Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship

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Conference features insightful advice, stories from entrepreneurs

October 27, 2022

The Eclectic Convergence conference included talks from six entrepreneurs, business executives and venture capitalists, as well as a pitch competition.

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Save time at work with tips from next Startup Cornell podcast guest

October 26, 2022

Ken Babcock ‘13, co-founder of Tango, talks about his company, which helps you to create beautiful step-by-step how-to guides with screenshots.

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eLab companies pitch ideas to NYC audience

October 26, 2022

The event wasn’t a contest, but rather a chance for the students to share their progress so far and ask audience members for their help.

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Cornell to co-lead UN agency’s new agrifood initiative

October 25, 2022

Ideas that sprang from a pre-pandemic panel discussion at Cornell now inform a United Nations initiative aimed to meet looming global food needs in a healthy, equitable and sustainable way.

Words matter in food freshness, safety messaging

October 20, 2022

Changing the wording about expiration dates on perishable food items – which is currently unregulated and widely variable – could help reduce food waste, according to a new Cornell-led study.

Keeping electricity affordable on wireless charging highways

October 20, 2022

Efficient pricing will be crucial to minimize energy costs for private operators who provide on-the-highway wireless charging for electric cars – and for consumers who will use this service.

Summer startup internships send Kessler Fellows around the world

October 19, 2022

For 10 weeks over the summer, the 13 students in the 2022 cohort of the Kessler Fellows program spread across the globe to gain firsthand experience working for startups.