Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute

The mission of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute “EII” is to foster the three most critical components of entrepreneurship and innovation: Knowledge, Networking, and Opportunity.

ENTRE PRENEURSHIP SUMMIT NYC 2013

Entrepreneurship Summit 2013

New York City, October 11, 2013

Hear from some of the most innovative entrepreneurs about their experiences at the very beginning. They will share insights from their successes and challenges at the early stages and provide inspiration to turn ideas into reality.

Solar Flare: Mikayla Diesch '16, Carlos Wang, MBA '13 (A), and Pallavi Nambiar, MBA '14 (E)

Cornell students pitched their best business startup ideas to venture capitalists and competed for a prize of $500 in the Johnson Shark Tank competition, held at Duffield Hall on Feb. 5. Suggested Next Video: Resallex, Inc.: Scott Johnsson, JD/MBA '14

The Institute at Work


3D Body Scanner

by Emerson Wen, MBA ’13 (CQ)
Emerson Wen, MBA ’13 (CQ)

The Future of Fashion Read More..

Startup Snapshots


Nicole Pollaert Witt, MBA ’96: Adoption Consultancy

Irene Kim

Adopting a baby is typically a costly (upwards of $35,000), lengthy endeavor that can be confusing and sometimes heartbreaking. Prospective parents wonder, “What if birth mothers won’t consider me because I’m single or over the age of 35? Read More..
Cofounder Connection

Cornell Co-Founder Connection

Entrepreneurship@Cornell has partnered with CoFoundersLab to launch Cornell Co-Founder Connection to provide the broad Cornell University community with a free way to find a co-founder/business partner.  

News & Highlights


Johnson Students’ Tech Startup Wins Central New York’s Largest Business Competition

Rosie app secures $200,000 in cash and prizes to drive growth

The future of crowd funding

Sustain Communications CEO Enzo Villani, MBA ’07, talks about the U.S. JOBS Acts and crowd funding

Cornell Startup Rosie Experiences Rapid Growth

Fast, Smart, Convenient Online App Revolutionizes Grocery Shopping Experience


Ideacrossing



Ithaca VC Blog


VC Rejection Lettery

Posted on Mon, 13 May 2013 by Zach Shulman

A friend of mine sent me a 10 page VC Rejection Letter (that landed in his inbox).  I am going for put this into the “almost must read category”.  It completely cracked me up, and will either make you (i) … Continue reading →