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Entrepreneurship Bootcamp is Tomorrow!
Date: Saturday, September 7, 2024
Time: 1:00 - 5:00 PM | ET
Location: Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship, Tepper School of Business, 3rd Floor
4765 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Join us for another exciting Entrepreneurship Bootcamp, a fall semester, one-day glimpse into entrepreneurship at CMU and Pittsburgh for all incoming CMU students. See the full schedule here.
Sponsored by: Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship and Graduate Entrepreneurship Club
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| Announcing our keynote speaker, Xunjie Zhang, founder of Shift Robotics Moonwalker Shoes!
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We are giving away two new pairs of Moonwalker Shoes!!
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 | Greg Volynsky (left) and Sam Damashe (right)
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CMU Alumnus Greg Volynsky Launches Olive Legal
Carnegie Mellon University alumnus and Harvard Doctor of Law Greg Volynsky, also an Innovation Scholar alumnus, recently launched Olive Legal (YC S24), which uses AI to summarize client medical records for personal injury lawyers. Olive has built an AI solution that cuts humans out of the loop entirely, with instant turnarounds, while preserving human-level accuracy. After only five weeks since its launch, Olive, co-founded with Sam Damashe (Jane Street, CMU), has already achieved $5K in monthly revenue.
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FedEx Announces Expansion of FedEx Fulfillment With
Nimble Alliance
FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) recently announced a strategic alliance and investment with Nimble, an AI robotics and autonomous e-commerce fulfillment technology company founded by Simon Kalouche, CEO, to scale FedEx Fulfillment with their fully autonomous 3PL model. To support this alliance, FedEx has made a strategic investment in Nimble.
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| Serena Dao Selected to Join VERGE 24 Emerging Leaders
Tepper School of Business alumna and James R. Swartz Entrepreneurial Fellow Serena Dao has been selected for the VERGE 24 Emerging Leaders program. The goal of the program is to foster a community of sustainability professionals that is diverse and representative of the world in which we live.
The #VERGE24 conference is the center of gravity for professionals catalyzing transformative, profitable change through deploying climate tech at scale. Serena is sharing a promo code for anyone interested in attending for 10% off the ticket cost. The code is V24ELC10.
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Announcing Sigma Eta Pi!
Are your ambitions too big? Is your dream too risky? Could it be too early to start now?
Definitely not. Sigma Eta Pi, CMU’s co-ed entrepreneurship society led by Innovation Scholars Harvin Park (President), Evan Pinnix (Vice President), Archan Das and other CMU students, brings together a community of builders and creatives from across campus to lean into their passions. Their mission is to transform individuals into founders, develop lasting relationships with other entrepreneurially-driven students and to create impact through innovative ventures.
Meet some of the awesome SEP founders this Sunday at their kickoff and at upcoming info sessions for the fall ’24 accelerator program. Follow Sigma Eta Pi on Instagram for more updates.
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Apply Now: Tepper School of Business Peer Advising
Program for Family Business Owners
The Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship is thrilled to invite private business owners to apply for our Peer Advising Program at Carnegie Mellon’s Tepper School of Business and the Swartz Center for the 2024/2025 academic year. Building on the success of our inaugural Family Business Peer Advisory Groups pilot, we are expanding the program to include more business owners who are ready to collaborate, share insights and tackle real-world challenges in a supportive environment.
During our pilot, family business owners met~every six weeks in Pittsburgh, participating in facilitated sessions led by Tepper faculty. This peer advising format provided a space for candid conversations, shared problem-solving, and the exchange of valuable insights among fellow business owners.
Find out more about the program here (pdf).
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|  | 2023-25 Swartz Fellows in front of the Tepper School of Business
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Apply for the 2024-26 James R. Swartz Fellows Program!
The Swartz Center has opened applications for the 2024-26 James R. Swartz Entrepreneurial Fellows program. Applications will be open through Sunday, October 13, 2024 at 11:59 pm ET.
This highly selective, two-year program for CMU graduate students, develops the students entrepreneurial potential and leadership skills through hands-on experiences, networking, mentoring and courses in entrepreneurship. The program's core is a mentored summer internship with a top-tier VC-backed startup within the high-tech, high-growth environment of California's Silicon Valley and San Francisco.
Attend an Info Session to learn more about the program and to hear from current Swartz Fellows:
Monday, September 9 | 12:30 PM ET
Register
Thursday, October 10 | 12:30 PM ET
Register
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The James R. Swartz Entrepreneurial Leadership
Series presents:
Beyond Models–Applying AI and Data Science Effectively with
Dr. Alfred Spector
Date: Thursday, September 12, 2024
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | ET
Location: Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship, Tepper School of Business, 4765 Forbes Avenue, 3rd Floor
Join the CMU Swartz Center for a special James R. Swartz Entrepreneurial Leadership Series talk featuring Dr. Alfred Spector, Visiting Scholar at MIT and Senior Advisor at Blackstone.
Dr. Spector's career has led him from innovation in large scale, networked computing systems to broad engineering and research leadership. Recently, he co-authored a Cambridge University Press textbook, “Data Science in Context: Foundations, Challenges, Opportunities.”
This event is co-hosted with the CMU School of Computer Science.
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Microsoft for Startups Welcome Day (Virtual Event)!
Empowering your start-up success with Microsoft AI and Founders Hub
Date: Thursday, September 12
Time: 12:30 PM | ET
Location: Virtual
Sign up for this one hour Information Session on Thursday, September 12th at 12:30 with Microsoft Founders Hub that will dive into a world of benefits and services available for CMU startups.
