eShip News April 2025

Director’s Note: Winding up

Our Celebration Ezra conference in mid-April was super! You can check out my interview with the 2025 Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year, John Bicket ’02. John is a true tech guy, who has successfully built two extremely successful startups. It was a pleasure to spend time with him – and a special thanks to Cornell President Mike Kotlikoff for conferring the award to John at our special awards luncheon!

Have a wonderful rest of your spring as the semester winds up!

-Zach Shulman ’87, JD’90
Director, Entrepreneurship at Cornell

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Durland Lecture focuses on redefining shared prosperity in private equity

When Henry R. Kravis took the stage to give the 2025 Lewis H. Durland Memorial Lecture, he opened with a confession: “I didn’t have a clue what I was doing in 1976.” It was a humble start from an investor who, that year, had cofounded KKR & Co., a global private equity startup that is […]

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Cornell incubators propel startups toward real-world impact

Cornell’s incubator Class of 2025, composed of startups Llume, Meiogenix and TETmedical, is advancing innovations in human performance monitoring, non-GMO plant breeding and neurological critical care.

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Samsara, Meraki co-founder honored at entrepreneurship celebration

More than 300 alumni, students, faculty, staff and community members joined Celebration Ezra 2025 on April 10-11, to network, get inspired and honor the Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year, John Bicket ’02.

Startup Cornell Episode #43: John Bicket ’02

The newest episode of a podcast hosted by Entrepreneurship at Cornell, Startup Cornell, features John Bicket ’02, chief technology officer and co-founder of tech firm Samsara and this year’s Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year 2025.