Lang Talks invites highly-accomplished industry professionals to speak with current students and alumni who are interested in topics within the entrepreneurial ecosystem. The formats range from roundtable discussions to somewhat larger settings. Participating students are expected to arrive prepared with questions and topics for discussion for fireside chats. Certain Talks are open to the CBS or the Columbia communities-at-large.
Please note: Space for the Lang Talks is limited and registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Attendees will be required to cancel their reservation by emailing [email protected] at least 48 hours in advance of the event. Students who are registered but fail to attend will be unable to sign up for future events during that semester. Columbia Business School students and other invited guests may RSVP in via listed event invitation link.
Questions? Contact [email protected].
Upcoming Lang Center Talks
Ronnen Harary, Co-Founder of Spin Master (October 14, 1pm)
Past Lang Center Talks
The NYC Startup Ecosystem: Building the City's Entrepreneurial Engine
Professor Jorge Guzman - Gantcher Associate Professor of Business, Columbia Business School
Reid Hamilton - Managing Director, Founder Institute
Carly Bigi '17 - Founder, Laws of Motion
Ben Shepard - Executive Director, Innovation Lead at CIBC
East meets West: Navigating the US Venture Capital Ecosystem
Ian Sigalow ’06, co-founder and managing partner of Greycroft
Ben Choi '05 - Managing Director, Next Legacy
Angela Lee '07 - CBS Professor, Founder of 37 Angels, Lang Center Faculty Director
Mike Maples, co-founding Partner at Floodgate
Ian Sigalow ’06, co-founder and managing partner of Greycroft
Jonny Cohen ’18 and Jonny A. Cohen ’18, Co-Founders of JOCO
Unpacking Product Market Fit (PMF)
Mike Lewis, General Partner, Enjoy the Work
Startup Accelerators 101
Sam Wils '16, Director of Accelerator, XRC Ventures
Startup PR
Ben Kellogg, Partner, Bunsen
Fireside Chat
Michael Diamant ’93, Co-Founder & CEO of Skip Hop
Fireside Chat
Jordana Kier '14, Co-Founder, LOLA
Best Practices for Reforming the Healthcare Industry
David Kim '17, Co-Founder and General Partner, Regal Healthcare Capital Partners
Mattan Griffel, Co-Founder, President, and COO of Ophelia
Professor Carri Chan, Faculty Director Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Management Program of Columbia Business School
Fireside Chat
Jon Stein '09, Founder, Betterment
Diversity & Investing
Elliott Robinson '12, Partner Bessemer Venture Partners
Entrepreneurship, Sustainability, and the Fashion Industry
Carly Bigi ’17, Founder & CEO, Laws of Motion
Carolyn Butler ’18, Co-founder & CEO, Manymoons
Constanza Gomez ’22, Co-founder, Sortile
Aileen Lee ’23, Founder, Infinite Goods
Leading in a Data-driven World: Developing Quantitative Intuition
Professors Oded Netzer, Christopher Frank, and Paul Magnone, Columbia University
Fundraising Legal
Scott Smedresman, Brown Rudnick
The Future of Entrepreneurship is Inclusion
Kenneth Ebie, Executive Director & Chief Development Officer, Black Entrepreneurs NYC
Raising Capital
Ron Gonen '04, CEO & Founder, Closed Loop Partners
A Student-Founder’s Journey Through CBS
Laurence Coman '20, COO & Co-Founder, AvoMD
Randy Garutti, CEO & Co-Founder, Shake Shack
From Investment Banking to Two Exits: My Startup Journey
Millard Chan '99, Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Board Director, Sequlite
Becoming an Entrepreneur: A Framework for Success
Carly Chase,Director, MIT delta v accelerator
Building a Consumer Startup: Four Pillars for Winning in the Digital Economy
David Bell, Co-Founder and President, Idea Farm Ventures
Building and Investing in Proptech: The Top Trends for 2022
Kunal Lunawat, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Agya Ventures
Brian Berger '03, Founder and CEO, Mack Weldon
Buying Your Way Into Entrepreneurship: A Panel Discussion on Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA)
Jackie Kopcho '19, Managing Partner, Big Branch Capital
Patrick Briggs '20, Principal & Operating Partner, Broadtree Partners
Fireside Chat
Sarah Ribner '16, CEO and Co-Founder, PiperWai
How to Make the Leap to Full-Time Entrepreneur
Tobias Citron,Senior Associate, Primary Venture Partners
Storytelling for Entrepreneurs
Philipp Humm '18, CEO & Founder, Power of Storytelling
The Entrepreneur and Financing: Family Offices as a Long-Term Capital Partner
R. Adam Smith '98, Founder, RAS Capital Partners
Entrepreneurial Selling
Austin Cohen '16, CEO & Founder, Flexit Fitness
Approaching Corporates for Partnerships or Strategic Investments
Matthew Cantwell ’11, Senior Director, EY-Parthenon
Fundraising on the Frontier: When Traditional Capital is Not Available
Sylvana Sinha JD ’04, Founder, Chair, & CEO, Praava Health
Lang Talk: Fireside Chat
Ju Rhyu '08, CEO & Co-Founder, Hero Cosmetics
SBIR Grants: The $3.3 billion Funding Source for Startups
Jessica Ochoa Hendrix ’09, CEO & Co-Founder, Killer Snails LLC
Raising VC Capital: How to Optimize Your Process
Jake Mendel, Senior Vice President, Startup Banking, Silicon Valley Bank
What it Takes to Be a Startup Founder (Webinar)
Greg Henley ’84, Fractional Chief Financial Officer, AR4Transit
Fireside Chat
Liz Wilkes '07, CEO & Founder, Exubrancy
Lang Talk: Fireside Chat
Fatima Dicko CC '12, Founder, Sugar Living (Formerly Jetpack)
Virtual Innovation Talk Series
Becca Brown '07, Co-founder, Solemates
Innovation Talk Series: Happy Hour
Connor Wilson '15, Co-founder, Thursday Boots
How to Raise Capital
KJ Singh '11, Managing Director, Techstars
Ron Gonan '04, Founder, Closed Loop Partners
Sarah Ribner '16, Co-Founder, PiperWai
Brian Berger '03, Founder, Mack Weldon
Ferran Adrià, chef, author, and founder of the elBulli Foundation
Jenny Friedman '17, Co-Founder, Supernode Ventures
Zachary Prell '05, Founder, ZACHARY PRELL
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Rachel ten Brink '01, Co-Founder, Scentbird
Sarah Ribner '16, Co-Founder, PiperWai
Jason Ojalvo '98, CEO, Tushy
Erica Duignan Minnihan '04, Managing Partner, 1000 Angels