October 6th, 2008
The following is from an article titled: 25 Billionaires and Millionaires
A wealthy entrepreneur and abolitionist from 19th century Baltimore, Hopkins is famous for the philanthropic creation of institutions that carry his name. Johns Hopkins died on Christmas Eve of 1873 leaving no heirs and $7 million, most of it in Baltimore & Ohio Railroad stock to setup his institutions. At the time this was the biggest single contribution made to educational institutions ever.
As per his request, the Johns Hopkins Colored Children Orphan Asylum was setup first in 1895 followed by Johns Hopkins University, the Johns Hopkins Press (longest running American academic press), Johns Hopkins Hospital and the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing in 1889, and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1893.
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October 6th, 2008
Date: Friday November 7th, 2008
Time: 8:30AM to 4:30PM (reception to follow)
Location: Room G01, Broadway Research Building, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Register Here!
Johns Hopkins University is proud to host a one-day Invention to Venture Workshop on the basics of medical device entrepreneurship. I2V Johns Hopkins University 2008 is a fast-paced day of practical information and networking opportunities that can help take your ideas to commercialization. The workshop will consist of seven critical-to-success sessions led by real-world entrepreneurial speakers, practitioners, and panelists.
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October 6th, 2008
Carey Business School Professor, Phillip Phan, recently addressed a crowd at Singapore Management University on the topic of entrepreneurship. According to Professor Phan, anyone has the potential to develop ideas. However, an entrepreneurial-minded person will go one step further to evaluate whether there is an economic opportunity in that idea.
“An entrepreneur knows he or she has to risk something in the process to determine if there is a market for that particular idea, be it for a product or a service,” he said. “But an entrepreneur is not a gambler. At the preliminary stage, the goal of an entrepreneur is not to bet the whole farm or risk everything on the idea. The goal should be to limit losses and maximise the human and financial capital utilisation so that the entrepreneur can recover quickly to fine-tune the idea or work on a new one.”
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October 6th, 2008
List of Johns Hopkins Alumni in the Venture Capital Industry
***Updated 10.06.2008
Undoubtedly this list contains a few errors and will need continuous updating. To suggest an addition or correction, please send an email to: hopkinsentrepreneurship@gmail.com
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