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NYU Startup, Esusu, Officially Becomes a Unicorn!

Esusu, a fintech platform founded by NYU alumni Abbey Wemimo (MPA ’16) and Samir Goel (BS ’16), is officially a unicorn. The company raised a $130M Series B round, giving them a $1B valuation and making them one of the very few black-owned unicorns in the U.S. and globally. Abbey was a 2016 Entrepreneurs Challenge finalist when he competed with a prior idea. 

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Berkley Center Director & NYU Stern Professor Cynthia Franklin Featured in Business of Fashion Interview

Our very own Berkley Center director and NYU Stern adjunct professor Cynthia Franklin was featured in Business of Fashion for an interview on “Why So Many Fashion Brands Are Launching...

Information Frictions and Entrepreneurship

Overview: In “Information Frictions and Entrepreneurship,” NYU Stern Professor Deepak Hegde and co-author Justin Tumlinson (Loughborough University) research the link between success in entrepreneurship and early-career judgement by employers. Why study this...

How Hustle Culture Can Hurt Startups

Research from Professor Jonathan Haidt is cited in an article by YourStory: “Why the ‘Always Hustle’ Culture can Hurt Your Startup’s Productivity.”...

Prof. Cynthia Franklin Featured on MSNBC’s Velshi

Prof. Cynthia Franklin, director of the Berkley Center for Entrepreneurship shared tips for small business owners taking their sales online during the pandemic on MSNBC's Velshi...

Meeting the Challenges of Teaching Entrepreneurship

Profs. Ashish Batia and Natalia Levina's research paper, "Diverse Rationalities of Entrepreneurship Education: An Epistemic Stance Perspective" was published by the Academy of Management Learning & Education and takes a look at the intersection between education and entrepreneurship...

2020-21 Entrepreneurs Challenge Kicks Off Virtually

Interested in participating in this year's Challenge? Watch the recording of the NYU Entrepreneurs Challenge Kick-Off!...

Innovating Under Pressure, What You Need to Know

Professor Hila Lifshitz-Assaf co-authored op-ed: “Embrace a Little Chaos When Innovating Under Pressure.”...

Maximizing Innovation Amid Disruption

Professor Hila Lifshitz-Assaf interview: "Innovation Due to Covid: Yes, but How?"...
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