Michael Melby on the Wharton Venture Award

Michael Melby, a second year MBA student, talks about his startup, PayDivvy, and how he has been able to develop and pursue the idea using WEP resources like the Business Plan Competition and Wharton Venture Award.

Wharton BPC 2009 Venture Finals

Join the excitement of the 2009 Wharton Business Plan Competition Venture Finals where WEP interviewed visiting business leaders, alumni, and of course the "Great Eight" finalists themselves. For more on the Wharton Business Plan Competition, visit http://bpc.wharton.upenn.edu

WEP in Action - 2009 BPC Semfinalists

Join "WEP in Action" as we talk to six of the 25 Wharton Business Plan Competition Semi-Finalists. They include a robotic toy and online community for kids and young adults, an apparel business leveraging the growth of "kite-sailing" and a wound diagnostic concept whose team includes a former Wharton BPC semi-finalist. Learn what motivated the teams to pursue their ventures, what types of potential they see in the marketplace and how important team dynamics are to pursuing success.