I’m writing this geared towards members of NYU Stern’s Entrepreneurship & Startup Association, but I think this can be helpful to mostly anyone. For many reasons, it’s important to be fluent in the industries you’re interested in and stay on top of all things startups and tech. Tactically, this will…

Figure out if a venture studio is the right summer experience for you. What is a venture studio? Venture studios set out to identify opportunities in the market to create businesses, and they create those businesses. Note they are sometimes also referred to as startup studios. What’s the different between a venture studio, accelerator, venture capital firm, and everything else? Unlike VC firms, venture studios have an operating component…

Ideally, you’re already keeping a pulse on the startup industry at large, with more awareness in industries you’re focused on. That will make things a lot easier. Let this guide help you operationalize your search by showing you places to source startup opportunities to add to your target list. Create your target list What is a target list? This…

Originally in a Google Doc, putting in Medium in case it’s helpful to anyone. A process fueled by introspection and goal setting but defined by gatekeeping and stress. Written in January 2019. What I wish I knew at the beginning First of all: yes, this is a long process; yes, school is expensive; yes, debt sucks; yes, it's…

What I look for in an EdTech company. I believe that value in education comes from three places; (1) Content, (2) Certification, and (3) Community. Successful companies that will generate enduring value have to get at least two out of the three right. …

Thoughts on ethics and what we should demand from founders building a social platform. I believe we will look back on this time in history and see it as the era of unregulated tech and how decisions made by founders reverberate into every niche of our society. It’s up to…