by aijanisakova | Jun 1, 2018 | GEIR program, Mentoring, Startups, Student Successes
by Stephan Manning, Associate Professor of Management at College of Management, UMass Boston, stephan.manning@umb.edu In Spring 2018, the UMass Venture Development Center (VDC) collaborated with my MBA ‘Strategic Management’ capstone class to jointly assess and...
by aijanisakova | May 24, 2018 | GEIR program, Mentoring, Startups, Student Successes
by Giovanni Conserva My first project as a GEIR reminded me that the best aspect of entrepreneurship is the opportunity to cooperate with brilliant and enthusiastic professionals from different backgrounds. During the last semester, 5 MBAs from Stephen Manning’s...
by aijanisakova | May 22, 2018 | General
By Haim Nigri Throughout my academic experience and powered by my entrepreneurial mindset, I’ve always enjoyed the practical aspect of academia. I was always thinking how I could apply all the theory and knowledge I was gathering to other aspects of my life...
by aijanisakova | May 17, 2018 | GEIR program, Mentoring, Student Successes
by Himanshu Agrawal As a part of my GEIR responsibilities, I was asked to offer a semester long projects for a IT Capstone class of 2018. The course aims to prepare students for ‘successful careers in the industry’. As I began thinking about how to...
by aijanisakova | Jun 9, 2017 | Focus On Founders, GEIR program, Startups
BY STEVEN MELENDEZ Cryptocurrency can be intimidating, but a new platform called Catalyst would enable investors to build their own investment funds. In recent months, the prices of virtual currencies bitcoin and ethereum have soared to record highs amid increased...
