“The SEC today paved the way for a new era of venture capital investing by stating it won’t pursue enforcement action against FundersClub [founded by Boris Silver W’10 and Alex Mittal ENG’07/W’07], whose platform lets any accredited investor fund startups in exchange for equity.” MORE
Archive for March, 2013
CBS Sunday Morning: Earning Good Housekeeping’s Seal of Approval
March 26, 2013Peter Thomas Roth W’79 on CBS Sunday Morning celebrating PTR FirmX QVC TSV’s Good Housekeeping Magazine Seal of Approval. WATCH HERE
Financial Times: Entrepreneurs see pet project develop into a thriving venture
March 26, 2013Chris and Natasha Ashton (both WG’03) have built a thriving pet insurance business (PetPlan) with support from a number of Wharton resources, faculty and alums. MORE
Entrepreneur: College Entrepreneurs Create Software to Help Businesses Thrive
March 26, 2013“The experience of running two successful software companies is paying huge dividends for the three students: ‘Coming up with a concept, building a product, marketing it and talking to investors has been an incredible learning experience’.” says Dan Shipper C’14 about he and his Firefly & Airtime co-founders Patrick Leahy W’13 and Justin Meltzer W’12.
Wired: This Pill Bottle Is a Smartphone Wannabe
March 26, 2013AdhereTech, founded by Josh Stein WG’12, is using smartphone technology to improve patients’ adherence to medication schedules. MORE
New York Times: Kick-Starting a Collection
March 20, 2013Via Technically Philly: “Visual analytics firm Curalate [founded by Apu Gupta WG’05] got a shout in the New York Times last week for a study the startup did to find the most-liked Instagram photo from New York Fashion Week.”
Growthology: Lessons for Entrepreneurs from Crowdfunding
March 15, 2013Professor Ethan Mollick discovered several factors that can influence a project’s success or failure on Kickstarter. MORE
Inc. Magazine: 2013 Coolest College Startups
March 13, 2013List includes FamilyLeaf, founded by Wesley Zhao (on leave from Wharton) and Firefly, co-founded by Dan Shipper (C’14), Patrick Leahy (W’13) and Justin Meltzer (W’12). MORE
Wall Street Journal: How Solo Founders Beat The Odds and Get Into Top Accelerators
March 13, 2013“To improve his chances, the Lawdingo CEO (Nikhil Nirmel W’08) spent a year building his beta site with contract software developers, and forging customer relationships, including with attorneys and their prospective clients.” MORE
AdAge: Warby Parker Founder Trades Retro Eyeglasses for Shaving Supplies
March 12, 2013“Warby Parker, the e-seller of cheap eyeglasses and shades, exploded from a fledgling startup a popular consumer brand with millions of dollars in venture funding. With that experience under his belt, co-founder Jeff Raider [WG’10] is turning his focus to the launch of a new consumer brand aimed at the hipster set.” MORE
TechCrunch: An Interview With Indiegogo CEO Slava Rubin On The Wild Rise Of Crowdsourcing
March 12, 2013“Crowdfunding isn’t just for gadgets anymore.” – Slava Rubin W’00 talks about the rise of crowdfunding. MORE
Daily Pennsylvanian: Wharton grads start online investment firm
March 12, 2013FundersClub’s founders, Alex Mittal (ENG’07/W’07) & Boris Silver (W’10), and early employee Felicia Curcuru (W’07), “first met during their undergraduate days at Penn, when they were both pursuing degrees in the Wharton School and developing their interests in entrepreneurship.” MORE
Bloomberg TV: Win-Win for Student and Investors?
March 6, 2013David Klein, Venture Initiation Program alumni member and co-founder of CommonBond Co, speaks on Bloomberg Television about how his company is working to fix the broken student loan industry. MORE
San Francisco Business Times: 40 Under 40
March 4, 2013Congrats to Narinder Singh (WG’04) for being named to San Francisco Business Times’ 40 Under 40 list! MORE
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