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How to Be a Futurist: Students Deploy AI Tools, Produce Podcasts and Write Book in SCET Course
While formally listed as ENGIN183/283, this course is affectionately known by a more descriptive title: “To Be a Futurist: How to Win (and Lose), AI and Healthcare Startups.” The class comprises approximately 70 students from all walks of life, majors, cultures, and academic levels—including undergraduate, graduate, PhD, and exchange students. Together, students from science, liberal…
Berkeley SCET presents at TechCrunch 2025
From October 27-29, Berkeley SCET students, staff, and alumni partnered with TechCrunch Disrupt, a three-day conference in San Francisco that unites venture capitalists, startup teams, and tech industry leaders. The event featured Startup Battlefield competitions, which provide emerging startups with pitching opportunities and exposure, as well as expert panels with speakers from companies like OpenAI,…
From Bootcamp to the Global Stage: Mohammed Bukhari’s Journey
This spring, instructor Sepher Khosravi and course manager Mohamed Bukhari led Gen-AI Bootcamp, an online course offered through Berkeley Startup Studio. In just four weeks, students learned how to build and launch their own web app from scratch using AI. We connected with Mohammed Bukhari, to learn more about his journey and accomplishments beyond the…
IE University Students Dive into Berkeley’s Innovation Ecosystem During Immersion Week 2025
Earlier this month, a cohort of Data Science and Business graduate students from IE Universityin Spain, arrived at UC Berkeley for a transformative week of innovation, hands-on learning, andSilicon Valley exploration as part of the 2025 Immersion Week. Hosted by UC Berkeley’s Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology, the five-dayprogram combined academic sessions, company visits,…
Serendipity by Design: How Berkeley Systemically Fosters Entrepreneurial Success
When you visit the public university that created the highest number of venture-funded startups in the world, you expect it will not happen by chance. And yet, uncovering scientifically the hows and whys is as frustrating as ambitious; it’s elusive and somehow feels like magic, despite the tangible evidence. But these aren’t just academic questions…
From Berkeley to Taiwan: SCET Director Builds Bridges for the Future of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at NTU Forum
David Law, Director of Global Academic Programs at the Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (SCET), recently served as the keynote speaker at the Future University Forum hosted by National Taiwan University. The Forum, themed around “Innovation & Entrepreneurship Education,” drew participation from universities across Taiwan. During his keynote address, David provided an insightful overview…
Students Develop Innovative Ideas for AI app in SCET AR Startup Product Design Challenge
The SCET Student Innovation Fellows’ AR Startup Product Design Challenge was a resounding success! The final four teams came together at our pitch event at the SCET and presented their thorough, innovative ideas about additions to the Phygtl app to none other than Phygtl CEO Tommaso Di Bartolo and AR Expert Kathy Wang! – Check out “The Role of Augmented…
SCET Director Highlights Value of International Education and Entrepreneurial Skills at CACIE in Beijing
David Law, SCET’s Director of Global Academic Programs, attended the China Annual Conference for International Education (CACIE) in Beijing, China. David was hosted by the Study Abroad Foundation (SAF) and served as a panelist at SAF’s “Forum on Enhancing Institutional Disciplinary Strengths Through International Student Mobility”. David introduced SCET and the Berkeley Method of Entrepreneurship…
8 Lessons Learned for Tech Firm Leadership with Vint Cerf, Co-Creator of the Internet
In the Spring 2022 semester, the Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology’s Technology Firm Leadership course taught by Carrie Requist had the distinct honor to host one of the fathers of the Internet, Dr. Vint Cerf for a guest lecture and interactive Q&A with the students. Along with Bob Kahn, Dr. Cerf co-created the Internet’s…
“Help interesting people to do interesting things” – Fireside Chat with Chris Yeh, co-author of Blitzscaling: The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies
“I help interesting people to do interesting things.” Chris Yeh Chris Yeh, along with Reid Hoffman, Linkedin co-founder, legendary investor, and host of the award-winning Masters of Scale podcast, is the author of the global best-selling book Blitzscaling: The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies. With a foreword by Bill Gates, Blitzscaling reveals the…