Interesting People
As I mentioned in my last post, I attended the Entrepreneurship@Cornell Celebration this past week. Some foggy weather in NYC delayed my arrival into Ithaca a few hours but it did not damper the experience one bit. It was an absolute blast. I met a bunch of interesting people all passionate about entrepreneurship in their own way. Fields ranging from healthcare to energy and hospitality were represented. I hope to go back next year.
One of the most enjoyable aspects was watching the “pitch” competitions. There were 2 levels of competition. The undergraduate program is called “The Big Idea.” Any undergrad can enter and the finalists (I believe a dozen) got to present and compete for a prize. The Venture Challenge was open to anyone with a connection to Cornell and was for groups with a more sophisticated start up plan. A field of 48 was whittled down to 5 finalists. They presented to some hard hitting VC’s and the winner picked up a $10,000 prize.
Over the next few posts I want to feature some of the more interesting stories that I came across while I was at the conference. Some are cool ideas. All center around interesting people just trying to change the world for the better.
