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Web Summit Recap
Post from Ativ Patel ’17, founder of Mento, Inc. Ativ Patel ’17 at the Web Summit The Web Summit was an incredible once in a life time experience. I am still humbled and honored that I was selected...
View ArticleSecrets to the Venture Capital Industry
Venture capital. The industry can seem like a mystery. For individuals wanted to become VCs, they don’t know how to get their foot into the door. For entrepreneurs, they don’t know how to get funding...
View ArticleWorking with Family and Friends
Starting a new business can be lonely. It is no surprise that many entrepreneurs seek to find teammates for their ventures to help them get their idea off the ground. But what happens when you enlist...
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Take the B.E.T.A. Challenge
The spring semester means that Babson’s business competition, the B.E.T.A. Challenge, is just around the corner. We didn’t always have a business competition. Like many institutions, Babson had...
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Venture On
Last week the Butler Venture Accelerator hosted its first ever Accelerator Launch Event. Attendees got a sneak peek at some of our new market materials and got to meet others in the program. The event...
View ArticleBusiness Insurance for Startups
The following blog is from Jake Cho ’17, a Butler Venture Accelerator team member. On March 4th, the Butler Venture Accelerator held a peer to peer session focused on discussing various types of...
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B.E.T.A. Challenge Semifinalists!
This past Monday, March 30, the Blank Center announced the B.E.T.A. (Babson Entrepreneurial Thought and Action®) Challenge semifinalists. Meet the semifinalists on Wednesday, April 8 at the Venture...
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B.E.T.A. Challenge Finals – who will win $20,000??
2015 B.E.T.A. Challenge The day is finally here! Starting at 1pm in Olin 120, watch entrepreneurs as they compete for over $100,000 in cash and in-kind services! The B.E.T.A. Challenge recognizes major...
View ArticleBuilding Your Team
Arjun Bhatnagar ’18 and Andrew Coca ’18 of Hey! HeadsUp (a Babson hatchery business) recently hosted a peer to peer session on building a team for the Butler Venture Accelerator. Hey! headsUp is an...
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2015 Summer Venture Program
On Monday, May 18, the Butler Venture Accelerator kicked off its 2015 Summer Venture Program. The Summer Venture Program supports the most promising graduate and undergraduate entrepreneurs from Babson...
View ArticleHow Can You Be Persuasive
With the Summer Venture Showcase coming up on Thursday, July 30, the 2015 Summer Venture Program participants have been getting ready to present their ventures to a large audience of investors,...
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Advice from Babson Entrepreneur Chris Jacobs ’10
Although the Summer Venture Program (SVP) recently ended, there’s lots to reminiscence about from the past ten weeks. One of the most memorable parts of the program is the speakers that come in during...
View ArticleCreating a Capital Campaign for Raising Money
Investors hear lots of pitches and read through many business plans – daily. How do you make your venture stand out? Summer Venture Program adviser David Lopez hosted a session for the 2015 cohort on...
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Gathering Intelligence
Through the Butler Venture Accelerator, we meet with a lot of students and alumni with many entrepreneurial ideas. One of the key steps that any entrepreneur needs to make to turn their idea into an...
View ArticleStartup Tips from the Summer Venture Program
We’ve been busy gearing up for the start of the school semester and a new year for the Butler Venture Accelerator. The Butler Venture Accelerator provides resources including an entrepreneurial...
View ArticleHow do you know your business idea is feasible?
The following post is from Fifi Shi ’18, a Butler Venture Accelerator team member. “How do you know your business idea is feasible?” Professor Andrew Corbett, faculty director of the Butler Venture...
View Article#BeantownThrowdown Recap
On October 9, Summer Venture Program alumnae Emily Levy ’16 and Maria Gomez ’16 of PICCPerfect represented Babson and won the #BeantownThrowdown pitch event. PICCPerfect is creating functional fashion...
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From Ideation to Execution
The following post is from Fifi Shi ’18, a Butler Venture Accelerator team member. “Every year 350 million pairs of sports shoes are thrown away as they are no longer fit to use, while 1.2 billion...
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Can You Present Your Startup in Three Minutes?
Today marks the 16th annual Rocket Pitch, sponsored by the Blank Center, Pepper Hamilton LLP, Pierce Atwood LLP and Samuel Goldstein and Co. There are 92 presentations scheduled today from Babson...
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Babson Celebrates Global Entrepreneurship Week
Today marks the start of Babson’s 2015 Global Entrepreneurship Week! From November 12-19, there will be a series of events and activities celebrating innovation, entrepreneurship, and creativity...
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