Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship

10/21/2026

10/17/2026

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10/09/2026

Link in Bio! Join us and learn more about the realities of entrepreneurship next Tuesday!
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Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch Center for Career Exploration at Brown
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10/06/2026

Join us for a Founder Talk lunch with Johnny Page ’18, ’19 Sc.M., ’26 M.D., Co-Founder and CEO of Bolden Therapeutics. Leveraging his diverse academic foundation in Neuroscience, Music, Biotechnology, and Medicine, Dr. Page will reflect on launching Bolden Therapeutics and the company’s progress in developing therapies for neurodegenerative and muscular diseases.

📅 Thursday, October 8
⏰ 12:00–1:00 PM
📍 Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship, Liz Lange Lecture Hall, 2nd Floor
🍽️ Lunch will be provided.

Following the Talk, a limited number of Office Hours appointments are available to Brown students. Sign up in advance.

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09/27/2026

💡2026 B-Lab Expo was a great success! A big thank you to everyone who attended!
🚀B-Lab is Brown University’s premier 8-week summer accelerator for Brown and RISD students building high-impact ventures.
⚡️The program is designed to help students gain traction, test ideas, and grow with intention. It is an immersive experience where founders build momentum with the right resources, mentorship, and community behind them.
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06/25/2026

Before leading one of the most influential software companies of the past decade, Dylan Field was a student at Brown driven by curiosity, creative ambition, and a willingness to bet on a bold idea. That idea became Figma!

Hear about his time at Brown, how Figma got its start, and the advice he has for founders today.

Watch the Fireside Chat with Dylan Field on the Brown University YouTube Channel. Link is in our bio.

08/29/2024

💡 Celebrate a decade of innovation with the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship at the B-Lab Showcase, now a featured event of RI Startup Week! Experience an immersive event where you can interact with the B-Lab ventures, explore their incredible products and services, and witness firsthand how their ventures have transformed over the summer. Don’t miss this chance to dive deep into innovation and connect with the Providence entrepreneurship community! 🚀

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05/10/2023

Yesterday, the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship awarded the 2023 Barrett Hazeltine Prize in Entrepreneurial Mentorship to two deserving individuals: Terri Cohen Alpert '85 and Professor Banu Ozkazanc-Pan.

This prestigious award acknowledges their outstanding dedication to mentoring students in entrepreneurship, in line with Professor Barrett Hazeltine's principles. Congratulations to Terri and Banu for continuing to guide and support future entrepreneurs.

04/21/2023

Join co-authors Banu Ozkazanc-Pan, Ph.D., Brown University, and Susan Clark Muntean, Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Asheville, as they virtually discuss their new book, Entrepreneurial Ecosystems A Gender Perspective.

Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/617970986857

04/13/2023

Larry Rand '64 will share his journey as an entrepreneur, including failing to scale his venture and a deeper dive into why a world-class business with an esoteric brand that invented investor relations, crisis communications and, merger and acquisition communications failed to scale to a larger audience.