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Sharang and his team at Cooper Union started the “create@cooper” organization in Fall of 2013 ([mailto:create@cooper.org create@cooper.org]).  The motivation of create@cooper, according to Sharang, is to expand students at Cooper Union from ' exposure beyond course work to the real entrepreneurial adventurecultivation of one's creative self. He After a year of championing 'Entrepreneurship' with limited results, Sharang and his fellows have many hands-on project experiences but few continue to push their workcolleagues realized, tested and most validated a new thesis which is resonating well with students in the organization's early days. Cooper Union students focus on their own workhave a passion for creativity and innovation. Sharang and his team felt necessary to that by cultivating the strong demand for creative expression amongst engineers and artists on campus, they could “connect the dot”and provide a fertile ground for cultivating the entrepreneurial mindset.

Faculty as well as many local entrepreneurs have been very supportive to create@cooper. The team reached three startups for raised sponsorship with all said yesfrom the Huffington Post Tech, Hackerati and ZocDoc.   Due to Given the size of Cooper Union team's growth plans and Sharang is a senior this yearthe fact that both co-founders are seniors, the team is still looking for new actively building an organization with an eye towards recruiting future leadership. Similar to the I2V workshop at Cooper Union, create@cooper incorporated the technological flavor of Cooper Union and engaged the local community of New York City. The entrepreneurship path for create@cooper is first to raise community awarenesss, then involve more students, and finally shape them to lead entrepreneurship.;