FounderCrush

Harvard College’s annual premier founder showcase! An end of year celebration for students in CE 11: StudioLab on Creativity and Entrepreneurship, H2A and other students within the Harvard innovation community. 

Taking Care of Business— Mental well-being for entrepreneurs

Join us for a panel on mental health and entrepreneurship featuring Calisha Brooks, Mark McGarry and Kathleen Stetson. Moderated by Farah Shroff. Learn practical tips for how to handle the different ups and downs that come with being an early stage, social impact entrepreneur.

Empowering Authentic Personal Branding in The Digital Age

Join Gigi Robinson as she brings a masterclass on Personal Branding to Harvard on October 19th. This will be an evening you wont want to miss as she dives into everything you need to know about scaling a brand on Social Media, continuing education after Undergrad, health advocacy and how that ties into brand storytelling individually for a company.

Entrepreneurship in Psychology: Harnessing Group Connections for Innovation and Business Success

Dr. Bobbi Wegner will be hosting a talk titled "Entrepreneurship in Psychology: Harnessing Group Connections for Innovation and Business Success" focused on how to use group psychology to deepen connection in the most disconnected era of work (and life). She will share some high level ideas around how group psychology can be used to help people in all organizations deepen connection so they feel and perform their best, but she will spend much of her time sharing about what it is like building a global, AI-integrated business that has humans and human connection at the center. She is a psychologist, international speaker, author, board member, lecturer at Harvard in both The School of Education and The Extension School (IO Psychology Program), and spends most of her time as founder and CEO of Groops, a workforce development platform that helps people in organizations deepen connection so they feel and perform their best.

[EXTERNAL] Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Brazilian Favelas: The Work of G10 das Favelas

Join us to learn about how G10 das Favelas, a Brazilian NGO inspired by the Group of Seven (G7), works to enact social innovation and change across ten of Brazil´s largest favelas and beyond. G10 leaders will discuss some of their initiatives, challenges, and future aspirations. 

Fostering Creative Habits: How to Amplify Curiosity & Awaken Creativity

Join Professor Gian Taralli in an engaging workshop as he unveils key concepts and practical tools. The goal is to spark curiosity, unveiling new business opportunities, nurturing creativity for innovative solutions, and promoting experimentation in overcoming daily challenges.

HealthLab Pitch to Match

Want to make an impact? Move smart, and fix things as a member of H2L! If you have an idea for a venture that aims to advance public or planetary health, Harvard HealthLab (H2L) is the accelerator for you. At H2L's Pitch-to-Match on Sept. 20, we'll introduce you to other creative entrepreneurs. Come to pitch an idea. Come to build a team. Come to join a team. Or just come to enjoy the snacks and chat with others in this friendly, exciting, and rapidly scaling social impact community.

FounderKick

Harvard FounderKick, the ultimate platform for student entrepreneurs! Join us for the largest gathering of student startups. Immerse yourself in a dynamic ecosystem of innovation, networking, and idea exchange. Unleash your entrepreneurial spirit and connect with the brightest minds shaping the future.

[EXTERNAL] How to Create a Climate Venture

Want to create a climate startup?
Join the “How to Create a Climate Venture” class at the Harvard i-lab.
For people who want to found a climate start up to tackle climate change, but do not yet have an idea or whose idea is nascent. Class is held virtually and is open to Harvard students, alums, faculty and staff as well as participants from other universities.

FounderCrush

Calling all founders, explorers, and creative entrepreneurs! Join us for our second Harvard-wide Founder Crush to share, showcase, and synergize all our commercial and social ventures.

Wired Hope: Mental Health and Entrepreneurship with Dr. Calisha Brooks

A recent study from the University of San Francisco found that entrepreneurs are more likely to experience mental health problems than people who don't own their own businesses. In fact, 72% of entrepreneurs participating in the study reported mental health problems. During this talk, we will have a candid conversation about: The wiring of an entrepreneur, three things impacting their mental and emotional well-being, and three proven practices that provide hope for successful outcomes.

Harvard HealthLab's Pitch Competition

2-4PM Pitch Event
4-5:30PM Reception and Winner Announcement

JOIN US FOR THE 1ST ANNUAL PITCH COMPETITION FOR THE HARVARD HEALTHLAB (H2L)
Hear from the inspiring, interdisciplinary teams working on ventures advancing public or planetary health and find out which 3 teams walk away winning $20,000 prizes to further their work. Audience members get a vote, too! 

