"Imagine you’re a Wharton student with a brilliant idea for a new business that you’re sure will change the world. But perhaps you’re 18 years old, and no amount of potential funding or creative talent can compensate for your lack of experience. Or you’re an MBA with a brilliant idea but no background in launching a company. You don’t know where to go or whom to ask for hands-on help. So you show up at Venture Lab, the Wharton-led center that supports and educates bright-minded student entrepreneurs across Penn. Perhaps you’ll apply to Venture Lab’s Venture Initiation Program (VIP), where you’ll learn directly from experts dedicated to accelerating businesses through workshops, hear industry insights from entrepreneurial community members, and dive into the nitty-gritty details of running a venture and building a brand. With the right combination of sweat equity, resilience, and vision, you leave Wharton with both a degree and the title of “founder.”
But that’s not where the Wharton entrepreneurial journey ends for some of the School’s most successful alumni. Through VIP’s Entrepreneur in Residence program, graduates return to campus and provide tailored guidance to students who, not very long ago, were just like them — wide-eyed, hungry for knowledge, and in need of mentors to help them realize their dreams."
Article by Grace Meredith for Wharton Magazine
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