The Eugene Lang Entrepreneurship
Center Information Session
September 23, 2014
columbia.edu/entrepreneurship
(212) 854-3244
#CBSstartups
Columbia Business School
Mission Statement
The Lang Center is the hub of entrepreneurship at
Columbia Business School.
Our mission is to instill an entrepreneurial mindset
in all students while providing them with the tools,
education and resources needed to pursue their
entrepreneurial ambitions.
Columbia Business School
Lang Center Staff
Who We Are
– Vincent Ponzo ’03, Director
– Professor Clifford Schorer, Director, Entrepreneurs in Residence
Program
– Professor Murray Low, Director of Entrepreneurship Education
– Professor Sheena Iyengar, Faculty Director
– Ashley Zwick, Administrative Director
– Sandra Merrill, Senior Associate Director of Programs
– Mayra Reyes, Associate Director of Outreach
– Karla Wexler, Administrative Assistant
Columbia Business School
Entrepreneurship at Columbia Business School
Columbia Business School
Data!
●.07% of all companies created in last ten years
reach valuation of $1B or more (39 companies)
●Of these 39 companies:
–13 (33%) had a founder with an MBA
–32 (82%) had a founding member or a current
exec with an MBA
Columbia Business School
The Right Place: Columbia Business School
●Increasing interest in entrepreneurship
●Collaboration with Engineering, Law, Journalism,
Medicine, Public Health, Public Affairs, etc.
●World class students, faculty & administrators
●Distinguished alumni with network density in NYC
and SF
●Ivy League brand, access and resources
●Location, location, location
Columbia Business School
You Are In The Right Place
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Opportunity
Today, entrepreneurship is more than the process
of starting a business.
An entrepreneurial mindset is crucial for all
organizations: small or large, new or old, for-profit
or not-for-profit.
THINK, START, GROW
Columbia Business School
START
9
Incoming Students
(The Best)
CEO
Lions Lab
Columbia StartUp Lab Summer
(Harlem Garage)
Second-Year Curriculum
Greenhouse
(2nd Years Only)
Spring Venture Showcase (Investors)
Lang Fund Investment/Match
Columbia StartUp Lab
(WeWork)
Alumni Success!!!
Columbia Business School
GROW
10
Incoming Students (The
Best)
NYC StartUp Treks
Lang Scholars
Workshops, panels, guest
speakers
Lang Fellows (Summer Grant
Program)
Fall and Winter StartUp Career
Fairs
CBS students placed at start
ups
Alumni Success!!!
Small Business
Consulting Program
Columbia Business School
Curriculum
Select Spring 2015 Courses
– Lean Launchpad with Steve Blank (Block Week)
– Entrepreneurial Finance with Dean Hubbard (Block Week)
– Digital Literacy for Decision Makers
– Data Science and Entrepreneurship (with Engineering)
– Media Marketing & Entrepreneurship
– Social Venture Incubator with Ron Gonen
– Managing the Growing Company
– Intro To Venturing
– Launching New Ventures
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Programs
● Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Columbia Program
● Entrepreneurs in Residence Program
Columbia Business School
Entrepreneur in Residence Program
Dr. Laurence Blumberg '94
Syntimmune, Inc.
Jim Moore '95
J. Moore Partners Clifford Schorer
Columbia Business School
Austin Okere
Computer Warehouse Group
Asha Saxena
Future Technologies, Inc Wim Sweldons
Sweldons Innovations
Kevin Quinn '91
Genki Advisory
Derek Lee ‘08
LG Fairmont Group
Barbara Roberts
Tiger21
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Programs
● The Entrepreneurial Sounding Board Program
● Harlem Garage Passes
● Columbia Startup Lab - Summer Program
● Columbia Startup Lab - WeWork
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Competitions and Events
FALL 2014
● Annual Fall Venture Fair
● Startup Week at CBS
SPRING 2015
● Spring Venture Showcase
● Columbia Venture Competition
● Entrepreneurship Festival
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Resources, Advising Support, Networks and Communities
● Entrepreneurs in Residence Program Office Hours
● Vince Ponzo Office Hours (via COIN)
● Columbia Entrepreneurs Organization
● Lions Lab
● Columbia Venture Community (CVC)
● Bi-monthly Lang Newsletter
● Columbia Business School Marketplace
● Columbia University Entrepreneurship
● CORE
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Select Resources
Business School Online & Social Media
– gsb.columbia.edu/entrepreneurship
– @ColumbiaEntProg
– @Columbia_Biz
– Facebook Group: The Eugene Lang Entrepreneurship Center at Columbia Business School
– General Email Address: [email protected]
Columbia Wide
– CORE: coreatcu.com
– ADI: adicu.com
– Columbia University Entrepreneurship: entrepreneurship.columbia.edu
NYC
– Gary’s Guide: garysguide.com/events (Job Fairs, events, etc.)
– Startup Digest: startupdigest.com
– Made In NY: wearemadeinny.com
– MeetUp: meetup.com
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The Lang Center Uris Hall, 2M gsb.columbia.edu/entrepreneurship
212-854-3244 #CBSstartups
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