Let's take a trip back to my alma mater, UMASS Amherst where Paul Silva volunteers as the Chairman of the Entrepreneurship Initiative, an organization teaching students how to become successful entrepreneurs; he's also the Managing Partner of Angel Catalyst. Nearby, Phil Weilerstein is the Executive Director for NCIIA and Joseph Steig runs its Venture Well program.

"Unproven and young" describes the challenges facing university entrepreneurs. My guests detail the programs that help them get that next stage of funding.

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