New Venture News Archive

Catch up on back issues of the Polsky Center's newsletter, the New Venture News.

Spring/Summer 2008
This issue highlights the winners of the 2008 New Venture Challenge (NVC) and other students successes at intercollegiate business plan competitions. The issue also features stories on the upcoming Entrepreneurial Immersion trip to India, the launch of start-up Tula Foods by alumna Daphne Mazarakis, '99, and the new social entrepreneurship lab course.
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Winter 2008
This issue highlights the successful Midwest Alternative Energy Venture Forum (MAEVF) and the global growth of the New Venture Challenge (NVC). The issue also features GSB student Jason Brown, '09, who sold his company iTOK; former NVC winner, alumna Linda Zabors, '02; and includes a Q&A on angel funding with visiting professor Ira Weiss, MBA '99, PhD '01. Recaps from the Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Conference (EVC) and Venture Capital and Investment Competition (VCIC) are also included.
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Fall 2007
This issue highlights the 2007 New Venture Challenge's record prize money; the Polsky Center's recent global immersion trip to China; the growth of Raceline Motorworks, which began as a business idea from the 2002 NVC; Kuffman fellows Koichiro Nakamura '07 and Robert Rueckert '01; and more.
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Spring 2007
This issue highlights the Polsky Center's Global Initiative and its first component, Entrepreneurial Immersion: China 2007; Alumnus Chad Meyer, '01 discusses his business BridgePortfolio; various students win in national and international competitions; Ellen A. Rudnick, '73, points out how to create successful partnerships in entrepreneurial ventures; and more.
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Fall/Winter 2006-07
This issue includes highlights from a new study outlining certain entrepreneurial practices that help companies overcome their growth plateaus; the summer Entrepreneurial Internship Program; Professor Linda Darragh's answers to FAQs about financing a business; the entrepreneurial journey of alumnus Rattan L. Khosa, '79; the Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Conference; the Alumni Entrepreneurship Conference; the Collegiate Scholars Program; Breakfast with Mark Koulogeorge of MK Capital; and more.
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Spring/Summer 2006
This issue includes articles about NVC winners and award monies from Edward L. Kaplan, ’70, and the state of Illinois’ DCEO; student wins trip to TiEcon 2006; students plan Private Equity Conference; students win Jungle Business Plan competition; Vijay Vashee, ’77, creates award; students write white paper about Chicago futures trading industry; successful alumni businesses; 2006 commencement ceremony speaker Mary Tolan, ’92, encourages entrepreneurs; faculty accomplishments of professors Darragh, Deutsch, Hurst, Kaplan, Meadow, and Schrager; VCIC student winners.
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Fall 2005
This issue includes articles about the tenth anniversary of the New Venture Challenge; successful alumni businesses; students talk about their summer internships; faculty accomplishments of professors Deutsch, Gregory, Kaplan, Lowitz, Meadow, and Rudnick; interview with Julie Kunstler, ’80; and the Herman Family Fellowship reunion.
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Spring 2005
This issue includes articles about donors David Beecken, ’70; Kathryn Gould, ’78; and William A. Miller, ’67; Business Week’s list of favorite entrepreneurial professors; alumni Phil Clement, ’93; Laura Pearl, ’88; and Stefania Aulicino, ’79; and the Polsky Center sponsors Springboard.
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Winter 2005
This issue includes articles about VCIC team wins regional competition; student Goel’s company PrepMe; accomplishments of professors Deutsch, Ball, Birge, Calvin, Cochrane, Gertner, and Guiso; interview with Pratik Shah, ’99; Sir Harold Evans speaks about innovation; Capper wins first place at KACE; first internship program reunion.
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Fall 2004
This issue includes articles about Don Hamer, ’58, endows the Small Business Initiative; internship students Baker, McConville, and Schopin tell about their summers; faculty accomplishments of professors Birge, Deutsch, Hurst, Kaplan, Meadow, and Zangwill; interview with Legacy.com entrepreneurs; and CPEN alumni organization established.
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Spring 2004
This issue includes an interview with Bobtail Soda Fountain entrepreneurs and articles about thriving NVC companies; second place at VCIC; and Professor Deutsch wins award at USASBE.
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Fall 2003
This issue includes articles about the eighth New Venture Challenge; faculty accomplishments of professors Deutsch, Kaplan, Meadow, Phillips, and Rudnick; fellowship donors Hermans and Neubauers; a first place win at KACE; and outreach to Chicago venture capital community.
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Fall 2002
This issue includes articles about Michael P. Polsky’s, ’87, gift to name entrepreneurship center; faculty accomplishments of professors Goolsbee and Meadow; faculty research grants; first annual Private Equity Conference; Biotech Symposium; and a listing of Neubauer and Herman scholars.
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Winter 2002
This issue includes articles about the Entrepreneurial Edge Conference; faculty accomplishments of professors Deutsch and Zingales; student Raymond Wolson’s internship; and leadership roles for entrepreneurial students.
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Fall 2000
This issue includes articles about funding for GSB alumni businesses; Kauffman Internship Program; Private Equity Lab; New Venture Challenge; and getting involved.
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Winter 2000
This issue includes articles about keeping the entrepreneurial edge; financing your venture; the New York LBO trip; a second-year student’s perspective; graduates who found jobs in venture capital.
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Fall 1998
This issue includes articles about entrepreneurship at Chicago GSB; ARCH Development Corporation; the Kauffman Foundation’s $1 million award to GSB; and careers in private equity.
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Summer 1998
This issue includes articles about plans for an entrepreneurship center; Edward L. Kaplan, ’70, gift to New Venture Challenge; private equity alumni visit campus.
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