WEFI

Workshop on Entrepreneurial Finance and Innovation: bi-weekly presentations with discussion. Organized by @startupecon @camhebert @ProfSongMa @WallskogMelanie

[Michael Ewens @startupecon]

The @workshopefi Fellows program is accepting pre-applications for the 2026 cohort. Deadline is June 1.

We support 10 PhDs working in entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial finance, and innovation. 🧵

[WEFI @workshopefi]

The next WEFI @workshopefi seminar is Oct 13 @ 12 pm ET. @florianederer (Boston U) presents "Digital (Killer?) Acquisitions" (joint w/ Regina Seibel (Toronto) + Timothy Simcoe (Boston U)).

Discussion by Merih Sevilir (ESMT).

Register here: https://t.co/UmvlUd7Rnw

[WEFI @workshopefi]

The 1st Fall '25 WEFI @workshopefi seminar is Sept. 29th @ 12 pm ET. @LarisaCioaca presents "The Private Value of Innovating for the Government" @Afinetheorem will discuss.

Register here: https://t.co/RgN9UopGaW

[WEFI @workshopefi]

📢Call for papers! WEFI 2025 Fall Series will start end of Sept.

We invite you to submit your Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Finance, and Innovation papers.

Email to [email protected]. Deadline: Aug 15, 2025. Thank you for all your support to keep WEFI strong!

[WEFI @workshopefi]

The next WEFI @workshopefi seminar is April 7th @ 12 pm ET. @VrindaMittal2 presents "Private Capital Markets and Inequality" Simon Oh (Columbia) discusses.

Register here: https://t.co/auZRrC81Wi

[WEFI @workshopefi]

The next WEFI @workshopefi seminar is March 24th @ 12 pm ET.

Andy Li presents "Do Development Financial Institutions Create Impact through Venture Capital Investments?" Martin Aragoneses (Insead) discusses.

Register here: https://t.co/5rbWuwa2Sv

[WEFI @workshopefi]

Call for papers! WEFI 2025 Spring Series will start mid-March. We invite you to submit your Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Finance, and Innovation papers. Email to [email protected]. Deadline: Feb 1st. Thank you for all your support to keep WEFI strong!

[WEFI @workshopefi]

The next WEFI @workshopefi seminar is Oct. 7th @ 12pm ET. Apoorv Gupta presents "Demographics and Technology Diffusion: Evidence from Mobile Payments" (w/ Nicolas Crouzet, Pulak Ghosh, and Filippo Mezzanotti).

Boris Vallee (HBS) discusses.

Register https://t.co/XgmvJpGWKt

[WEFI @workshopefi]

📢The 1st Fall WEFI @workshopefi seminar is Sept. 23rd @ 12pm ET

Daniel Karpati (ESE Rotterdam) presents "Self-Employed Mothers: Child Penalties, Maternity Benefits, and Family Health." w/ @Fabercore

Elena Simintzi (@kenanflagler) discusses

Register: https://t.co/SugFUmSq6Y

[WEFI @workshopefi]

Nov 18th: Jennifer Kao @jenn_kao (UCLA) presents "Representation in Product Development: Evidence from Insurance and Clinical Trials." w/ Tamar Oostrom @TamarOostrom (OSU).

Discussion: Tong Liu (@MITSloan)

Registration: https://t.co/7c0fixB3Cc

[WEFI @workshopefi]

We are excited to announce the Fall 2024
@workshopefi schedule.

We'll host four excellent papers. Presentations start Sept. 23rd at noon ET.

Schedule: https://t.co/U88re1gfkq

Sign up to email announcements: https://t.co/nFBrZ3QJkP

A 🧵on each paper follows:

[WEFI @workshopefi]

Oct 21st: @katjakissscher (Frankfurt School of Fin. Mgmt) presents "With a Little Help from My Family: Informal Startup Financing." w/ Brian K. Baik (HBS) and Johan Karlsen (Norwegian School of Economics).

Discussion: Tom Meling (OSU)

Registration: https://t.co/w5qz4bXcGC

[WEFI @workshopefi]

Reminder to send in your papers by August 15th. The Fall 2024 WEFI seminar series starts next month:
https://t.co/EClfLPbvxm

[WEFI @workshopefi]

📢Call for papers! WEFI 2024 Fall Series will start mid-September. We invite you to submit your Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Finance, and Innovation papers.
Email to [email protected]. Deadline: Aug 15, 2024. Thank you for all your support to keep WEFI strong!

[WEFI @workshopefi]

📢Call for papers! WEFI 2024 Fall Series will start mid-September. We invite you to submit your Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Finance, and Innovation papers.
Email to [email protected]. Deadline: Aug 15, 2024. Thank you for all your support to keep WEFI strong!

[WEFI @workshopefi]

📢Call for papers! WEFI 2024 Fall Series will start mid-September. We invite you to submit your Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Finance, and Innovation papers.
Email to [email protected]. Deadline: Aug 15, 2024. Thank you for all your support to keep WEFI strong!

[WEFI @workshopefi]

📢The final Spring WEFI @workshopefi seminar is on April 15th.

Lindsey Raymond (@LindseyRRaymond, @MITSloan) presents "The Market Effects of Algorithm."

Discussant: Runshan Fu (https://t.co/nzYzvlVUtm, @NYUStern)

Register here: https://t.co/jtsGX1Eodn

[WEFI @workshopefi]

📢The next WEFI seminar is April 1st.

Paul Beaumont @pbeaum (McGill) presents "Contract Completeness of Company Bylaws and Entrepreneurial Success." w/ @johanhombert (HEC) @AdrienMatray (Stanford)

Discussant: Per Stromberg @pellestromb

Register: https://t.co/8CxAVCctLH

[WEFI @workshopefi]

Thank you to everyone who submitted their paper. We look forward to seeing you in a couple of weeks. @ProfSongMa @camhembert @WallskogMelanie @startupecon

[WEFI @workshopefi]

April 1st: Paul Beaumont @pbeaum (McGill) presents "Contract Completeness of Company Bylaws and Entrepreneurial Success." w/ Johan Hombert @johanhombert (HEC) and Adrien Matray @AdrienMatray (Stanford)

Per Stromberg @pellestromb discusses

Registration https://t.co/8CxAVCctLH

[WEFI @workshopefi]

April 15th: Lindsey Raymond @LindseyRRaymond (MIT) presents "The Market Effects of Algorithms."

Discussant TBD

Registration: https://t.co/jtsGX1Eodn