One question we always get at the Zahn Center is how students can get involved with us, especially if they don't have a startup idea of their own. A great place to start is with the Entrepreneurship Student Club (ESC) on campus. Their mission is to build a community of innovation, inspiration, leadership, and collaboration. They believe that entrepreneurship stems from solving problems, and in unification and collaboration, entrepreneurs can solve many of those problems faster and more efficiently. I sat down with Raneem Elsayed, CFO and Events Director of ESC. She gave me… Read More »
At the Zahn Center, we often celebrate the diversity of our students and their startup ideas. And each day, we witness how diversity creates innovation. But it was only two years ago that we realized, when it comes to gender, our Center wasnt as diverse as it could be. It was because of this realization that we launched an initiative with Standard Chartered Bank to address the gender gap in technology and entrepreneurship.Its clear that the future is female, and the female leaders of this growing network will serve as role models for the young girls of today. Some of these role… Read More »
Although many consider City College to be a commuter campus, theres a lot that goes on outside of classes. From Greek life to quidditch, CCNY is home to many clubs and organizations that allow students to explore their passions outside of the classroom. Today, were highlighting one that is near and dear to our hearts, the University Innovation Fellows Program.A few months ago, we announced that four City College students were named Innovation Fellows by Stanford Universitys d.school, as part of a global program that trains student leaders to create new opportunities for their… Read More »
Have you ever thought about what keeps you up at night? Is there some fundamental problem youre dying to solve? A question about the world that hasnt been answered? Or is there something that you wish you could fix?For many entrepreneurs, the thing that keeps them up at night is usually what led them to entrepreneurship in the first place. And for Adrienne Schmoeker, Senior Project Manager of Open Innovation at the Mayors Office of Technology and Innovation, its what led her down the path of becoming an intrapreneur, or a person who creates change from within an existing… Read More »
Update: Meet the Runr team at Demo Day on May 1st, 2017, from 2-12pm outside of the NAC!Yesterday, we welcomed all CCNY students back to campus. While many spent it getting in some well-deserved R&R, our students were hard at work getting a jumpstart on the Lean Startup Bootcamp. By the end of the semester, they'll learn the ins and outs of running a business. And of course, they'll each present their innovations to the City College community at Demo Day and compete for $150,000 in prizes at the Final Pitch.In the meantime, wouldn't it be cool to get to know them? We… Read More »
In September, we announced that five Zahn Startups (VERIPAD, Gleam, Frip, Komb, and DAPP) would participate in our first-ever Zahn-Google Adopt-a-Startup Program. Over the past few months, these startups have worked with Google mentors to develop content marketing strategies, cost-per-click keyword marketing strategies, KPI dashboards, as well as strong Google Analytics skills. On Friday, December 9th, they presented their new-found strategies in a culminating celebration at Google's offices in Chelsea.As always, the Google-adopted startups taught us much more… Read More »
Many notable CCNY alumni visit the Zahn Center throughout the year, including Dr. Paul Fenster, '60. Dr. Fenster is a patent lawyer and expert in microelectronics. He was a full time professor of Electrical Engineering at City College of New York for 5 years, and has taught courses at Tel Aviv University, The Technion Institute of Technology in Haifa, The Weizmann Institute and was also a Visiting Professor of Physics in Medicine at Cornell University Medical School.Recently, he visited the Zahn Center and spoke with aspiring entrepreneurs on what it means to pursue their dreams… Read More »
We are thrilled to share the new Zahn Center Cohort of the 2016-17 Competitions! This year our process was more competitive than ever, and we were truly impressed by the quality and creativity of the ideas we received. We are looking forward to working with the new class of startups over the coming months as they tackle important problems with their entrepreneurial solutions!Over the past few weeks, weve worked with expert judges – from investors to successful entrepreneurs, educators to executives – to help select our entries. Zahn staff held interviews with the top teams in… Read More »
We couldnt have chosen our 2017 Startup Competition Cohort without the help of our expert judges — investors, entrepreneurs, public officials, educators, and CCNY alumni who took the time to read dozens of student applications, provide feedback, and score startups based on a variety of factors, including market value and innovation.A huge thank you to: Adrish Majumdar, Ahmed Mohamed, Ali Sadegh, Ali Nayyar, Amy Herskovitz, Andrew Hapke, Art Brody, Brendan Mee, Brian Heiman, Casey Pickett, Celia Lloyd, Christopher Reim, Claude Brathwaite, Dave Newman, Drew Aldrich, Elaine Chin,… Read More »
We recently read a post by Alex Iskold from Techstars that echoes exactly the conversation we've been having at the Zahn Center about our commitment to our startups and the entrepreneurial community of CCNY, but before you check it out, keep reading.As we all experienced this past week, the world is unpredictable. But one thing is certain: entrepreneurs will thrive in any environment. The person who operates without fear, with extraordinary persistence and competence, who knows her strengths and sense of purpose — this individual of entrepreneurial spirit will succeed in… Read More »
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