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 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 william.brah | Nov 16, 2017 | GEIR program, Startups, Women Rising In Tech
Jean Pham (left), VietChallenge COO, believes that the next Alibaba could be applying for this year’s competition. Over the past 30 years, Vietnam has become the world’s second fastest growing economy. Its economic growth rate currently averages 7% annually. While...
by william.brah | Jun 27, 2017 | Focus On Founders, GEIR program
Earlier this month, five digital health “winners” were announced at the inaugural PULSE @ MassChallenge. The top prize of $100k was awarded to SyncThink, Inc. which assesses visual attention – the most common deficit after a concussion. Cancer diagnostics company...
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...
by aijanisakova | Jun 2, 2017 | GEIR program, Student Successes
By Robert Schultz Boston is home to the world’s leading life science supercluster. This provides ample learning opportunities for the next generation of health entrepreneurs. UMass-Boston’s MBA program now offers a course allowing student to quickly develop a new...
