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Shopping Is Focus of New Grad Start-Up

Sydney Altschuler  —  Mar 14, 2013

Rosie, an online platform started by Cornell graduate students aims to make shopping easier by predicting the items shoppers need and providing them with an easy way to pre-order those items at lower prices, according to Jonathan Ambrose grad, co-founder of Rosie. 

Johnson School Sees New Trends

Jonathan Swartz  —  Mar 7, 2013

 

U.S. business schools have experienced drastic changes in the past few years, and the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management –– with help from the Cornell NYC Tech campus –– is no exception, according to professors, administrators and students. 

iPhone App Connects Students to Emergency Services

Erica Augenstein  —  Feb 6, 2013

 

Observing that Cornell students face potentially dangerous situations — such as walking home alone late at night from the library or from a party — a group of students have created an iPhone application that they hope will increase their peers’ safety.

Space for Cornell Entrepreneurs to Open Above CTB

Noah Tulsky  —  Nov 15, 2012

The entrepreneurial Cornellian can get excited about another new space for start-up collaboration that will soon open in Collegetown.

Cornell Entrepreneurs Take NYC by Storm

Emma Court  —  Oct 16, 2012

What happens when a bunch of entrepreneurial Cornellians get together in a room? Technology gurus found out this weekend at a Cornell tech summit in New York City.

Cornell Alumni Change Moviegoing Experience Through 'Flicstart' Startup

Emma Jesch  —  Oct 10, 2012

Three Cornell alumni recently combined their business smarts and love for the big screen in their new startup, Flicstart –– a venture they promise will shake up the movie theater industry.

CornellNYC Tech Partners With U.S. Department of Commerce

Emma Court  —  Oct 3, 2012

As a result of a partnership between the University and the U.S. Department of Commerce, Cornell-NYC Tech students will have access to federal resources to support entrepreneurship, according to an announcement made by President David Skorton on Tuesday.

Oh Hi, Cinemapolis

Jason Goldberg  —  Oct 3, 2012

Thanks to Flicstart, a new website founded by Cornell students, students brought the cult classic The Room to Cinemapolis last Friday. Jason Goldberg '14 was there and reveled in the "so bad it's good" experience.

Four Recent Cornell Alumni Join Start-Ups Through Venture for America Program

Emma Jesch  —  Sep 26, 2012

Four entrepreneurial members of the Class of 2012 are working at start-up businesses across the country through a newly launched program that aims to bolster entrepreneurship in the U.S.

Students Win Prize for Creating Innovative New Light Source

Lauren Avery  —  May 3, 2012

Kit Dobyns ’13 and Folajimi Fowose ’12 won this year’s Big Idea undergraduate business competition, hosted by Entrepreneurship@Cornell in April, from a pool of 100 contestants. The pair walked away with a prize of $3,000 for their invention, which allows soda bottles to be used as light sources in developing countries.

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