Michael Morneault in the arena with Odor Gladiator
It’s a family affair, pure and simple. As an entrepreneur you sometimes get to solve the problems that you have personally. Such an entrepreneur is Mike Morneault. He started searching for a solution to persistent problem that he...
Seema Patel, Fusing robotics and games with Interbots
Seema never had any plans to go into business and never in a million years thought she’d start a company. But the opportunity fell into her lap and she couldn’t resist taking the plunge. Seema was always into robots. She...
Entrepreneurial current events: the state of the venture industry
No surprise, but 2010 wasn’t a great year for venture capital. In November, the NVCA (National Venture Capital Association) came out with its 2011 report. The report summarizes the state of the industry last year. Capital under...
Student Entrepreneurs Speak Out: #6 in a series
Redefining book publishing by Carnegie Mellon Computer Science senior, Aayush Kumar I remember – I was in 7th grade – around that time in my life when I was beginning to think independently and try out different things to...
Steve Martocci: from idea to exit in 15 months with GroupMe
Steve knows how to execute on an idea to get it to where it is real – real product, real users, real value. In the social media hype space where lots of new ideas percolate to the surface, GroupMe stands out as a simple solution...
Student Entrepreneurs Speak Out: #5 in a series
Entrepreneurs: The Solution to the Slowing Growth by Carnegie Mellon Junior, Rohan Wadhwani Across the world, there are major financial problems, whether it’s the contagion in Europe or our own national debt issues here in...
Fred OIiveira brings Silicon Valley entrepreneurial culture to Portugal
As a computer science student at a leading university, Fred Oliveira could have gotten a job with a major technology company anywhere in the world. Google awarded him a prize in 2005 for participating in open-source projects....
Entrepreneurial current events: November 28, 2011
There are a few things that I read recently that are of interest to us entrepreneurs: Global advertising agency, Euro RSCG Worldwide named Pittsburgh’s tech community as one of the top five trends to watch in 2012....
Student entrepreneurs speak out: #4 in a series
Transitioning from a small startup: when should you hire a CFO? by CMU-Portugal student, Guilherme Pamplona Santos One of the most common types of financing for startup companies that manage to survive their foundation and...
Student entrepreneurs speak out: #3 in a series
Thoughts on University Entrepreneurship in Portugal: the systemic problem, the ideology, and the jump start by João Nuno Vasco Henriques, CMU-Portugal program student As a nation with many successful entrepreneurs, both in the...