Meghana Krishnakumar

Startup Semester: UNIST Spotlight

By Meghana Krishnakumar / November 6, 2017 / Comments Off on Startup Semester: UNIST Spotlight

Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, or UNIST, is a leading university in South Korea that aims to immerse students in a creative and technical atmosphere to advance research. UNIST has four core strategies to achieve this: Creativity: UNIST uses IT-based student-centered discussion learning similar to the “flipped classroom” concept rather than having regular…

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SCET Announces New Initiatives at Global Venture Lab 2017 Summit

By Meghana Krishnakumar / September 26, 2017 / Comments Off on SCET Announces New Initiatives at Global Venture Lab 2017 Summit

During the week of August 21st, professors from over 20 countries around the world came together to discuss innovative entrepreneurship at the Sutardja Center’s Global Venture Lab (GVL) Summit. Throughout the two-day summit, professors from various countries spoke about how they plan to implement entrepreneurship at their prospective universities. Dr. Ikhlaq Sidhu, founding Director of…

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Bootcamp Spotlight: Team Fishent

By Meghana Krishnakumar / September 19, 2017 / Comments Off on Bootcamp Spotlight: Team Fishent

The Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology had its bi-annual Berkeley Method of Entrepreneurship Bootcamp (BMoE) this past week, hosting a variety of teams, individuals, and mentors from around the globe. One team consisting of individuals from Denmark and Norway as well as fellow UC Berkeley students proposed an idea called Fishent. Fishent utilizes sensor…

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The Berkeley Method of Entrepreneurship Bootcamp Winners

The Berkeley Method of Entrepreneurship Bootcamp Winners Announced Fall 2017

By Meghana Krishnakumar / August 21, 2017 / Comments Off on The Berkeley Method of Entrepreneurship Bootcamp Winners Announced Fall 2017

Written by Catherine Li and Meghana Krishnakumar  During the week of August 14th, 2017, SCET had its bi-annual Berkeley Method of Entrepreneurship (BMoE) Bootcamp showcasing students from over 15 countries. This semester’s bootcamp consisted of lecture talks by experienced technology and startup leaders, SCET faculty, and entrepreneurs.  Throughout the week, teams participated in challenges and ideation…

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Free Ventures Demo Day: From Seed to Startup

By Meghana Krishnakumar / May 18, 2017 / Comments Off on Free Ventures Demo Day: From Seed to Startup

On May 2nd, 2017, Free Ventures hosted its semi-annual Demo Day showcasing six startups at The House near UC Berkeley. Unlike past semesters, this year’s Demo Day was closed to the general public to allow Berkeley students, investors, mentors and leaders of Silicon Valley to network in a more private setting. Free Ventures incubates startups…

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Why You Should Learn Data-X

By Meghana Krishnakumar / May 17, 2017 / Comments Off on Why You Should Learn Data-X

This semester, The Sutardja Center created a new course, Data-X, which allowed students to team up to tackle technically complex problems. In the course, students identified real-world problems, collected data, and created applications to find solutions. Click on the picture below to check out this year’s Data-X course!   Data-X was taught by Ikhlaq Sidhu…

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Amy Herr–Changing the World One Cell at a Time

By Meghana Krishnakumar / April 26, 2017 / Comments Off on Amy Herr–Changing the World One Cell at a Time

This week in the A. Richard Newton Lecture Series, students had the honor to learn from Amy Herr, the Lester John & Lynne Dewar Lloyd distinguished Professor of BioEngineering at the University of California, Berkeley. Herr was recently recognized with the 2016 Mid-Career Achievement Award from the American Electrophoresis Society (AES) and continues to make…

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Announcing the Designing Cities for Autonomous Vehicles Collider Winners

By Meghana Krishnakumar / April 19, 2017 / Comments Off on Announcing the Designing Cities for Autonomous Vehicles Collider Winners

On April 7th, five teams composed of Undergraduate and Graduate Berkeley students presented their proof-of-concept for new companies that would create a more efficient and safe environment so that autonomous and human-driven vehicles can be used in harmony. The goal of this Collider Project was to use technologies, such as cameras and sensors, to solve…

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