Ikhlaq Sidhu
As we discussed in earlier posts, firms like Amazon, Apple, Google, and many others are shining examples of companies that have successfully transformed and adapted over the past decade. In fact, most firms today realize they need to adapt in similar ways or face disruptive pressures themselves. But here is the problem: While most…
Read MoreAdvance note: This article has been written with the purpose of collecting feedback. Like many institutions today, the administration is grappling with the evolution and policy of entrepreneurship as a promoted activity. On behalf of many interested stakeholders, we welcome your feedback so that we may synthesize a greater number of factors into a more…
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Every firm is under pressure to adapt and reinvent, and innovative firms know how to do this. Amazon started by selling retail products over the Internet, but later transformed to offer IT Cloud services as Amazon Web Services. Apple is a similar case — once only a computer company, it reinvented itself into a digital…
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Do you have data, a problem, or an idea worth trying? If so, you may have a project suggestion for students who take Data-X starting in January. Projects might include almost any data related software application from any useful tools; data projects for social impact, venture concepts, or projects that can be helpful within a firm.…
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The Sutardja Center is looking for a graduate-level advisor for an upcoming med tech innovation collider. Graduate students with expertise in medical device design and fabrication desired. $750 stipend offered. This is a 7-week long project launching on Oct 12. The advisor will meet regularly with the chosen team as well as selected faculty advisors…
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UC Berkeley Seeking Nominations for the 2016-17 Innovation Collider Advisors: Industry, Venture, and Academic Faculty Leaders and Experts Desired At UC Berkeley, the Innovation Collider is our newest model to encourage applied research, entrepreneurial activity, and new venture teams. The Innovation Collider is hosted at the newly constructed, purpose-built space of the Sutardja Center at…
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How Firms can manage New Ventures as Extensions of their Advanced Product Development New Ventures have Collectively Become Every Corporation’s Research Lab Ikhlaq Sidhu, UC Berkeley Evangelos Simoudis, Synapse Partners The World of Innovation Has Changed A great deal has changed in corporate innovation since the days of Bell Labs and Xerox PARC. …
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As a follow on program of the IEEE Tech Industry Summit June 6-7, the Sutardja Center will hosting the IEEE Workshop for Technology and Business Challenges in IoT (Internet of Things) Deployment. The program is chaired by Prof. Ikhlaq Sidhu Chief Scientist & Founding Director, Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology with Co-chair is Michael Condry, President-Elect…
Read MoreSummer Internship for Data Ninja @ Vertex Ventures Vertex Ventures (www.vertexventures.com) is an early stage Venture Capital firm based in Palo Alto, CA. The firm focuses its investments on next generation internet infrastructure and enterprise enabling products and services. We are seeking a highly analytical data engineer who can research specific categories of technology marketplaces,…
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Retail Data Innovation Collider Work alongside leading industry experts and faculty to develop big data strategies and recommendations for retailers big and small. A $5000 cash prize is available! Limited to 10 students. This is a rare opportunity to learn valuable industry information and judgment about what really works for firms who are considering new uses…
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