Posts by Kyle Giffin
Predicting the Price of Bitcoin
How would you build a model to do this? Some great minds are not deterred by difficult questions. Alongside a multitudinous clan of hackers and anon blockchain renegades competing to…
Read MoreThe Creator of Siri: “Make your prototype magic”
“We launched a free app in the app store and 2 weeks later we get this call… ‘Heeeey it’s Steve, whatcha doin’? Wanna come over to my house tomorrow?’” Adam…
Read MoreThe Third Model of Content Monetization
Ads and subscriptions are the winning business models for B2C content. But a third model is emerging which may spark an internet revolution. Model 1: Try it free Netflix, Spotify,…
Read MoreImpact Food Wins the Esteemed Hult Prize
Impact Food has just won the Hult Prize! The UC Berkley plant-based seafood startup team, who got their start at the Alt Meat Lab out of the SCET, managed to…
Read MoreDave Gilboa and the Birth of Warby Parker
In 1999, Dave Gilboa was doing research in Robert Full’s integrative biology lab on the movement of cockroaches, spending hundreds of hours working with freezing cockroaches, putting iridescent paint on…
Read MoreIs Manufacturing Being Overlooked?
Software represents the futuristic path, an avenue leading us rapidly towards the merge. Meanwhile manufacturing feels like a dying space, at least in the United States. And the data reflect…
Read MoreWhat Will the Future of Work Look Like?
Will remote work continue to be the standard after the global pandemic recedes? Is this a fundamental shift we are seeing or a temporary one? What will change permanently going…
Read MoreInnovation-X: The NBA, Fan Engagement, & the Future of Entertainment
Until now, sports games were simply cancelled if no live audience could be there. Without the shouting, cheering, chanting, and hype generated by an audience, games can feel empty &…
Read More‘!important’ Safety Startup Just Might Save the Self-Driving Industry
With Uber, Waymo, Google, and Tesla leading the way towards a self-driving future, more autonomous vehicles are hitting the roads every single day. However, despite the fact that these vehicles…
Read MoreBMOE Bootcamp Team wins Haas Impact Venture Showcase
Sea Warden has just won the Haas Impact Venture Showcase! The seafood certification startup managed to come out on top in a competition against 7 other teams, all of which…
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