The great challenge facing higher education is to prepare students to navigate a world of accelerating uncertainty and faster churn. Training students to re-invent themselves every few years, as is already required in the world today, is an objective that legacy approaches to higher education is not optimized for. I’m convinced, however, that the University … Continue reading “Colleges Must Mix Entrepreneurial Skills, Traditional Liberal Arts”
Author: Brad Bernthal
Brad Bernthal is director of the Silicon Flatirons Center’s Entrepreneurship Initiative at CU-Boulder and an associate clinical professor at Colorado Law School. Under Brad’s leadership, the initiative has become a vital link between the startup community and the University of Colorado. The initiative programs and hosts events such as the Boulder New Tech Meetup, the Crash Course Series for Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurs Unplugged and Roundtable discussions concerning innovation policy. Brad leads the law school’s Entrepreneurial Law Clinic, which provides free legal help to Boulder area start-up companies. He also teaches the Samuelson-Glushko Technology Law & Policy Clinic and courses in the areas of venture capital, telecom policy, and spectrum management. Brad has a B.A. from the University of Kansas and a J.D. from the University of Colorado.
You can find Brad on Twitter @bbernthal.
An Entrepreneurship Competition Turns 5: Lessons Learned at CU-Boulder
The New Venture Challenge Championships at the University of Colorado, which wrapped up last week (see Xconomy’s coverage here), were magic. An April snowstorm did not deter more than 200 individuals from the community from packing the finals. Few things inspire like seeing entrepreneurs—especially students—solve problems by creating new companies. And the teams were great. … Continue reading “An Entrepreneurship Competition Turns 5: Lessons Learned at CU-Boulder”