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Students Get Chance To Invest Like the Pros – Big Red Venture Fund at Cornell’s Johnson Graduate School of Management

Roy Ashok’s plans for this semester at Cornell University include organizing field trips as president of the school’s technology club, deciding which job offer to accept upon graduation next year — and breaking news to his venture-capital firm’s shareholders that one of their investments has gone belly up.

Mr. Ashok’s plight is a rare one. While many venture firms use MBA students like him to carry out due diligence and other chores, a handful of business schools are experimenting with giving students free rein over how to invest millions of dollars. These programs function much like real-world venture firms, but they face unique obstacles and remain unproven ventures.

Big Red Venture Fund at Cornell’s Johnson Graduate School of Management http://www.news.cornell.edu/chronicle/02/5.2.02/VentureFund.html

By CHRISTOPHER ZINSLI

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