The Blueprint for Making an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

I was excited to be named Executive Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship on July 1, 2017. Prior to Wake Forest, I was at Cornell University for eight years. While at Cornell, I taught entrepreneurship and business strategy at the undergraduate, graduate and executive levels.  […]

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Entrepreneurship is Contagious

Student Stories | Entrepreneurial Success | Wake Forest University Center for Entrepreneurship

The question I get asked most as a 25-year-old entrepreneur: “How do you know how to do all of this?” My response, always with a laugh: “I don’t!!” There’s something exciting and liberating about this truth. I take risks because I don’t know any better. […]

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Sharks are dangerous, especially on TV!

Shark Tank | Center for Entrepreneurship Wake Forest University

  Why Shark Tank Skews Reality for Nascent Entrepreneurs Written by Dr. Dan Cohen, Executive Director, The Center for Entrepreneurship First, reality doesn’t matter as much as the perception of reality. If you are like most people, your exposure to entrepreneurship and investors may be […]

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