Wharton's #BeyondBusiness Tarnopol Dean's Lecture Series debuts with "Race & The Entrepreneur," featuring host Dean Erika James, alumni entrepreneurs Josh Kopelman (W'93) and Chris Bennett (W'07), and Q&A moderator Prof. Karl Ulrich.

They discuss:
04:40 - Bennett's entrepreneurial journey and challenges along the way
10:11 - Kopelman's investment decisions as a venture capitalist
11:45 - Granting entrepreneurs in the BIPOC community better access to networks and capital
17:10 - Increasing the VC community's support of Black entrepreneurs
26:02 - Ways entrepreneurs can launch startups with initial funding
29:58 - The impact of mentorship on up-and-coming entrepreneurs
36:00 - Projecting the future tor Black entrepreneurs
39:45 - Audience Q&A, including U.S. vs. Honduras, the experience of immigrant entrepreneurs, reducing bias among VCs, and DEI best practices among startups

Learn more about the series and panelists: http://whr.tn/beyondbusiness

#entrepreneur #startup #founders #venturecapital

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