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Counseling
The Executive Director of the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, Linda Wells, is available to advise GSB students and alumni in entrepreneurial aspirations or interests in early stage companies and venture capital. In the late winter and early spring of each year we are actively working with our entrepreneurial and venture capital community network to identify opportunities at early stage companies for summer internships and post-MBA experience.
Unfortunately, we are not able to extend these services to the community at large.
Advisory Sessions for Entrepreneurs
The Center for Entrepreneurial Studies offers a program to allow GSB students to get personal advice from experienced entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and CEOs. Advisory Sessions are an opportunity for you to meet in a confidential setting one-on-one, to seek feedback on a business idea, career plans or other professional advice.
Meetings are held in the CES and slots are allocated by application. If you are interested in meeting with one of these advisors, you must submit your application and resume by the deadline given below. You will hear back one week before the Advisory date if you have been allocated a time slot. These sessions are very popular so there is no guarantee we will be able to fit you in.
Please submit a different application for each person you wish to meet with, giving the reason you feel that individual could be of particular help to you. (You need only email your resume once!) If sessions are oversubscribed, we will give preference to students who have not yet received advice.
Stanford Entrepreneurship Network offers a very similar program: Coaches on Call.
Check out their program for additional advice sessions, open to Stanford students.
Please note the following:
- These sessions are open to current GSB students only.
- Please do not ask your advisor for a job, or to invest in your company.
- We request that you write a short thank-you note to your advisor, directly after your session.
Below are the dates for Winter 2008. Further sessions and details will be added as available.
| Date | Advisor | Application Deadline | |
|---|---|---|---|
Wednesday, April 23 |
Fern Mandelbaum |
About Fern Mandelbaum |
April 11, 2008 (4:00PM) |
Date to be rescheduled |
Sheila Marcelo Entrepreneur Founder/CEO Care.com |
April 21, 2008 (4:00PM) |
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| Wednesday, May 7 Afternoon | Brent Knudsen VC, Managing Partner Partnership Capital Growth Advisors |
About Brent Knudsen | April 23, 2008 (4:00PM) |
| Individual Scheduling | Janet McNicholas (Legal Advisory / IP) |
About Janet McNicholas | Individual Scheduling: Contact CES for more info. |
Application for Advisory Meeting