Wired Hope: Mental Health and Entrepreneurship with Dr. Calisha Brooks

A recent study from the University of San Francisco found that entrepreneurs are more likely to experience mental health problems than people who don't own their own businesses. In fact, 72% of entrepreneurs participating in the study reported mental health problems. During this talk, we will have a candid conversation about: The wiring of an entrepreneur, three things impacting their mental and emotional well-being, and three proven practices that provide hope for successful outcomes.

Big Rich Journalism: How to make Entrepreneurship & International Reporting Work For You! With Adefemi Akinsanya, 2023 Fellow, Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University

Adefemi Akinsanya will be hosting a talk about the untapped revenue streams in international journalism and how to break into the industry. The interactive session will include stories from her career and allow participants to use their voice in all its forms.

Adefemi Akinsanya is a 2023 fellow at The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard. She is the international correspondent and an anchor for Arise News in Lagos, Nigeria. She has covered the role of race during the inital outbreak of the war in Ukraine, police brutality, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, crisis management, business and economic development. She previously worked as a producer and reporter for Al Jazeera English, TRT World and Reuters. At Harvard, Akinsanya is studying how deteriorating media freedom in Nigeria is connected to the protests against police violence and is working on building a news management platform to expand journalism jobs and help reporters tell the stories of marginalized communities.

Mental Health By All Means Panel Discussion

Join us on 03/22/2023 at 3:30 PM ET in the Hilles Cinema for a panel on Mental health featuring Ricardo Araya, Fawwaz Habbal, Sarah Johnson, and Vikram Patel. Moderated by Dr. Farah Shroff. Following the panel there will be a reception.

Pros and Cons to Taking the Plunge: Life As a Full-time Founder After College with Jack Griffin Founder/CEO FoodFinder

College students feel increasingly empowered to forego the safety of traditional careers and instead carve their own path by founding startups, launching nonprofits, and more. But the decision to follow your dream or address an issue you care about (while somehow paying the bills) is never easy. Hear from Jack Griffin, Forbes 30 Under 30 Social Impact honoree and 24-year-old leader of hunger relief startup FoodFinder, as he reveals what it’s really like to both become and be a full-time founder after graduation. Whether you’re an aspiring entrepreneur with just an idea or passion or a student founder with a well-established venture, you’re sure to walk away with something as Jack gets radically candid about the many highs and many lows of taking the plunge. From lessons learned on going against your parents’ expectations to making a profit while making a difference, no subject is off-limits so stop on by!

Climate Solutions that Measure Up: An Introduction to High Accountability Carbon Removal with Anu Khan

Climate Solutions that Measure Up: An Introduction to High Accountability Carbon Removal with Anu Khan

You press send on an online order or book a flight, and a pop-up asks if you want to offset the emissions associated with your purchase. Promises to carbon footprints or claims of carbon neutrality are everywhere, but who is ensuring these efforts yield results? It’s an open question.

Carbon removal, on the other hand, aims to remove carbon from the atmosphere and store it underground, either in geologic storage or durably in our soils, oceans, and forests. It addresses legacy emissions, rather than maintaining the same concentration of carbon in the atmosphere. Measurement and verification distinguish carbon removal from unverifiable voluntary carbon reductions, making robust measurement and verification of carbon removal a fundamental prerequisite to building trust in carbon removal as a critical climate solution.

Anu Khan is the Deputy Director of Science and Innovation at Carbon180. Founded in 2015, Carbon180 works to bring together policymakers, scientists, and entrepreneurs to design the policies needed to get carbon removal to gigaton scale.

Bending the Arc Movie Screening with Boba

Check out the event on the 2nd for anyone interested in global health, health equity, and social justice!

Marine Debris Fashion Show kick-off

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Wesley Wang Film Screening

Wesley Wang's '26 film, nothing, except everything., a coming-of-age short film starring David Mazouz (FOX’s Gotham) and Lily Chee (Netflix’s Daredevil), and produced by the Oscar-shortlisted Scott Aharoni, whose films have premiered and won awards at Sundance, Tribeca, and SXSW.

