By:Tiffany Lee (CAS ‘23) As an entrepreneur, we constantly encounter challenges from various aspects. Sometimes, our product may not be the ultimate solution for our customers, and other times, people

About: Stern Venture Fellow Dr. Ross Kopelman (MS ‘15) is the co-founder of DermOnDemand, a teledermatology platform focused on making affordable dermatologic evaluations accessible one consultation at a time. We

By: Dr. Simone Andrews (PSYD ‘12)  While my experience as an entrepreneur has highlighted my personal strengths, it has also frankly put me face-to-face with challenges in my career and

By: Andres Satizabal   Six months before my 40th birthday, I realized that I had never attempted to launch my own company. It was something that I dreamed of doing

By: Sam Jordan   If you only exercise when you’re motivated, you’ll be conditioned to only work out when you’re  “in the mood.” You have to hope that a pump-up

Inspiration can come in many forms and from many individuals, ideas, and life experiences. Along with many others, I have spent the last few years of my professional career as a startup founder trying to solve the systemic issue of the wealth gap and make financial services work for everyone. To begin and sustain daunting this task, I have drawn inspiration from others in my own life. Two of these individuals are NYU Professor Glenn Okun and Former Senior Bank Executive at JPMorgan Chase & Co, Tracy Williams.

By: Sarah Anderson (EMBA ‘23)   The Stern Ventures Fellowship (SVF) program has given me the confidence, support, and community needed to transform my product into a business. Before the

By:Heran Getachew (MBA ‘17) Wholely™ is a digital wellness platform that offers whole-person care for preventative health issues, starting with burnout. The platform helps professionals recover from burnout and build

By:Cortlandt Meyerson (BS ’24) and Jackson Baris (BS ’24)   There’s something wrong with the meat industry. It’s not the cows, it’s not the consumption of meat, but it’s how