Although this might seem like strange advice to give a young entrepreneur only months into his journey of building a business, this is the essence of the feedback I received from Dan Cohen, Executive Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Professor Greg Pool. With […]
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Written by Susan Barrett, Administrative Coordinator for the Center for Entrepreneurship There are certain times when we all face stress and pressure in our lives. Sometimes it’s a regular daily hassle, such as having the alarm go off for an early class when you feel […]
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Written by Paúl Pauca, Ph.D, Faculty Director Back in 2010, three students and I decided to publish an app in Apple’s Appstore that turned the recently released iPad into an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) device for people with speech and communication disabilities. The app […]
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As a student entrepreneur, you have a lot on your plate. Not only are you juggling classes and extra-curricular activities, but you’re also working hard to launch your startup. One of the key components in launching a startup includes creating a social media presence that […]
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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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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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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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A paradigm shift has occurred in the discipline of entrepreneurship that has replaced the “build it and they will come” mentality that preceded the current approach known as evidence-based entrepreneurship (also known as lean startup or lean launch pad). The outmoded approach looked something like […]
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After a successful fifteen-year career as an entrepreneur that included founding, growing, and ultimately selling his startup, Dan Cohen transitioned to academia full time in 2005 when he accepted a position teaching entrepreneurship and strategy courses at The University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business […]
Congratulations to Jake Teitelbaum, founder and CEO of Resilience Project, for being accepted into the prestigious MassChallenge Boston accelerator. Read about him here.
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