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Better Ventures PreSeed: Fireside Chat with Kristin Richmond, Revolution Foods
Join Better Ventures for our next Fireside chat, this time with Kristin Richmond, Co-Founder/CEO of Revolution Foods, a company that brings healthy meals and nutrition education to schools across the country, serving 120,000 healthy meals per day. Kristin's career has spanned from corporate finance to education. Formerly the VP of Resources for Indispensable Schools and Educators, Kristin is also also a member of the White House Council for Community Solutions, an Ashoka Fellow, an Aspen Institute New Leaders in Education…
Find out more »Hi-Tech Hubs : Silicon Wadi & Silicon Valley
"We would like to invite you to the Hi-Tech Hubs: Silicon Wadi & Silicon Valley panel discussion featuring cross-disciplinary speakers on Wednesday, April 6th, 2016. The panel will be followed by a networking reception. Comparing Israel and Silicon Valley: what are the differences, similarities and challenges of two of the most vibrant tech hubs ? Don't miss the opportunity to hear from Efrat Turgeman (Silicon Valley Bank, Director), Bruce Taragin (Blumberg Capital, Managing Director), Gal Eschet (MoFo, Head…
Find out more »Annual Digital Media and Entertainment Mixer
Want to mingle with amazing alumni, industry professionals and classmates while learning more about companies like Facebook, Disney and Warner Bros? The Haas Digital Media & Entertainment Club is hosting its annual mixer in San Francisco on Thursday, April 7th, for students, alumni, and industry professionals who are passionate about the digital media & entertainment space. Tickets cover one drink, and light appetizers will be provided by DMEC. After the event, we'll open up the space for a fun-packed DMEC-sponsored…
Find out more »The Rise of the Design Executive Officer
Rise of the DEO: Leadership by Design identifies and explores the qualities of a new breed of leaders: the design executive officer. The talk will explore how DEOs run their companies and why this approach makes sense today. Maria will talk about how we can identify design skills in ourselves and our colleagues, and guide them in using these skills to build, revive, or reinvent the next generation of great companies and organizations.
Find out more »Info Session for Fall’s Lean Launchpad (Creating Tech-Centric Startup)
Join us this Thursday, April 21st at 11:30am in C330 to learn more about next Fall's Lean Launchpad class taught by Steve Blank and hosted by the Engineering School. One of the instructors, Steve Weinstein, will walk through what to expect from the class, how to join a team as an MBA student, and answer any questions. We expect many students may be interested in participating as one of the 8 teams next Fall! The class, Creating a Tech-Centric Startup with Lean…
Find out more »Better Ventures PreSeed: Fireside Chat with Ben Rattray, Change.org
Join Better Ventures for their next PreSeed fireside chat with Ben Rattray, founder and CEO of the online petition website Change.org, the world's fastest-growing website for social action. Named one of TIME's 100 Most Influential People in the World, Rattray is a graduate of Stanford University and the London School of Economics. He founded Change.org so that others might be empowered to get involved in social movements, and it has since grown into a powerful mechanism by which citizens and…
Find out more »Innovators@Cal: Fostering Entrepreneurship Across UC Berkeley
Hosted by Big Ideas, GSVC, and LAUNCH, Innovators@Cal is an exciting event which fosters collaboration across the UC Berkeley campus. If you have an idea or startup, are looking to form or join a team, or are interested in the entrepreneurship resources available - this event is for you! Innovators@Cal also provides students and student teams with the opportunity to give a two-minute pitch of their idea or venture. At the conclusion of the pitches, we will move into a…
Find out more »Oakland Tech Panel
We are excited to invite you to SOMAcentral's Oakland Tech Panel event! At this event, you will: • Learn from successful entrepreneurs how they’ve dealt with the challenges of growing a startup • Hear from highly regarded VCs about raising funds in the current environment and what to consider going into 2017 This event will be a great opportunity for you to have one-on-one introductions to VCs and established founders! Panelists include: Caroline Shin- CEO & Co-Founder of Vacatia Danny…
Find out more »NSF Innovation Corps
The next Bay Area I-Corps Immersion Cohort will start November 7, 2016! When? November 7 th , 9 th , 14 th (Mon-Weds- Mon) Time? 6PM-10PM Where? Berkeley Haas School of Business One week introduction to Lean methodologies and the Business Model Canvas. Successful completion qualifies teams (with instructor endorsement) to apply to the NSF National I-Corps program. Requirements: team of 2-4 people, attendance during one calendar week (November 7, 9, 14 from 6-10pm) plus 20 additional hours interviewing customers. For…
Find out more »Bear Trap
Dear rabble rousers, innovators, and change makers, The Berkeley Entrepeneurs Association, in collaboration with the Berkeley Lawarence Lab cordially invites you to the first annual "Bear Trap" - a pitch competition where entrepeneurs can pitch their projects to VC's who will evaluate, critique, and potentially invest in their project. In addition to potential investment opportunities, cash prizes of up to $10,000 will be awarded to winning candidates. Interested Candidates should click here to fill in the following application by Sunday,…
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