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Berkeley Innovation Podcast: Alec Willerman, Best Course Coordinator Award SCET Fall 2019

By Ella Jensen / April 2, 2020 / Comments Off on Berkeley Innovation Podcast: Alec Willerman, Best Course Coordinator Award SCET Fall 2019
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“Pandemics necessitate innovation:” Dr. Renee Wurth on COVID-19

By Ella Jensen / March 19, 2020 / Comments Off on “Pandemics necessitate innovation:” Dr. Renee Wurth on COVID-19

Pandemics necessitate innovation and this is the time to act, says Dr. Renee Wurth, a population health scientist who spoke at SCET’s first remote Richard A. Newton Lecture Series on Tuesday night.  Dr. Wurth believes that although the world is in the midst of a global pandemic, this is a time to stay positive and…

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“From Patient to Impatient Entrepreneur”: Surbhi Sarna on her journey to entrepreneurship

By Ella Jensen / March 5, 2020 / Comments Off on “From Patient to Impatient Entrepreneur”: Surbhi Sarna on her journey to entrepreneurship

Surbhi Sarna, whose startup nVision Medical was acquired by Boston Scientific for $275 million, shared her journey from “patient to impatient entrepreneur” at SCET’s A. Richard Newton Lecture Series last Tuesday. Sarna’s talk was full of pointed, specific advice for college students and budding entrepreneurs.  At the age of 13, when Sarna experienced the fear…

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Dr. Martin Potančok visits SCET, expands exchange of business and industry exposure between U.S. and Prague

By Ella Jensen / January 24, 2020 / Comments Off on Dr. Martin Potančok visits SCET, expands exchange of business and industry exposure between U.S. and Prague

Dr. Martin Potančok is interested in discovering how academic innovation programs can be best exposed to industry and help students work on pressing problems and challenges. Potančok visited SCET earlier this semester from of the University of Economics, Prague (VSE) to gain insights from SCET programs and share his knowledge and experience with the SCET…

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“Don’t Be A Stranger” snags top prize at SCET’s Fall 2019 Collider Cup

By Ella Jensen / January 23, 2020 / Comments Off on “Don’t Be A Stranger” snags top prize at SCET’s Fall 2019 Collider Cup

More than 100 UC Berkeley students and community members gathered on Friday, December 13th in Sutardja Dai Hall to watch SCET’s top students and startups compete at Collider Cup V.  The Collider Cup is an all-star showcase and competition for student teams from various classes offered by the Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology. Teams…

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Foundercast: Expensify Founder & CEO David Barrett

By Ella Jensen / December 19, 2019 / Comments Off on Foundercast: Expensify Founder & CEO David Barrett
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Berkeley Innovation Podcast: Marissa Mayer – Newton Series Classic

By Ella Jensen / December 14, 2019 / Comments Off on Berkeley Innovation Podcast: Marissa Mayer – Newton Series Classic
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Global Program students share their experiences with entrepreneurship at Berkeley

By Ella Jensen / December 4, 2019 / Comments Off on Global Program students share their experiences with entrepreneurship at Berkeley

The Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology hosted students from around the world for the fall 2019 Startup Semester program. We spoke with Laurent Pan and Marine Derouault from the LeBridge Fellows program and Kingston Tan from Sunway University about their backgrounds in entrepreneurship and their experiences at UC Berkeley. Tell us a bit about…

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Take the free online entrepreneurship course! SCET partner Aalto University brings entrepreneurial education within everyone’s reach

By Ella Jensen / November 22, 2019 / Comments Off on Take the free online entrepreneurship course! SCET partner Aalto University brings entrepreneurial education within everyone’s reach
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Berkeley Innovation Podcast, Episode 6: DoorDash Cofounder & CEO, Tony Xu

By Ella Jensen / November 19, 2019 / Comments Off on Berkeley Innovation Podcast, Episode 6: DoorDash Cofounder & CEO, Tony Xu
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