A climate entrepreneur's view on ClimateTech with David Lais

David Lais co-founded ecolytiq, which leverages payments data for sustainable banking. He will talk about the ClimateTech space, his view on the market, opportunities and challenges and why technology is not a means to an end, but rather when used correctly, an indispensable tool in solving the climate crisis.

Lecture: Networking, Fundraising, and Friendraising with Proven Results: The Win-Win Mindset by Jeff Bartel

Are you are looking to build stronger college or professional relationships, find a job or career opportunity, seek funding for a start-up venture or nonprofit, or hope to do better at building strong teams and communities? How can one best approach and take actions that develop trust, create value, and forge opportunities? For some, this comes easy; for most of us, it does not. Hear from an expert (and Harvard graduate and visiting lecturer) who will discuss strategies, methods, tactics, and tools that will help you understand your own mindset and build skills to authentically create relational, financial, and social goodwill.

HealthLab Pitch-to-Match

Kresge 202, Harvard Chan School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115

If you have a venture idea and are looking to recruit partners, come prepared with a two-minute pitch (no slides or props) to share with all participants! If you are interested in social impact, but don't have your own idea or team (yet!), come hear pitches from founders and consider joining their teams! This a great opportunity to pitch, hear pitches, and meet like-minded innovators who want to make the world a better place.

https://www.healthlabaccelerator.harvard.edu

Max Mirho from EntrepreNerd - No-code tools for building your startup

Max Mirho has taught entrepreneurship to students and professionals around the world by giving them the tools to experiment rapidly. He started creating and building tiny businesses publicly on the internet around 3 years ago through a live stream called EntrepreNerd, and through the recent boom in "no-code", he’s been able to tackle much larger startup ideas and help make tech entrepreneurship accessible to students from every background. In this session, you'll learn about what the no-code space is, and about some of the tools you can use to build technology products without learning an entire programming language. Not only that, but your development time for a finished prototype will drop from months to around a week at most. You'll learn about how to create anything on the web, from landing pages to full websites. You'll also be able to develop mobile apps, chrome extensions, and web apps - and publish them anywhere. Zoom link will be shared the day before the event.

LPCE Networking Night

Come on down to the LPCE Social Networking Night at our LPCE office building backyard! Don't miss this chance to connect with other members of the LPCE community! Featuring Felipe's burritos! You must RSVP in advance and display a copy of your Google Form response to get the free food! If the RSVP form says closed - not accepting responses, that means we have reached the maximum capacity for this event. Open to the Harvard University community members! Come and learn more about LPCE!

The architecture of social space: Creating spaces of critique within the places we live

Matthew Mazzotta's community-specific public projects integrate new forms of civic participation and social engagement into the built environment and reveal how the spaces we travel through and spend our time living within have the potential to become distinct sites for intimate, radical, and meaningful exchanges. Matthew Mazzotta works at the intersection of art, activism, and urbanism, focusing on the power of the built environment to shape our relationships and experiences. His public projects have received international art and architecture awards such as “Architecture Project of the Year” by the Dezeen Awards at the Tate Modern in London and six of his projects have been recognized by the Americans for the Arts. Matthew’s work has been featured on CNN, BBC, NPR, The Huffington Post, Discovery Channel, and Science Magazine to name a few, and presented at the Cooper Hewitt-Smithsonian Design Museum in NYC.

From idea to impact: The new market for public health entrepreneurs

From our friends at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health!

Investors have traditionally given short shrift to public health, seeing it as a field for do-gooders, not a vehicle for profits. But that’s starting to change. More academic researchers and public health professionals are seeking to take their discoveries commercial, and more investors are willing to listen. In this panel, Harvard Public Health magazine brings together founders and investors to talk about the challenges — and rewards— of developing affordable goods and services aimed at improving health on a population scale. And if you have an idea you’d like to bring to market, check out HealthLab, a new accelerator for student ventures focused on improving public and planetary health. Co-founded by Harvard Chan School and Harvard College’s Lemann Program on Creativity and Entrepreneurship, HealthLab will welcome its first cohort of students from across the University this fall. Participants receive startup support, mentorship—and the chance to compete for a $100,000 prize.

