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Barclays and Techstars Looking for Startups for their New York Accelerator

By Jay / March 26, 2015 /

Building on the momentum of their London program, Barclays and Techstars are so excited to be bringing their flagship fintech accelerator to New York City. The 13 week program kicks off in July 2015 and offers intensive mentoring, investment of up to $120K per selected company, and unprecedented access to the resources of a world…

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Newton Lecture Series: Vinod Dham

By Jay / March 26, 2015 /

  Vinod Dham, known internationally as the “Father of the Pentium Chip,” was this week’s speaker at the Newton Lecture Series, where he discussed his experience in the business and entrepreneurial worlds, his steps in the technology industry, and his thoughts about the future. Dham, who believes that “it takes about 10 years to be…

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Berkeley Graduate and Five Labs Co-Founder Launches New App

By Jay / March 26, 2015 /

Nikita Bier co-founded the consumer technology startup, Five, through the Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology while a student at Berkeley. Although he graduated in 2012, Bier has just developed his latest iPhone app, Five. Five is a virtual Berkeley hang out where students can meet and chat. His previous app, Politify, which won the 2012 CITRIS innovation contest,…

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Cornerstone Research Case Competition

By Jay / March 20, 2015 /

UC Berkeley’s Delta Sigma Pi is helping host the 2015 Cornerstone Research Case Competition. Participating in the competition is a great way for students to explore economic and financial consulting, interact with Cornerstone’s consultants, and compete for prizes. Each team will act as consultants, providing advice to attorneys involved in complex litigation and regulatory proceedings.…

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Launch Your New Venture in Silicon Valley

By Jay / March 20, 2015 /

Whether you are interested in learning more about new venture creation or already have an idea with a team in place and are ready for the next step, the Berkeley Method of Entrepreneurship (BMoE) Bootcamp is for you. This four-day opportunity enables extensive learning, mentoring resources, successful new venture creation, and a one-of-a-kind experience on…

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Communicate with CET

By Jay / March 20, 2015 /

2015 marks a great milestone for CET as we will celebrate our 10th year at UC Berkeley in entrepreneurial programming and training for the wider campus community.  Over the years, we have seen our excellence grow each year in expanded educational programs, newly created startup ventures, and now a stellar list of successful alumni working in…

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Newton Lecture Series: Dean Drako

Newton Lecture Series: Dean Drako

By Jay / March 13, 2015 /

“How many of you are interested in starting a company?” Dean Drako asked the audience filling the auditorium. From diverse programs, countries and cultures, most of the students raised their hands, and the lecture started. This was the beginning of the Newton Lecture Series, where Drako, who is currently cofounder, president and CEO of Eagle…

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Newton Series of the week: John Doerr

By Jay / February 25, 2015 /

The famed venture capitalist’s lecture included how to recognize “The Next Big Thing,” the present and future of green technology, pointing out the flaws in the American education and health systems, the importance of networking and how to search for inspiration

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Newton Spring 2015 – John Doerr, Ted Hoff, Vinod Dham and more….

By Jay / December 23, 2014 /

Sign up on Telebears for the Spring 2015 A. Richard Newton Lecture Series and hear from John Doerr, Ted Hoff, Vinod Dham and more…..

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Tonight at Newton Series, Jeff Rothschild, Facebook’s 1st VP of Engineering

By Jay / November 4, 2014 /

Tonight we host Jeff Rothschild, currently at Accel Partners. Jeff cofounded Veritas Software, which was acquired by Symantic for $13.5 Billion. He then went on to be Facebook’s first VP of Engineering in 2004, and still works with them in an advisory role.

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