As the nation’s first living-learning entrepreneurship program, Hinman CEOs is a groundbreaking initiative placing entrepreneurial students from all technical and non-technical academic disciplines in a unique community. Students live together, learn about entrepreneurship, and can launch new ventures. The mission of Hinman CEOs is to foster an entrepreneurial spirit, create a sense of community and cooperation, and develop ethical leaders. All undergraduates from the University of Maryland, College Park are invited to apply for this competitive program.
Hinman CEOs Program Alumni Spotlight - Anthony Casalena
In 2003, Anthony Casalena started building Squarespace within the Hinman CEOs residences in South Campus Commons Two. The company, which offers an all-in-one platform for building an online presence, now employs over 1,000 people. It's served as the launch point for millions of pages on the Internet, from websites to online stores, and includes tools for marketing and analytics. Squarespace has raised a total of $278.5 million, and generates annual revenues of over $500 million.
The Hinman [CEOs] Program is a great facilitator of ideas. The program can connect you with the people you need to meet. It fosters a more professional way of thinking about a business and exposes you to things you wouldn't see otherwise, such as venture capitalists or evaluating business plans. It is valuable for you to see how all of these things work in the real world.
You need smart people to start a company. Hinman [CEOs] helped me connect with some of the brightest students in the world.
Use Hinman CEOs Program to…
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Find an entrepreneurship program
The Hinman CEOs Program enables undergraduates from all majors to develop innovative startup ideas into real companies through an immersive one-year academic and residential experience.
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Get business advice for my venture
The Hinman CEOs Program provides program students with a dynamic environment that is conducive to helping students every day by surrounding them with people who will mentor, inspire, and challenge you to achieve your entrepreneurial goals. Program students have access to on-site mentors, coaches, and an alumni base of over 700.
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Launch my venture
The Hinman CEOs Program provides program students with a dynamic environment that is conducive to helping students every day by surrounding them with people who will mentor, inspire, and challenge you to achieve your entrepreneurial goals. Program students have access to on-site mentors and coaches, an alumni base of over 700, and access to seed funding.
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Learn about entrepreneurship
Students engage in experiential entrepreneurship courses throughout the Hinman CEOs Program. Led by award-winning faculty, these courses merge the academic side of entrepreneurship and innovation with its application in real life. Dynamic speakers and workshops are integrated into the curriculum to cultivate the creation and launch of new ventures.
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Recruit interns & hire future grads
The Hinman CEOs Program enables undergraduates from all majors to develop innovative startup ideas into real companies through an immersive one-year academic and residential experience. The mission of Hinman CEOs is to foster an entrepreneurial spirit, create a sense of community and cooperation, and develop ethical leaders. Hinman CEOs students go on to intern and work in a number of innovative and dynamic companies.