If you missed this event, check out the recording here: https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/event/from-idea-to-impact-the-new-market-for-public-health-entrepreneurs/

How to Leverage Your “Marginalized” Identities to Advance Your Mission as a Social Entrepreneur

Investors have traditionally given short shrift to public health, seeing it as a field for do-gooders, not a vehicle for profits. But that’s starting to change. More academic researchers and public health professionals are seeking to take their discoveries commercial, and more investors are willing to listen. In this panel, Harvard Public Health magazine brings together founders and investors to talk about the challenges — and rewards— of developing affordable goods and services aimed at improving health on a population scale. And if you have an idea you’d like to bring to market, check out HealthLab, a new accelerator for student ventures focused on improving public and planetary health. Co-founded by Harvard Chan School and Harvard College’s Lemann Program on Creativity and Entrepreneurship, HealthLab will welcome its first cohort of students from across the University this fall. Participants receive startup support, mentorship—and the chance to compete for a $100,000 prize.

Asian American Entrepreneurship Panel

In this panel, we are excited to have Andrew Fung, Richie Le, and Sandro Roco join us to share their first-hand experience as entrepreneurs utilizing various creative spaces to advocate for the Asian American community. Through this panel, we will discuss questions around the startup journey, the high points and low points of their entrepreneurship experience, lessons learned, identity, representation, and more. Come prepared with your questions, and we cannot wait for you to join us for this lively panel discussion!

From Student to Social Impact CEO with Kelly Twichel of Access Trax

In this session, award-winning founder Kelly Twichel shares the story of how as a student, she co-invented a product to solve a world-wide problem, got a taste of entrepreneurship and never looked back. You’ll get an inside look into the plot twists, challenges and wins of startup life. Kelly spares no subject as she discusses what it has taken for her to be successful thus far- knowledge you can use for your own ventures. Brand purpose, relationships, mindset, and fundraising are all touched upon. Join us for this interactive session March 31st and submit questions before and during the event!

No-code Tools for Building your Startup with Max Mirho

In this workshop on no-code tools for building your startup, you'll learn about what the no-code space is, and about some of the tools you can use to build technology products without learning an entire programming language. This workshop will be beneficial and fun for all!

How to Navigate the Unspoken Rules of Networking with Gorick Ng

Does the idea of networking make you shiver? Gorick Ng, Harvard College and HBS grad turned Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author of The Unspoken Rules, will deconstruct how to send cold emails, small talk, and asking for introductions down to step-by-step techniques that you can apply immediately to get what you want professionally. Register using this link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/gorick-ng-tickets-242829980007
For more information on Gorick, please visit his website at https://www.gorick.com/

LPCE 102 Informational Session

LPCE102 is a 4 credit StudioLab designed for students with existing ventures in the early stages of development with the goal of launching the venture by term’s end. The target student will have conceived and prototyped a solution to an intractable problem in an effort to create a “better normal.”
Using an interdisciplinary exploration of the liberal arts, you will develop and apply transformative ideas to tackle today’s societal challenges such as racial injustice, climate change, and strained health and wellbeing. You will work to execute your actionable solutions to pressing issues. You will learn to properly analyze your identified problem; work to collaboratively ideate and create an actionable plan of execution; build a scaling strategy and marketing plan; network with experts for fundraising advice; and persuasively communicate your venture to build the requisite human capital and funding relationships to launch your venture.

End-of-Semester Celebration!

Where can young creatives go to tackle societal issues through interdisciplinary collaboration? What about an electronic medical database that enables continuity of care in lower-resourced countries? How can we support job opportunities for people with disabilities? Learn the answers to these questions and more at our Fall 2021 LPCE Showcase on Monday, December 6th from 10:30am-12pm ET! 

From redistributing local food products at affordable prices to empowering small farms through micro-investment, you won’t want to miss the creative solutions these students have to offer. This virtual festival will showcase both our LPCE101 students’ final projects as well as our Project Support Program students’ social impact ventures. Join us in celebrating our students’ incredible work!

