Get It Started - Spring 2003

The "Crepe King"

"It is fun to imagine that we could experience Starbucks-like success…"
When the economy began to crack, he got cracking — hundreds of eggs daily. Meet Assaf Tarnopolsky (WG'00), founder of "West Coast Crepe King." > MORE

Consultant on the Rise

"I thought I had a better management consulting model than the big consulting firms…"
It took Dave Peterson (WG'73) three years to get his company on solid footing. Now it's a perennial Inc 500 firm and Dave's biggest challenge is managing growth. > MORE

Have Art, Will Travel

" I grew up in a household surrounded by an incredible amount of art and antiques…"
Julie Mussafer's (WG'96) "Jules Place" is a booming gallery with a personal touch: Julie visits clients in their homes, artwork in tow. > MORE

From virtual space to outer space

"This is the chance to fulfill a dream…"
Barely out of his 20s, with SpaceX, serial entrepreneur Elon Musk (W'97) is piloting his most adventurous business launch yet. > MORE

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TEACHING & LEARNING
The Goergen Entrepreneurial Management Programs

A lawyer and a physicist turned Wharton student find common ground in mentoring relationship
Business planning knowledge can come from unexpected sources as Wharton and Business Plan Competition students can attest. > MORE

Fueled by Passion, Vegetables
The co-winner of this year's Price Institute Fellowship Award sees his passion for healthy eating leading to a green future. > MORE

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OUTREACH

More Than a Pet Project
A team of Wharton students won the Grand Prize of this year's Wharton Business Plan Competition with a focus on Pet Insurance. > MORE
Plus: a follow-up on last year's winner. > MORE

Building Entrepreneurial Businesses
A panel of entrepreneurs came together to discuss mistakes and triumphs made launching their businesses. > MORE

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RESEARCH
Sol C. Snider Entrepreneurial Research Center

Venture Capital Syndication Pays Off — and not just for the VC
A study co-authored by Prof. Raphael "Raffi" Amit says that venture capital syndicates add special value to the firms in which they invest. > MORE

Newer Web Companies Aim to Change Consumer Buying Habits
Innovative Web-based business models are "changing the world" according to one speaker at a Wharton academic conference on the Internet. > MORE

For more research from Sol C. Snider Entrepreneurial Research Center access Knowledge@Wharton, the Wharton School's online research and business analysis journal.

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