Written by Madeline Kardos MBA ’22 I’m a hands-on learner. Always have been. Always will be. So, imagine my delight when I joined the New Ventures Development course offered by Duke’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Here was a class that would take the theories I was learning in Fuqua’s Daytime MBA program and directly […]
Written by Ipek Hizar As a psychologist by training, I`ve been studying the human mind and behavior for the pastyears. Based on multiple papers I have been reading, I am aware of the negative effects ofambiguity and uncertainty on human psychology. Too much ambiguity is linked to stress andleads to discomfort and there seems to […]
For the past few years, I have had a mental health startup idea I wanted to pursue, but I needed direction on where to begin (like many other first-time founders). I spent much of my time sketching extensive workflows on paper to map out how this tech-forward, service-based venture I had in mind could work. […]
I came into Fuqua having already started a few companies, some of which were successful. I knew I had more to learn, hence the MBA, but what I hadn’t anticipated was just how much I would learn from my fellow classmates. When you’re building a business, there’s a tendency to put your head down and […]
During my time at Fuqua, participating in programming and initiatives put on by the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI) and the Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Club (EVCC) has directly influenced my career goals and supported my interest in becoming an entrepreneur and investor. I’ve been privileged to be able to work directly with Fuqua […]
The Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI) has awarded Fuqua alumni Laurel Djoukeng MBA ’20 and Patrick Pierson-Prah MBA ’21, student loan assistance from the Fuqua Entrepreneurial Grants to support these alumni in their roles as founders. Djoukeng is founder and CEO of Sparc, which connects people who have similar interests and arranges live engagements […]
Himani Bhat is a student at Duke University and completed the New Ventures Development course taught by CEI Executive Director, Prof. Jamie Jones. “I’m just an average woman who listened to the universe when it told me to believe in myself.” Lisa Price, founder of Carol’s Daughter Coming into New Ventures: Development, I was initially […]
Becca Kuperschmid is a sophomore at Duke University and completed the New Ventures Development course taught by CEI Executive Director, Prof. Jamie Jones. Failing sucks. I mean what entrepreneur wants to be told her startup is doomed? After spending sleepless nights working through concepts and allocating an egregious amount of emotional bandwidth to an idea, […]
Mary Laci Motley is a student at UNC Chapel Hill and completed the New Ventures Development course taught by CEI Executive Director, Prof. Jamie Jones. “If you’re going through hell, keep going.” Winston Churchill A pivot in business is defined as a change in direction when the concept of a company or service is not […]
Romy Parzick MBA ’06 is the CEO of Vault, which helps reduce employees’ student debt via tools and services for employers. Romy’s approach to people-centered leadership was profiled in a Forbes article.