# The inaugural Design Sprint in Stern's BS in Business, Technology and Entrepreneurship (BTE) program is spotlighted; BTE students, Professor Ashish Bhatia and Assistant Dean Bryan Ramos are cited: "New Degree Immerses Students In Real-World Challenges."

1 School News December 27, 2021 ![Poets and Quants logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_036687.gif?itok=YuUEYfSP)>

Excerpt from [Poets & Quants](https://poetsandquantsforundergrads.com/2021/12/27/new-business-tech-entrepreneurship-degree-immerses-students-in-real-world-challenges/)-- "The first cohort started this fall, and the BTE Design Sprint was its first big hands-on project. The weeklong immersion was hosted by MAS Event + Design, a female- and Stern alumni-founded experience agency, at its DUMBO studio. (DUMBO – Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass – is the Brooklyn neighborhood known for its innovative startups and tech-focused entrepreneurs).

BTE students worked in teams alongside four New York City startups, tackling unique challenges facing the early-stage ventures."

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