by Mariellen Brown | Oct 31, 2016 | Blog
This Fall, we saw an high ratio of quality among eLab applications. A change from last year, startups were given one-on-one interviews with an eLab instructor over the Summer if they applied early on. These early interviews allowed the startup team to better prepare...
by Mariellen Brown | Sep 20, 2016 | Blog
Watch the video to learn about the eLab student startup accelerator at Cornell University! For more, visit our Program, Resources, and Management Team pages.
by Mariellen Brown | May 15, 2016 | Blog
On April 14th, 2016 the eleven eLab companies presented their businesses and progress at Demo Day in Statler Auditorium. An audience of 291 alumni, investors, students, and the entrepreneurship community attended the pitches and heard keynote speaker, Susan Danziger,...
by Leigh Martino | May 10, 2016 | News
Read the full feature in the Cornell Chronicle. Cornell’s business accelerator for student startups, eLab, recently announced its 2017-18 cohort of 15 startups. The for-credit program puts startups through a rigorous nine-month process of refining and improving their...
by Mariellen Brown | Mar 10, 2016 | Blog, News
Matt Skeels and Steven Dourmashkin of Specdrums have been hard at work making improvements to their smart ring and have added crowdfunding in the future to their timeline. To help the with this endeavor, eLab alumni, Aaron Walls, Cornell MBA ’14, CEO and...
by Mariellen Brown | Feb 22, 2016 | Blog
by Jeremiah Cotman Adam Maher, President and Founder of Ursa Space Systems and Cornell alumni, spoke to students in the first eLab class and Speaker Series of spring. He shared what lead to his decision to start his own company, Ursa’s major pivot from...
by Mariellen Brown | Jan 12, 2016 | Blog
by Jeremiah Cotman This year a new, major event was added to the eLab program: the midyear eLab NYC Pitch Event. 54 people attended Dec. 4th, all of whom had been invited as possible advisors for the eLab companies as they handle new challengers and establish next...
by Mariellen Brown | Dec 2, 2015 | Blog
This Friday, Dec. 4th, 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., the eLab Teams will be delivering midyear pitches at the NYC Pitch Event. The event is simple, yet powerful. It allows potential advisors to connect with the startups that need them. It has also given the students an...
by Mariellen Brown | Nov 12, 2015 | Blog
The eLab Class of 2016 will present at the eLab Pitch Event in New York City, December 4th, 2015. Prospective advisors will discover the progress and upcoming challenges of of the promising student startups. The eLab Pitch Event provides a tangible, midyear goal for...
by Mariellen Brown | Nov 10, 2015 | Blog
The eLab First Fall Bootcamp, 2015-16, held at Rev:Ithaca Startup Works on Oct. 24th, was all about preparing the startup teams to validate their problem through customer discovery. Once properly bagel fed and coffeed, the 12 teams each presented their business to the...
