Entrepreneurship Office Hours
Get important feedback on your venture or entrepreneurial career goals, delve deeper into your entrepreneurial plans, learn about Lang Center and university resources around entrepreneurship, move your aspirations forward. Lang Center Office Hours are open to current students and alumni.
Important Information:
Office hours are available on a first come, first served basis. Please only sign up for one slot at a time to allow all program participants an opportunity to schedule meetings.
Please note that practitioners accept appointments either via phone or in-person, not both. The location of in-person appointments is indicated in parentheses next to the practitioner's name. Students who are unable to attend in-person meetings in NYC can also contact langcenter@gsb.columbia.edu for scheduling assistance.
Upon signing up for office hours, you will receive a confirmation email. A reminder email will be sent to you 24 hours in advance of your meeting.
You are required to cancel any appointments you can no longer attend at least 1 business day in advance of the meeting. Failure to do so will result in the inability to schedule future office hour appointments.
Questions? Contact langcenter@gsb.columbia.edu.
Office Hours Practitioners
Rob Delman '98
Managing Director, Golden Seeds
Expertise: Fundraising; Startups; Investor Pitch; Advisory Board Formation; Business Idea Evaluation
Andy Jacobi '12
Founder, Untamed Sandwiches
Expertise: Food & Beverage; Sustainability; Retail; Restaurants
Jeremy Kagan '99
Managing Director, the Eugene Lang Entrepreneurship Center; Professor, Digital Marketing; 3x founder: Digital Music, Email Marketing, SaaS Marketing Technology platform
Expertise: Digital Marketing Strategy; Startup and Founder Issues; Accelerators, Incubators, and early stage finance; SaaS, E-commerce and Business Models; Business Development and Strategic Partnerships
Jack McGourty
Director, Community and Global Entrepreneurship, Founder, Venture For All®
Expertise: Customer Discovery; Market Research; Minimum Viable Product Design; Product Realization; Organizational Culture
Carol Rattray '81
Co-Founder, Zoomdojo
Expertise: Pitch Development; Fundraising; Angel Investing; Startup Financing; Tech Startups; Career Strategy; International Business; Working at Early-Stage Ventures; Women in Business
Brian Rich '87
Managing Partner, Catalyst Investors
Expertise: Venture Capital/Growth Equity; Tech-Enabled Services; Telecom/Media; Capital Formation; C-Suite Coaching
Barbara Roberts
New York Chair, Tiger 21
Expertise: Startups; Coaching; Angel Investing; Growth; Exit Strategies
Scott Smedresman
Partner, McCarter & English
Expertise: Startup Legal; Financing; Technology Transactions; Growth Counseling; M&A
Lara Hejtmanek '99
Senior Associate Director, Eugene Lang Entrepreneurship Center
Expertise: Digital Marketing Stategy; Research & Customer Insights; Fashion/Retail/Beauty; Angel Investing
Andrea Durkin '99
Managing Director, 920 Communications LLC
Expertise: Health Care Marketer; Content Marketing Strategist & Creator; Product Marketing; Public Relations
Dan Sachar '03
VP, Enterprise Innovation, Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Expertise: Fintech; Wealth Management; Innovation; Corporate Innovation; Fundraising
Peer-to-Peer Advisors
Seth Goodman '19
Expertise: Founding a Startup; Working at Early-Stage Ventures; Healthcare; Technology; Growth Capital
Taylor Palank '19
Expertise: Founding a Startup; Marketing; Customer Service; Technology; Beauty/retail