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November 23, 2009

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WEP in Action: Student Summer Ventures

WEP in Action speaks with two second-year MBA students, Michael Melby and Sheezan Bakali, who pursued entrepreneurial activities last summer thanks to financial support from the Wharton Venture Award and Wharton Entrepreneurial Internship Fellowship.

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Recent Features

	October 2009 WEP in Action: Student Summer Ventures WEP in Action speaks with two second-year MBA students, Michael Melby and Sheezan Bakali, who pursued entrepreneurial activities last summer thanks to financial support from the Wharton Venture Award and Wharton Entrepreneurial Internship Fellowship.

	September 2009 Cable Guy Wharton Alumnus Julian Brodsky Helped Build Cable Leader Comcast into a Giant with a Keen Entrepreneurial Eye

	September 2009 Getting Busy Building Buzz Wharton "Principles of Advertising" Course Lets Undergrads Apply Theories to Real Student Start-up Firms

	September 2009 Julian Brodsky (W56) Alumni Impact Interview In this issue, we speak with Julian Brodksy (W'56), who with Ralph Roberts and Dan Aaron, helped grow Comcast from one cable TV system in Mississippi to a powerhouse with annual revenue of $32 billion. In this interview Brodsky, a self-described "Cable Guy," explains the many rewards of creating Comcast's successful VC arm, Comcast Interactive Capital.

	June 2009 Backbreaking Entrepreneurial Effort Not even a life-threatening bike accident could keep Wharton alumnus Joseph Ansanelli from succeeding in both start-up and corporate settings

	June 2009 Cruel Summer? Starting up a business during the lazy, hazy days of summer may have unexpected advantages

	June 2009 Joseph Ansanelli (W'92) Alumni Impact Interview During Spring of 2009, we invited Joseph Ansanelli (W'92) to our library for a chat about his long career of serial entrepreneurship in technology.

	May 2009 Discovery-driven Growth: The Only Plan Is to Learn as You Go A Knowledge @ Wharton Discussion with WEP Co-Director Prof. Ian MacMillan and Wharton PhD Alumna Rita McGrath

	May 2009 Prophetic Victory NIR Diagnostics Wins Wharton Business Plan Competition Michelson Grand Prize with Device That Can Predict Wound Treatment Complications

	May 2009 WEP in Action: BPC Venture Finals 2009 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.