By Veena Narashiman ’2020 Originally a portmanteau of the words hack and marathon, a hackathon typically occurs over a day or two, bringing together computer programmers and others to solve a puzzle or invent a creative solution. During these 24- to 48-hour periods, participants are encouraged to form groups and Read more…
By Tamara Straus For the Pinoleville Pomo Nation of Ukiah, California, collaboration has not historically been a word used to describe interactions with white Americans. As late as 1950, native people were not permitted to walk on both sides of the street and signs in Ukiah’s storefront windows read, “No Read more…
By Tamara Straus For the Pinoleville Pomo Nation of Ukiah, California, collaboration has not historically been a word used to describe interactions with white Americans. As late as 1950, native people were not permitted to walk on both sides of the street and signs in Ukiah’s storefront windows read, “No Read more…
On Friday, the Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology hosted a pitch event for 5 participants with the Acceleration Program of Tokyo for Women Entrepreneurs (APT). Each participant was given 5 minutes to pitch their startup to a panel of four judges — all business veterans in Silicon Valley — Read more…
SkyDeck team member Liberty Franks sat down with Gabrielle Katsnelson, Chief Operating Officer, and Jackie Chan, Chief Risk Officer. They are two of the four co-founders of SMBX, a public marketplace for issuing, buying, and selling U.S. small business financial securities. With cofounders Benjamin Lozano and Bhavish Balhotra, their goal Read more…
SkyDeck team member Liberty Franks sat down with Gabrielle Katsnelson, Chief Operating Officer, and Jackie Chan, Chief Risk Officer. They are two of the four co-founders of SMBX, a public marketplace for issuing, buying, and selling U.S. small business financial securities. With cofounders Benjamin Lozano and Bhavish Balhotra, their goal Read more…
When I was two years old, my mother, baby brother, and I flew to America from Taiwan to join my father who was already there working to obtain his graduate degrees. Two more kids came in rapid succession before my father completed his Ph.D. course. It was fun for the Read more…
UC Berkeley & Berkeley-Haas were well-represented at National NSF I-Corps with a whopping six teams including, two female-founders (both MDs!) Neurofit: led by Lida Kourita #EMBA16 Respira Labs: led by Launch: The University of California’s Startup Accelerator standout Maria Alexandra Artunduaga with Industry Mentor Cathy Schwallie Farmer from Skydeck Berkeley Coreshell Technologies: UCB alums Heliobiosys: UCB alums Vidi: led by Big Read more…
“I didn’t realize how ‘impossible’ ideas could actually be made to work. […] I realize now that thinking out of the box and being creative is the way to go.” Creative thinking, comfort with failure, and embracing the impossible — these are just some of the sentiments that Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation Read more…
“I didn’t realize how ‘impossible’ ideas could actually be made to work. […] I realize now that thinking out of the box and being creative is the way to go.” Creative thinking, comfort with failure, and embracing the impossible — these are just some of the sentiments that Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation Read more…