As proud alums of Cornell University, Arico Co-Founders Hermanto Hidajat and Angela Ichwan were pleased to be part of Entrepreneurship@Cornell Celebration '08, held April 10-11 on the university campus in gorgeous Ithaca, NY. The annual event brings together successful alumni with current business students for a two-day series of networking events.

Arico’s delicious all-natural cassava chips were featured in the goody bags that were handed out to guests of the event. The bags were filled with a dazzling array of sample products from 30 companies founded by or created by Cornell alumni (or connected with Cornell in some way).

Howard Millstein, a successful banking executive who was crowned the 2008 Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year, shared what it takes to succeed in business in his keynote speech at the event.

“Nothing you encounter, or think of, is being done as well as it can be,” said Millstein, as quoted in the Cornell Daily Sun. “There is opportunity in everything.” Inspiring words, indeed.