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As Marie Curie said, “Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood and accepted”. The following three women dared to challenge the status quo, facing obstacles and moments of great uncertainty. We want to share the stories of these inspiring women who refused to let failures...
82SB: Please introduce yourself Nick: I’m Nicholas “Nick” Harvey and I founded BayAreaRedwood.com – we repurpose urban trees into timber products. My undergraduate degree is in chemistry from UC Santa Barbara and in my first career I was a Staff Scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; and I was concurrently enrolled in a PhD program...
8S2B : Please introduce yourself Rick : I have many years of experience with developing embedded hardware products and bringing them to market. I have also worked over the past decade in renewable energy for emerging markets. These factors came together in creating Sunny Irrigation which markets affordable solar powered irrigation pump...
8S2B : Could you please introduce yourself ? Olivia : I would call myself an Experience Designer. I love creating environments, products and services that help people feel like their best selves. Whether that’s through music, a community, or technology that connects, ignites creativity and a sense of well-being. I have started two...
In 1879, an invention that would revolutionize our daily life came about: the light bulb. have not Thomas Edison has been considered by many to be an extraordinary genius. However, for Edison « genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration » . This famous quote shows us one of the principal qualities that drove...
Over the last 2 years, I’ve travelled thousands of miles, attended countless trade shows, exhibitions, panel discussions, pitch sessions, cocktail parties, meetings over coffee, drinks or breakfast (the worst!) while talking to investors angel or otherwise, entrepreneurs from novice to veteran, consultants and subject matter experts on every topic imaginable...