David Postolski - Intellectual Property Overview

David Postolski, a partner at Gearhart Law, is a registered patent attorney and Intellectual Property attorney. With over 17 years’ experience, David specializes in assisting inventors, creators, artists, start-ups, entrepreneurs, early stage companies and emerging companies with their U.S and International intellectual property strategy, protection, enforcement and monetization. He is a frequent speaker and author on intellectual property issues surrounding emerging technologies (cannabis, crypto currency, 3d printing, gig economy), raising capital, business formation, licensing, and reward and equity based crowd funding.

Katrina Hagedorn '20 - Pitch Workshop

The aim of this workshop is to give you inside knowledge about what investors look for in a pitch and a hands-on workshop where you can get our feedback on your 20-second elevator pitch. Through studio labs and mentoring, our students develop the entrepreneurial skills and industry connections to move from ideation to solid concept to actionable proposal.

Max Mirho from EntrepreNerd - No-code tools for building your startup

Max Mirho has taught entrepreneurship to students and professionals around the world by giving them the tools to experiment rapidly. He started creating and building tiny businesses publicly on the internet around 3 years ago through a live stream called EntrepreNerd, and through the recent boom in "no-code", he’s been able to tackle much larger startup ideas and help make tech entrepreneurship accessible to students from every background. In this session, you'll learn about what the no-code space is, and about some of the tools you can use to build technology products without learning an entire programming language. Not only that, but your development time for a finished prototype will drop from months to around a week at most. You'll learn about how to create anything on the web, from landing pages to full websites. You'll also be able to develop mobile apps, chrome extensions, and web apps - and publish them anywhere.

Trivia & Networking

Come on down to the LPCE Trivia & Networking Night! Between the fun and games, don't miss this chance to connect with other members of the LPCE community! Featuring Felipe's burritos and hot chocolate!

Inside Innovation

What ignites you? How does curiosity become inspiration?

At the Harvard i-lab, we love every kind of ‘aha!’ moment. And at Inside Innovation on Thursday, October 14, we celebrate the creative ideas and innovative perspectives developing all across Harvard, from entrepreneurship to innovation, from art to venture creation. What happens when those perspectives are all in the same room?

LPCE 101 Informational Session

Do you have an idea you want to test? Are you driven to help others? Do you want to join a team to explore solutions to some of our most intractable problems? Then join LPCE101, a four-credit StudioLab that teaches innovation and entrepreneurship! Join our Info Session to learn more about our new Fall 2021 class!

e-Festival of Ideas

How can a smartphone app increase trust between law enforcement and private citizens? What about an online database that enables environmental activism? How can we solve complex issues through business? Learn the answers to these questions and more at our e-Festival of Ideas on Thursday, April 29th from 3-4:30 PM ET! From reducing waste through a reusable Amazon packaging system to addressing healthier religious and political discourse, you won’t want to miss the creative solutions these students have to offer. This virtual festival will be a conglomeration of both our LPCE100 students’ final projects as well as our Project Support Program students’ social impact ventures. These students have all put incredible effort into their projects and ventures, so we hope to see you there at this celebration of their work! Please RSVP here, and the Zoom link will be shared with you after you register.

Please see the e-Festival of Ideas event agenda here.

Please see the event video here.

ART+ Climate

Join us for an interdisciplinary conversation that will explore climate change through art, science, and entrepreneurship. The conversation will be moderated by creative producer Nicholas Medvescek and will feature three panelists: artist Allison Maria Rodriguez, scientist Grace Young, and student entrepreneur Rowen VonPlagenhoef. This fireside chat style event will explore topics such as how art can be used to inspire change, some innovations that exist in the climate sector, and how we can enact change ourselves. To learn more about our guests, please visit the ArtLab website. Please RSVP here, and the link will be shared with you after you register.

ART+ is a series that explores how interdisciplinary thinking that prioritizes art and creativity inspires experimental and innovative approaches to tackling complex challenges. ART+ is co-organized by ArtLab and the Lemann Program on Creativity and Entrepreneurship (LPCE) at the Bok Center for Teaching and Learning.

Please see the event video here.

LPCE Trivia and Networking Night

You asked for a community night and we are here to deliver. Come one, come all to the LPCE Trivia and Networking Night! Test your knowledge of everything from hit TV shows to classic rock songs to popular novels in this fun-filled evening of indiscriminate information! We’ll be putting everyone into random teams to facilitate networking amongst the LPCE community. There will be two 20 minute rounds of trivia with one 20 minute networking session in between. Please RSVP here, and the link will be sent to you.

