Starting Your Startup - Panel Discussion Moderated by Melissa Schipke
Channel: Penn State Nittany AI Alliance
Date: 2017-08-22

During this panel discussion, Melissa Schipke, CEO and Founder of Tassl will lead a discussion with entrepreneurs from across the phases of a startup's development cycle, sharing insights into what it is like to start and grow a business and lessons learned throughout the process.

Melissa Schipke is the CEO and Founder of Tassl, a Philadelphia-based company that builds technology solutions to help manage networks more effectively. After completing her MBA from Rowan University in 2014, Melissa combined her love for her alma mater and her passion for analytics to create Tassl. In 2015, Tassl was chosen as one of the top Hottest Startups in Philly by Tech.Co. The company was also named the "Most Valued Company" at the Keiretsu Forum Mid-Atlantic Angel Capital Expo the same year. In 2016, Schipke was named to Southern New Jersey Business People’s 40 under 40 list, Rowan University's 40 under 40; and also received the Venture Path Grand Prize at the Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition. Tassl was also selected to participate in the Dreamit Accelerator Program, which focused on accelerating the growth innovative edtech technologies for later staged startups from around the world in a 4 month program out of New York City and Philadelphia.

Schipke has been passionately involved with the Penn State Smeal College of Business since graduating in 2009. She is currently the president of the Smeal Business Club in Philadelphia and an at-large director of the Smeal Alumni Society Board. She returns to campus frequently to engage with students and faculty, and to participate in University-wide entrepreneurship initiatives and programs. Schipke is a member of the Penn State Alumni Association and lives in Haddon Township, N.J.

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