big idea for the challenge is...
View ArticleLesson From Former Contestant: Keep Trying
Erike Mayo was a contestant in the 2008 edition of the NYU Entrepreneurs Challenge. Mayo is currently in the business of helping other businesses getting off the ground. When the technological gold...
View ArticlePoly Students Took The Lead In The Second Teammate Hunt
As the competition entry deadline approaches, contestants at the Entrepreneurs Challenge are gearing up to find the right teammates. To tackle the problem of finding cofounders, students from the...
View ArticleDoing Good And Making Money
Social entrepreneurs are on a mission to solve problems plaguing society, but such altruistic efforts do not force these ventures into becoming profitless charities by default. New investment...
View ArticleFail Fast, Succeed Faster
While most NYU students probably set out to enjoy the lovely October sunshine this past weekend, a select few with particular drive gathered at the Stern School of Business to partake in the Lean...
View ArticleValidating Business Ideas Before Finding Technical Cofounders
Finding a technical cofounder is important, but teams should not get caught up with that task prematurely. One month into the Entrepreneurs Challenge, many teams still have not found the right...
View ArticleVeteran Mentors Young Entrepreneurs
After talking with dozens of people involved with the NYU Entrepreneurs Challenge over the past few weeks I was certain that I impossibly could run into anybody with a more exuberant passion for...
View ArticleLearning The Lean Startup Science
Building a startup is not only an art, but a science. NYU entrepreneurs had a head start. About 50 contestants attended the intense three-day workshop with the Lean Startup Machine this weekend. To...
View ArticleHope In Sight For Visually Impaired
In 1921 a British photographer gone blind invented the white cane for his surroundings to recognize his impairment. Other than undergoing a slight lengthening two decades later, the technology has...
View ArticleStartup Lesson #1: Know Your Customer
Having a business idea is only the first step. You’ve got to seek help to make it better. The second coaching session of the Entrepreneurs Challenge took place last night at the Stern School of...
View ArticleAdvice From 36 Cooper Square
It’s become somewhat of a mecca for startup businesses in New York City. Just around the corner from New York University’s Stern School of Business is an office space that Foursquare, Curbed and Hard...
View Article170 Teams Enter The Entrepreneurs Challenge
About 170 teams from across New York University officially entered the 2012-2013 Entrepreneurs Challenge, organizers said. The total number of teams this year is “pretty much the same” as last year,...
View ArticleGroup 'Pivots' Concept To Create Social Media Network For Musicians
The logo for CreatorCircle, one of the group's entered in this year's NYU Entrepreneurs Challenge. One NYU Entreprenurs Challenge group’s initial idea for a website that would connect artists with fans...
View ArticleDream Big, Start Small: NYU Startups Disrupt Big Industries
Contestants at the NYU Entrepreneurs Challenge set out to challenge the status quo in major industries through their innovative approaches. Back in Hawaii, Christopher Bradley got to observe the health...
View ArticleFrom NYC To Nairobi: Interview With SunCulture, Audience Choice Award Winners...
All entrepreneurs are inherently risk-takers, but some are willing to go above and beyond for an idea they believe in. NYU Stern alumnus Samir Ibrahim and serial entrepreneur Charles Nichols, winners...
View ArticleFrom $75K To $500K: How NYU Entrepreneurs Challenge Kickstarted CourseHorse
CourseHorse, winner of the 2011 New Venture Competition, recently raised $500,000 in a seed funding round and launched a co-branded site with Time Out New York. One and a half year after winning the...
View Article$200K Entrepreneurs Challenge: A Night for Show and Tell
By Mary Zarikos New Venture Showcase of NYU Stern's $200K Entrepreneurs Challenge. From wine pairing apps to patented wedge wind turbines, there was plenty of entrepreneurial swagger at last night’s...
View Article$200K Entrepreneurs Challenge: Three Smart Ideas
VideoBy Sarah Fournier and Alfonso Ricciardelli The NYU Entrepreneurs Challenge has reached the semi-final stage. On February 13th, contestants gathered at Stern Business School to present their...
View ArticleRookie Mistakes Social Ventures Make, Lessons Learned From The Entrepreneurs...
How to make your venture concept more compelling and convincing. Tips from a seasoned social entrepreneur and one-time semi finalist in the Entrepreneurs Challenge.
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