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Family Business Leadership Speaker Series: Stuart Weitzman
An Entrepreneurial Journey on the Road Less Traveled:
Stuart Weitzman, Founder, Stuart Weitzman Shoes
Date: Monday, September 16, 2024
Time: 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. EST
Location: CMU Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship, Tepper Quad, 3rd Floor, 4765 Forbes Avenue
The CMU Swartz Center is excited to announce the next Family Business Leadership Series talk, featuring Stuart Weitzman, founder of Stuart Weitzman shoes. Stuart Weitzman’s passion for design has been a lifelong pursuit, leading to the internationally renowned company that bears his name. He has been honored extensively for his unique approach to entrepreneurship, and for his uncompromising commitment to prioritizing function as an integral element of fashion.
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VentureBridge Demo Day 2024: Three City Tour
San Francisco Bay Area, Pittsburgh and New York
The CMU VentureBridge (VB) program, an initiative of the Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship, is excited to present VentureBridge ’24 Demo Day in three cities: San Francisco Bay Area (September 18), Pittsburgh (September 25), and New York City (October 2).
The in-person events will feature presentations from the VentureBridge ’24 cohort of startups and select VentureBridge alumni startups. The presentations will be followed by a networking reception. Learn more about the VB portfolio here.
(Please note that the San Francisco Bay Area and New York City events are investor only events)
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Register for the VentureBridge Tech Talk & Job Fair
on September 24!
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Date: Thursday, September 26, 2024
Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM | ET
Location: Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship, Tepper School of Business, 4765 Forbes Avenue, 3rd Floor
Join the Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship for the 2024 AI & Robotics Venture Fair. Meet the region's leading AI & Robotics companies & explore investment opportunities.
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| CONNECTS/START SMART LAW SEMINARS
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Designing a Product Culture (Brad Eiben, CMU Tepper School of Business)
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Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (Len Caric, George J. Howe Co./CMU Tepper School of Business)
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| Can't make a CONNECTS? Watch on our YouTube channel.
Find out more and see the full schedule.
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The mission of 99 Tartans is to partner with the highest potential, early-stage CMU alumni companies and accelerate their success through access to capital and networks. Find out more.
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CMU ENTREPRENEURSHIP CLUBS
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| CMU T&E End-of-Summer Mixer!
Date and time: Saturday, September 7
Time: 5:30 - 7:30 PM ET
Location: East End Brewing Co.
Join us immediately following the Swartz Center's Entrepreneurship Bootcamp to unwind, connect, and celebrate the end of summer with fellow entrepreneurs and CMU alumni.
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Date: Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Time: 6-8 PM EST
Location: Boston, Massachusetts (Exact location provided upon registration)
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| The CMU Tech & Entrepreneurship group aims to build a bridge between CMU students and alumni across the startup and tech continuum. With main chapters in NYC, Pittsburgh, and SF, we offer a range of in-person and online events and programming in the form of panels, workshops, founder/investor engagements, startup support, and socials to foster collaboration, innovation, and networking opportunities.
Join 7,000+ Tartans on our Slack workspace and mailing list for resources and updates on how you can engage in the community and CMU entrepreneurial ecosystem. Find out more and
get involved!
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The following companies help directly support our programming and entrepreneurs.
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| Pillsbury and Steptoe & Johnson, PLLC are holding office hours for the CMU Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship. The office hours are for any interested CMU graduate, undergraduate or alumni interested in entrepreneurship or connecting with members of the Swartz Center network.
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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
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Legal Services Weekly Virtual Office Hours with Matt Kirmayer
Mondays 1:00-3:00 PM ET (10-12 PT)
Matt Kirmayer of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, is offering office hours for newly established startup and emerging companies. Matt specializes in representing technology startups and emerging growth companies, assisting with entity formation, fundraising and overall growth needs. Startup companies with a founder who is a CMU graduate, undergraduate or alumni is eligible to register for
an appointment. Complete the Signup Form for a 30 minute session by the Thursday prior to your
desired appointment.
Contact Daria Stokes for office hours outside of these regular hours.
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| PATRON SPOTLIGHT
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC is a multi-jurisdictional, full-service law firm that takes a progressive approach to providing counsel at each stage of a client’s life cycle. Their dedicated team works closely with its clients to form entities, advise on the most advantageous entity type and design, and negotiate joint ventures and mergers and acquisitions. If a client has a dispute, Steptoe & Johnson has a team of business and product liability litigators and labor and employment lawyers to guide clients through these often stressful and disruptive situations. Steptoe & Johnson brings a strong skillset for data privacy, cyber security and intellectual property matters which are frequent concerns for startups and technology companies. It offers competitive and flexible rates and aims to provide value to its clients.
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HOW TO WORK OUT OF THE SWARTZ CENTER
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Swartz Center Education and Resources
No matter what phase of the entrepreneurship cycle you're in, there are programs and resources at the Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship that will take your idea to the next level. Find out more.
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Project Olympus Incubator Program
Want more help with finding product/market fit, developing your business model, making connections and attracting funding? Project Olympus will team you up with a business coach to develop a personalized ‘roadmap. Find out more.
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COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES/RESOURCES
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FIND OUT WHAT OUR PARTNERS ARE DOING
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Have startup news or opportunities to share? Have questions about the Swartz Center Weekly Bulletin? Send news, opportunities or questions to Sonya Ford, Program Manager.
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