“The percentage of Wharton MBAs starting their own businesses at graduation has nearly tripled in five years, and the number of students working summer internships with startups is up nearly 15 percent since last year, the school says.” MORE
Archive for June, 2013
Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards
June 28, 2013Four Wharton/Penn alums named 2013 Regional Award Winners, E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year Awards – FULL LIST HERE
- Chris and Natasha Ashton (both WG’03), Petplan
- Apu Gupta (WG’05), Curalate
- Samuel Whitaker (C’02/CGS’04), Greenphire
Poets & Quants: Wharton Hits Record High in Startup MBAs
June 28, 2013Maria Halpern, Director of Student Engagement and Career Advisor for students interested in Entrepreneurship/Startups at Wharton MBA Career Management, comments on the growing trend of Wharton entrepreneurs. MORE
Philly.com: AgileSwitch helps lead digital energy revolution
June 28, 2013Rob Weber (EAS’82/W’82), “is CEO of AgileSwitch, a Center City company that builds a switch driver to power everything from renewable energies to electric cars. AgileSwitch operates from co-op space on Arch Street near 17th. Weber is a serial entrepreneur who also co-founded Robin Hood Ventures, an angel investment group.” MORE
TechCrunch: Backed By First Round’s Dorm Room Fund, Pagevamp Turns Facebook Pages Into Websites
June 28, 2013Congrats to the Pagevamp team! – Penn alums Atulya Pandey (C’13), Fred Wang (W’13) and Vincent Sanchez-Gomez (C’13) MORE
Upstart Business Journal: Badminton player, winemaker, almost-Thiel Fellow join Brandery class of 2013
June 28, 2013Co-Ed Supply, founded by Marissa Hu (WG’13), joins Brandery, a national accelerator for consumer marketing companies. MORE
Philadelphia Daily News: Rx for better after-hospital care, reduced readmissions
June 19, 2013Great interview with Eric Heil (WG’12), co-founder of RightCare Solutions, winner of the 2012 Wharton Business Plan Competition. MORE
Nibletez: Florida Startup World Housing Solution, Quick, Strong And Green!
June 19, 2013“In addition to being extremely quick to set up the WHS shelters are hurricane resistant (up to 155mph), earthquake resistant (up to 7.8 richter), they don’t mold, mildew or rot, they’re fire resistant and bullet proof. Ultimately this makes the WHS shelters ideal for fast implementation in civilian, government and military installations.” MORE
Huffington Post: Small Steps to Revive Industry in the U.S.
June 14, 2013According to Bobby Grajewski (WG’13), “For American manufacturing to resurge in this competitive global market, handcrafted niche products are an essential pillar that needs to be developed.” MORE
New York Times: A Small Company’s Reality Is Altered by ‘Shark Tank’
June 12, 2013“Since Verbalizet, a technology start-up, was featured on a TV show, daily revenue has more than tripled.” MORE
Pando Daily: Why Are You In Such A Rush
June 11, 2013Dan Shipper (C’14), Firefly co-founder, has learned that “Moving as “quickly” as possible feels good. It feels productive. But ultimately I think being in a rush often slows you down.” MORE
Techincally Philly: Real Food Works moves from West Conshohocken to Center City
June 10, 2013“Real Food Works [founded by Lucinda Duncalfe C’85/WG’91] now has more than 100 customers in the region and has delivered close to 15,000 meals. It has about 15 local restaurant partners and plans to ramp up its Center City restaurant partnerships now that it’s in the area.” MORE
Philly.com: A chance to make money even when the charge is free
June 10, 2013Venture Initiation Program alum Doug Baldasare (WG’12) “hopes to place 76 kiosks in the region by year’s end – enough to ensure that people are never more than two blocks from a free power source.” MORE
TechCrunch: AdMob Founder Omar Hamoui Joins Sequoia Capital
June 7, 2013AdMob founder Omar Hamoui is joining Sequoia Capital as an Investment Partner. MORE
The Economic Times India: How new breed of money managers are managing small-size funds
June 7, 2013Professor Kartik Hosanagar comments on early-stage investing in India. MORE
Business Insider: This Philly Startup Wants To Transform The Way Brands Use Pinterest And Instagram
June 7, 2013Apu Gupta (WG’05) talks about the winding path that brought him to found Curalate, a company providing analytics for Pinterest and Instagram images. MORE
Wall Street Journal: EBay Forms Partnership With India’s Snapdeal
June 6, 2013“The e-commerce giant is leading a $50 million investment in three-year-old Indian competitor Snapdeal.com [founded by Kunal Bahl M&T’06] that also includes a multiyear commercial partnership with the fast-growing online retailer.” MORE
BetaBeat: This Paula Deen Salad Holds the Key to Pinterest Popularity
June 4, 2013Curalate, founded by Apu Gupta (WG’05) has figured out what makes a Pinterest pin popular. MORE
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