eLab Advisors
The eLab advisors play a critical role in the shaping of our team’s business concepts. We rely on Cornell alumni with business and entrepreneurial backgrounds that can encourage startups to ask the right questions, solve hard problems and battle test their concept in a safe environment.![](https://www.elabstartup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/300_Serdar.jpg)
Serdar Mizrakci
Founder and CEO,
Element Farms
![](https://www.elabstartup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Andes-Gutierex.jpg)
Andrés E. Gutiérrez
Co-Founder,
Comake
![](https://www.elabstartup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Aaron-Walls.jpg)
Aaron Walls
Co-Founder and CEO,
BrewJacket
![](https://www.elabstartup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Elisa-Miller-out.jpg)
Elisa Miller-Out
Managing Partner,
Chloe Capital
![](https://www.elabstartup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Eric-Young.jpg)
Eric Young
Co-Founder and Partner,
Canaan Partners
![](https://www.elabstartup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/John-Balenjpg.jpg)
John Balen
Partner,
Canaan Partners
![](https://www.elabstartup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Justin-Smithline.jpg)
Justin Smithline
Co-Founder and General Partner,
Triple Impact Capital
![](https://www.elabstartup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Robert-R.jpg)
Robert Raczkowski
Partner,
Launch Factory
![](https://www.elabstartup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Mike-A.jpg)
Michael Annunziata
Co-Founder and CEO,
Farther Farms
![](https://www.elabstartup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Stephane-Jean-Baptiste.jpg)
Stéphane Jean-Baptiste
Co-Founder and COO,
Kreyol Essence, LLC
![](https://www.elabstartup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Todd-Zion.jpg)
Todd Zion
Co-founder, President, and CEO,
Akston Biosciences Corporation
![](https://www.elabstartup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Erica-Iannotti-.jpg)
Erica Iannotti
Project Manager, Technology to Market
NYSERDA
![](https://www.elabstartup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Frank-DeCosta.jpg)
Frank A. DeCosta, III, Ph.D.
Partner,
Finnegan Henderson
![](https://www.elabstartup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/marla-Beyer.jpg)
Marla Beyer
Co-Founder & CEO,
Hopscotch
![](https://www.elabstartup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Christopher-Gerlache.jpg)
Christophe Gerlache
Investor,
General Atlantic
![](https://www.elabstartup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Delia-Hughes.jpg)
Delia Hughes
Founder,
Tazzy Candy
![](https://www.elabstartup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Jason-guss.jpg)
Jason Guss
Founder and CEO,
Iterate Labs
![](https://www.elabstartup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Robb-Karp.jpg)
Rob Karp
Founder and CEO,
MilesAhead
![](https://www.elabstartup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Alex-Meyers.jpg)
Alex Meyers
Co-Founder and CEO,
MyWorkouts
![](https://www.elabstartup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Ryoko-Headshot.jpg)
Ryoko Nozawa
Principal,
Cayuga Venture Fund
![](https://www.elabstartup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Zach-Shulman.jpg)
Zach Shulman
Director,
Entrepreneurship at Cornell
![](https://www.elabstartup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/eLab-Ad-board-.jpg)
Nichole Bestman
Founder & CEO,
Shipfair
![](https://www.elabstartup.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/apoorva_iterate-labs.jpg)
Apoorva Kiran
Co-Founder & CTO,
Iterate Labs
eLab carefully selects a limited number of experienced advisory board members who play a number of roles based on the needs of each individual team. The advisory board helps students in the following ways:
Ask tough questions
Advisory board memebrs ask tough ‘critical path’ questions designed to help our team’s to improve their concepts.
Provide perspective
Advisory board members provide perspective on issues ranging from the start up process and fundraising, to product development and distribution of equity to employees. They bring their experiences and wisdom to the table to help our teams succeed.
Provide feedback
Advisory board members provide regular feedback on strategy, products, pricing, sales strategy, marketing plans, investor decks, legal factors and many of the other issues that entrepreneurs explore as they undergo their journey.