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Ethan Agarwal
Risk/Reward
Fitness for everyone, everywhere
Published Spring 2021
Personal experience led Ethan Agarwal to create Aaptiv, a fitness app that helps subscribers discover what makes them feel better while getting healthier. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Alyson Watson
PLAYING TO HER STRENGTHS
Published Winter 2020
Alyson Watson founded Modern Health to remove barriers to mental health resources with an easy-to-use mobile app / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Voga Coffee
A COMPANY BREWED FOR SUCCESS
Published Fall 2020
A pair of Homewood campus friends-turned-business partners is brewing a superior cup of coffee as the entrepreneurs behind Voga Coffee / Johns Hopkins Magazine
U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin
HOPKINSLOCAL
Cardin: Support small businesses during COVID-19
Published Aug 21, 2020
1,500 of Maryland's small business owners, leaders, and advocates took part in a virtual town hall with U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin hosted by Johns Hopkins University on Friday
Nan Zhang
Risk/Reward
AN EYE FOR THE NEXT BIG THING
Published Summer 2020
Nan Zhang asks, "Why can't we shop in a new way that allows you to purchase directly with what you already own and save money from bypassing resale?" / Johns Hopkins Magazine
PekoPeko Ramen
Friends for Life
FEEDING A NEW NEED
Published Summer 2020
The Homewood campus alumni behind PekoPeko Ramen served frontline health care workers and those in need during COVID-19 / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Chieh Huang, CEO of Boxed
Founders' Pledge
Thinking Ahead
Published Winter 2019
Through the Founders' Pledge, entrepreneurs may sign on to share a portion of their future profits to ensure that the next generation has support to graduate their businesses from garage to greatness / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Health and fitness
Five startups picked for fast track
Published Sept 6, 2017
M-1 Ventures accelerator announces first cohort for 16-week program based in East Baltimore
The six from Hopkins who have been honored in the annual 40 Under 40 list compiled by the Baltimore Business Journal are: (top row, from left) John Avirett, Sarah Hemminger, and David Narrow; and (bottom row, from left) Wendy Osefo, Sashank Red
40 Under 40
Six from Hopkins honored
Published Aug 24, 2017
Hopkins entrepreneurs, alums earn recognition from 'Baltimore Business Journal'
Playing the odds
Published Summer 2015
Critics call Dave McClure's approach to investing in startups "spray and pray," but the strategy seems to be working / Johns Hopkins Magazine