[External] HBS Tech Fellows

As technical and societal challenges become increasingly complex and cross traditional boundaries, leaders who tackle such problems require more than technical skill – they require training in innovation and problem-solving techniques, and the ability to work on interdisciplinary teams.

Made possible by a generous gift from the Roberts Family Foundation, the Fellows program enables a group of 10-15 outstanding Harvard College sophomores and juniors (from any College concentration) to build knowledge, skills, and a community, putting them on a path to launch and lead innovative endeavors – whether this be creating technology startups or leading innovation teams in governmental or non-profit/social organizations. Selected students are known as the Undergraduate Technology Innovation Fellows.

[External] IDEA CON 2021 hosted by Boston University

IDEA CON 2021 is a free, day-long virtual student conference, and we want to extend a warm invitation to you and your students to join us. The target audience is undergraduate and graduate students studying any and everything from tech to business, communications to life sciences, art and design to computer science - anyone who is looking to be inspired by innovative ideas, networking and skills building. Together, we are coaching students to give their 5-Minute IGNITE talks about their businesses and integrating arts infusions into the day through video, interviews and an artist in residence. Registration is open, and, in the first week, close to 400 students signed up from Boston and all over North America. Sign up now on their website!

LPCE’s “The Pitch” workshop as a part of OCS Startup Week

‘Last semester alone, the Lemann Program on Creativity and Entrepreneurship (LPCE) awarded $42,500 to 50 early-stage startups, and we will continue to fund social impact ventures in the coming years. Our mission is to empower and prepare Harvard students to take the lead in solving global challenges by fostering entrepreneurial thinking within liberal arts education. Through studio labs and mentoring, our students develop the entrepreneurial skills and industry connections to move from ideation to solid concept to actionable proposal. As such, the aim of this workshop is to give you inside knowledge about what investors look for in a pitch and a hands-on workshop where you can get our feedback on your 20-second elevator pitch. Register for the workshop on the OCS website.

[External] Harvard Culture Lab Innovation Fund Virtual Open House

The Harvard Culture Lab Innovation Fund awards grants to Harvard students, staff, faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and academic personnel to pursue ideas that seek to strengthen Harvard’s capacity to advance a culture of belonging. Proposals should aim to focus on having a direct connection to the Harvard community and influence the University's trajectory towards sustainable inclusive excellence. Proposals should aim to address critical challenges around diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging by identifying innovative and creative solutions that have the potential to catalyze a culture shift at Harvard. For the 2020-21 funding cycle the HCLIF is offering application tracks aligned with various issues of great importance. Applications may be submitted for ideas addressing racial justice, mental health, and rebuilding community. There is also the option to submit an application addressing an area of interest of your choice. Attend the Virtual Open House on February 18th at 11am (EST) to learn more about HCLIF and the exciting funding opportunities. Register here!

[External] Social Entrepreneurship 101 with Moses Sam Paul

Join the first session of the new Social Entrepreneurship Workshop Series at Harvard GSAS Business Club, which offers insight into the role of social entrepreneurship in business and society. Think social impact is restricted to the charity sector? Think again! Business-for-good is booming and improving society can go hand in hand with a profitable, scalable business model. This interactive discussion with businessman-turned-social entrepreneur Moses Sam Paul will introduce you to the power of social business and how it can give more meaning to your life and career. Join the Harvard GSAS Business Club on February 11 at 6.30 PM ET to be inspired and have your questions about social innovation answered! Register here!

ART+ Co-design

Join us for an event featuring Saad Rajan and Vivek Hv, Harvard Masters in Design Engineering graduates who co-founded Naya as their thesis. Naya is a platform for companies and individuals to bring custom furniture design ideas to life. They aspire to change the way we design, create, and consume across products. Through their unique process, creator network, and software suite, they have completed hundreds of projects and have signed customers, including Google, Wayfair, and Herman Miller. The first portion of the event will be devoted to our guest speakers, and the last portion will be a hands-on ideation session with attendees. This event is open to everyone and the Zoom link will be shared after you register. For more information, please visit https://artlab.harvard.edu/event/art-co-design


We also encourage you to spend Wintersession 2021 with the ArtLab, learning how to design and fabricate on a laser cutter. This workshop will be taught remotely and is limited to Harvard College undergraduates. For more information, please visit: https://artlab.harvard.edu/event/wintersession-cutting-edge-cutting-0


ART+ features conversations with artists and innovators who are working on today’s biggest challenges. Each session concludes with an ideation session designed to prepare Harvard students to take the lead in solving global challenges by fostering art and entrepreneurial thinking.

