lectures & interview videos

Entrepreneurs apply initiative, creativity and innovation to transform ideas and navigate new horizons ahead of others. In a variety of informative and entertaining formats - lectures, panels and the E*ntrepreneur's Studio -- our New Horizons.

E*ntrepreneurship Speaker Series guests also take us to new horizons by sharing their practical experiences, wisdom and perspectives in social, scientific, design, diversity, corporate, social networking, environmental and global entrepreneurship.
New Horizons Lecture Series
“So you want to be an entrepreneur?”
  Session I – Being an Entrepreneur  Watch Video
  Session II – Raising Funds  Watch Video
  Session III – Managing for Growth  Watch Video
New Horizons Speaker Series
  Session I – E*ntrepreneurship & Design : Brendan Boyle, IDEO  Watch Video
  Session II – Incubator Insights : Dinah Adkins, CEO, National Business Incubator Association; Michael Tentnowski, Director, Rensselaer Incub ator; Nataliya Lyzikova, Ukranian Design Office, Incubator Member  Watch Video
  Session III – Social E*ntrepreneurship: George Roter, Co-CEO, Engineers Without Borders  Watch Video
  Session IV – Selling Technology: Don McMurtry '86, former VP Sales, Research In Motion/Blackberry  Watch Video
  Session V – Social Entrepreneurship: Millard Fuller, Founder of Habitat for Humanity and the Fuller Center for Housing  Watch Video
  Session VI – Venture  Start-up  & Dev: Ralph Taylor-Smith, Partner, Battelle Ventures, Kauffman Fellow Watch Video
  Session VII – Entrepreneurship and Global Collaboration: Eitan Yudilevich‚ Exec.Dir. Bird Foundation‚ Israel  Watch Video
  Session VIII – An insider’s look: Lou Doctor ’79‚ Managing Director‚ Arbor Advisors  Watch Video
  Session IX – Big Company or Start-Up Panel Discussion: Jack Schickler '65, President, FleetCross Holdings; Mark Anderson '79, Project Engineer, The Design Lab; Barry Stein, Business Development Manager, The Design Lab.  Watch Video
  Session X – Trash Talking: Making Eco-Capitalism Work: Tom Szaky, Co-Founder and CEO, TerraCycle.  Watch Video
  Session XI – Social Networking Discussion Panel: John Russo ’78‚ Founder GlobalSoft and GeoNet Communications‚ Serial Entrepreneur & Private Equity Investor; Lei Chi, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, The Lally School; Eric Kutner, Business Development Expert and Networking Executive.  Watch Video
  Session XII – Scholarpreneurship: The Student Experience from Classroom to Start-Up.
Eben Bayer '07, CEO, Ecovative Design
Sarah DiNovo '08, CEO, SmartBadge
Brian Zaik '09, Principal, MineWerks 		 Watch Video
  Session XIII   Entrepreneur of the Year Address, Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson, President, Rensselaer  Watch Video
  Session XIV   Entrepreneur of the Year Celebration, Full Program  Watch Video
E*ntrepreneur's Studio -Interviews
  In-depth interviews by Rob Chernow, Vice Provost for E*ntrepreneurship
  I   Dinah Adkins, CEO, National Business Incubator Association  Watch Video
  II   George Roter, Co-CEO, Engineers Without Borders  Watch Video
  III   Don McMurtry '86, former VP Sales, Research In Motion/Blackberry Watch Video
  IV   Millard Fuller, Founder of Habitat for Humanity and the Fuller Center for Housing  Watch Video
  V   Judd Rattner '07, CEO, Intellidemia  Watch Video
  VI   Ralph Taylor-Smith, Partner, Battelle Ventures, Kauffman Fellow  Watch Video
  VII   Bruce Webster ’67‚ President & Co-Founder‚ Concordia Resources.  Watch Video
  VIII   An insider’s look: Lou Doctor ’79‚ Managing Director‚ Arbor Advisors  Watch Video
  IX   John Russo '78, Founder GlobalSoft and GeoNet Communications, Serial Entrepreneur & Private Equity Investor  Watch Video