Keith McAleer

Newton Lecture Series: Vineet Nayar trains students to “think impossible”

By Keith McAleer / December 8, 2015 / Comments Off on Newton Lecture Series: Vineet Nayar trains students to “think impossible”

What defines a high-performance individual? According to author, executive, and philanthropist Vineet Nayar — high performance individuals ‘are those who do stuff which others consider impossible’.  Nayar believes that the most important exercise that entrepreneurs, innovators, and managers can do is train their brain to ‘think outside the boundaries of logic and reason’. “When a…

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Foundation Capital Collider: Up to $25k in Seed Funding for Your Startup

By Keith McAleer / September 30, 2015 / Comments Off on Foundation Capital Collider: Up to $25k in Seed Funding for Your Startup

Are you a Berkeley student, alumni, or faculty looking to jumpstart your venture? Foundation Capital, a leading VC, is partnering with the Sutardja Center and the Lester Center for Entrepreneurship to offer seed funding, office space, and mentorship to up to 4 teams to participate in its Founder’s Program! Eligibility UC Berkeley students, alumni, and…

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Newton Lecture Series: Alex Stamos

By Keith McAleer / September 24, 2015 / Comments Off on Newton Lecture Series: Alex Stamos

What’s it like keeping users safe on the world’s largest social media network? Alex Stamos, Chief Security Officer at Facebook, joined The Sutardja Center’s Newton Lecture Series to discuss entrepreneurship and the modern challenges of cybersecurity in a fireside chat with UC Berkeley Professor Vern Paxson. Stamos, a Sacramento native, graduated from Berkeley with a…

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