# NYU Students, Alumni and Faculty Learn More about Stern’s 2017-2018 $300K Entrepreneurs Challenge

![$300k Entrepreneurs Challenge Kickoff](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/sites/default/files/assets/images/300k%20kickoff%20body.jpg "$300k Entrepreneurs Challenge Kickoff")

NYU Stern's [W. R. Berkley Innovation Labs](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/about/departments-centers-initiatives/centers/innovation-labs) welcomed hundreds of aspiring entrepreneurs to learn more about the [$300K Entrepreneurs Challenge](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/about/departments-centers-initiatives/centers/innovation-labs/entrepreneurship/programs/300k), one of the largest venture competitions and accelerator programs in the world. Attendees learned more about the three venture tracks, the four stages of competition, who is eligible to compete and how to enter. Past competition winners Sophie Frank of Resprana, Edwin Reed-Sanchez of SayCel and Seung Shin of Ephemeral participated in a panel discussion and shared their insights with prospective participants.
> Teams from all across NYU's global​ campus enter the $300K Entrepreneurs Challenge each year. The entire NYU family is welcome!
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> — Ideas Never Sleep (@NYUinnovation) [September 13, 2017](https://twitter.com/NYUinnovation/status/908076149716262913?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Missed the $300K Entrepreneurship Challenge kick-off by [@NYUStern](https://twitter.com/NYUStern?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)? Watch the recording and enter to win: <https://t.co/NURQXwFmcr> [\#NYU](https://twitter.com/hashtag/NYU?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/yliVwSGIUp](https://t.co/yliVwSGIUp)
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> — HashtagNYU (@HashtagNYU) [September 21, 2017](https://twitter.com/HashtagNYU/status/911007150155206659?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Dean [@PeterBlairHenry](https://twitter.com/PeterBlairHenry?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw), Prof [@LukeGWilliams](https://twitter.com/LukeGWilliams?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) &amp; Prof Cynthia Franklin kicked off this year's $300K Entrepreneurs Challenge. Good luck to all! [pic.twitter.com/2kFwnPT0e6](https://t.co/2kFwnPT0e6)
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> — NYU Stern (@NYUStern) [September 13, 2017](https://twitter.com/NYUStern/status/908083654500511744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Research Center Events

— 9/13/2017

[Learn more about the W. R. Berkley Innovation Labs](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/about/departments-centers-initiatives/centers/innovation-labs)