Robin Chase
Robin Chase, the founder of ZipCar, kicked off TigerLaunch 2009 with a lecture about her experiences with foundidng ZipCar, GoLoco, and Meadow Networks. Her discussion focused on how entrepreneurs need to learn from instead of being discouraged by setbacks while trying to start a business as well as the importance of a start-up’s culture and the values you incorporate into its daily operations. This event generated significant interest in TigerLaunch as evidenced in the 30 participants we had for Princeton Pitch, a preliminary event for this year’s competition.
The Daily Princetonian’s article reporting the event is excerpted below
ZipCar founder: Entrepreneurs should learn from failure; By Melanie Jearlds
Starting a business is a daunting task, but the key to an entrepreneur’s success is not letting the challenges of the endeavor squash ambition, Zipcar founder and former CEO Robin Chase said to a few dozen students during a lecture…[Full Text]