Why Students Are Perfectly Placed to Build the Anti-Startup Startup

Thursday, February 12, 2026

7:00 pm

EST

4:00 pm

PST

Tired of hearing you need an MBA, VC money, or the "right connections" to build a startup that matters?

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Join Extern's CEO, Matt Wilkerson, for a fireside chat with THE Eric Ries, world-famous author of The Lean Startup. You'll learn how he launched startups, an AI lab, and even a stock exchange - all while challenging the old rules of entrepreneurship. Plus, hear alternative paths to entrepreneurship, why the traditional corporate pipeline is broken, how AI is changing the startup playbook, and what it actually takes to build for the long-term without gatekeepers or million-dollar funding rounds.

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Member-only event. Registration details below.

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Friday, June 5, 2026

1:00 pm

EST

10:00 am

PST

Marketing Careers Panel: High-Impact Marketing Careers Worth Considering

Marketing is often interpreted as this broad field within business, but what all does Marketing really entail? Marketing can be extremely quantitative, creative, and play different roles across acquisition, product, and brand. What type of marketing roles are there that you can consider and how do you get there? Can marketers really come from a variety of backgrounds?

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Join a candid conversation with a panel of different types of marketers on:

- What are all the types of marketing roles you can consider,

- What their background is,

- How they positioned themselves to land their role, and

- What being a marketer actually means

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Members-only event. Registration details to come.

Why Students Are Perfectly Placed to Build the Anti-Startup Startup

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