Startup Cornell
Episode 59: Celebrating Cornell 's #4 ranking in entrepreneurship
Cornell jumped two spots to #4 in the new Pitchbook rankings of entrepreneurial universities, an honor based on the number of founders who have raised venture capital in the last 10 years. It also ranked #4 for female founders. “Cornell is known to be a place where students come to pursue entrepreneurial endeavors and it shows in these rankings,” said Zach Shulman ’87 J.D. ‘90, director of Entrepreneurship at Cornell. “These rankings are based on outputs not inputs, factors like founders and venture capital raised, and they’re very thorough.” In honor of that milestone and the creation of a new position: vice provost for entrepreneurship, innovation and external engagement, the Startup Cornell podcast this month features a conversation with Shulman and Matt Marx, the Bruce F. Failing, Sr. Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, who was recently named to the new vice provost position. The pair talk about the growing ecosystem of entrepreneurship across the campus and some exciting plans they have for the future.
