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The Princeton Entrepreneurship Club hosts the East Coast Startup Summit April 20-22. This summit will bring some all-star entrepreneurs and investors to the Princeton campus. Bond with students from across the country. Build a stronger student startup ecosystem. Unite over today's growth in east coast tech. For more details visit the East Coast Startup Summit website: http://ecstartupsummit.com/ 

EVENTS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC:

Friday, April 20 at 12:00pm in McCosh 46
The Startup Revolution in NYC

 

 

 

Come to the opening keynote of the East Coast Startup Summit, featuring Fred Wilson, David Tisch, and Joe Cohen - three key leaders of the New York tech scene.

Speaker Schedule
12 p.m.- Fred Wilson; 1:30 p.m. - David Tisch; 2:00 p.m. - Joe Cohen

Speaker Bios
Fred Wilson is a Managing Director of Union Square Ventures, a leading venture firm in New York. Fred has invested in Twitter, Zynga, Foursquare, Tumblr and Etsy, among others. He is also the renowned author of the "A VC" blog.

David Tisch is the Managing Director of TechStars New York, the top startup accelerator on the East Coast. Tisch is also a prolific angel investor in companies like Fab, Skillshare, Art.sy, and GroupMe.

Joe Cohen is the founder of Coursekit, a disruptive education startup building a simple and elegant way to manage college courses.

For more information or if you have questions, check out the Facebook Event.

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Sunday, April 22 at 12:00pm in McCosh 10
Democratizing Luxury: the Story of Rent the Runway

Jennifer Hyman, founder of Rent the Runway, will share insight from her experience in building a revolutionary e-commerce company. Rent the Runway enables women to rent luxury designer gowns and accessories at a fraction of retail price, through the mail. Before founding Rent the Runway, Jennifer Hyman was an executive at Starwood Hotels, IMG, and WeddingChannel.

For more information or if you have questions, check out the Facebook Event.

Note: These two events are part of the East Coast Startup Summit and open to all students (and the public), regardless of whether you are participating in the rest of the event.