Entrepreneur Rich Barton on consumer-driven start-ups
Expedia founder and serial entrepreneur Rich Barton spoke candidly to University of Washington Foster School of Business entrepreneurial alumni about his philosophy, lessons learned, venture capitalist experience,... Read More
Women leadership in India via microfinance
Guest post by Cynthia Sánchez (UW English major, graduating in 2011) I used to believe microfinance pertained only to those in the banking industry. However,... Read More
Business women in India and America share hope
Guest post by Emily Gerloff (UW business major, graduating in 2011) “Nearly everything you do is of no importance, but it is important that you... Read More
Expanding cosmos—women in leadership study tour
Guest post by Melanie Sharpe, Foster MBA 2011 with a global business focus In the pre-trip brief just hours before we left for India, our... Read More
EMBA and entrepreneurs and small business
Not all students in the Foster Executive MBA Program work for large corporations. Our curriculum, format and structure also benefits small businesses and entrepreneurs who... Read More
“Milestone Awards” accelerate student start-ups
Each year, CIE’s marquee Business Plan Competition—and its $65,000 in prize money—sparks the creation of 90+ student business plans. Now a new gift will encourage... Read More
Boomzap’s “Awakening” is a casual gaming hit
Christopher Natsuume has skin in the game. Literally. To raise cash for his nascent casual game company, a semi-finalist team in the 2007 Business Plan... Read More
Giant Campus is virtually everywhere
Pete Findley saw the writing on the wall. Or rather, the pixels on the screen. After spending a decade building Giant Campus from a scrappy... Read More
Brass Media: philanthropy before you’re wealthy
How’s this for brass? Bryan Sims has committed the majority of his future earnings to philanthropy—and he’s just 27. Ambitiously joining an A-list of multi-billionaires... Read More
Let Climate Solutions be part of your business solution
Guest blog post by Rita Brogan, CEO of PRR We all know the song, “I get by with a little help from my friends.” Building a... Read More