Please see the event video here.

LPCE100 Shopping Week Info Session

Attend this info session if you are interested in joining our spring undergraduate course LPCE100. We highly recommend this class for undergraduate students who are currently working on early stage ventures or who are interested in founding a startup company. Please see E-Ship Studio Lab for a course description and teaser trailer. This info session is only open for Harvard undergraduates and students can find the session Zoom link on the LPCE 100 Course Canvas site (HarvardKey Access required).

LPCE Accelerator Launch Fund Winners Announced

Join us for our last event of the year: a virtual showcase of the ventures that applied for the LPCE Accelerator Launch Funds! The winners of the $10,000 Launch Funds prize will be announced during the event. (Have finals and have to miss it? Winners will also be announced via email following the event!) This event is open to everyone and the Zoom link will be shared after you register.

LPCE Accelerator

Apply to the LPCE Accelerator Launch Funds for a chance to earn $10,000!

Power of Community

Do you want to brainstorm about your venture with fellow entrepreneurs? Join us for a 30-minute workshop that brings together the LPCE Accelerator Community for an ideation session to help you flesh out the details of your venture. Come with your questions, concerns, and problems and be ready to give and get feedback! This event is ONLY open to those who have been awarded our seed fund money through the LPCE Accelerator. Register here, and the Zoom link will be shared after you register. Please register again if you registered for the original date.

Office Hour with LPCE Fellows

This drop-in office hour is open to all Harvard students to ask questions about the Launch Fund Application, LPCE and future opportunities, or their venture specifically! If you think you may attend at any point during the hour, please register here, and the Zoom link will be shared after you register.

Art + Health Equity

A virtual conversation and workshop with Dawn Simmons, The Front Porch Arts Collective and Dan Chonde, Massachusetts General Hospital Radiology, moderated by creative producer Nicholas Medvescek. LPCE and the Harvard ArtLab invite you to connect with a community of creative entrepreneurs who are building a better normal by putting an artist mindset to work. Co-organized by ArtLab and Lemann Program on Creativity and Entrepreneurship. This event is open to everyone. Register here, and the Zoom link will be shared after you register.

How to Build a Website on Wix with HGSE IDC

Do you plan on having a website for your venture? Join this event to learn the step-by-step process of how to use Wix to make a website as well as tips and tricks on content and website strategy. This event is hosted by the Harvard Graduate School of Education Innovation Design Club (HGSE IDC). This event is open to everyone, but spots are limited. Register here, and the Zoom link will be shared after you register.

LPCE Seed Fund

Apply to the LPCE Accelerator Seed Funds to earn $250!

The Pitch

Have you ever been told that networking is everything but could use some help on how to do it? Join us for a session with Jeff Bartel '88, Chairman and Managing Director of Hamptons Group as he explains best practices, tips and tricks, and how to find connections in networking. The first 30 minutes will be open to everyone and the last 30 minutes will be reserved for those who have applied for our Accelerator seed funds for a detailed and specific discussion on mentoring and networking. Register here, and the Zoom link will be shared after you register.

Team Building

Join us for an event on how to create a group-oriented mindset and build a sense of community among teams. The first 30 minutes will be open to everyone and will feature our guest speaker Gwendolyn Lee, who is a dual-degree MD/MPP candidate at UCLA Medical School and Harvard Kennedy School. She is the Co-Founder of Students vs Pandemics and COO at First GrAID. The last 30 minutes will be reserved for those who have applied for our Accelerator seed funds for a discussion and introductions. Register here, and the Zoom link will be shared after you register.

Innovate Through Ideation

Guest Judge: Jerald Cooper, a multidisciplinary artist and researcher focusing on black identity and its connection to pop culture.

You can learn more about his work on Pin-UP and Curbed