Demo Day is just about a week away, and we hope you've been following some of our startups' stories on the blog. You've gone behind the scenes of Runr, dawaCare, Evo, Cyqlo, SnapPitch, SyStem, and Enrich–and aren't you dying to meet the entire 2017 cohort?We won't be able to share in depth interviews with them all (although there are a few more coming this week!), but you can get a sense for who will be at Demo Day by reading descriptions of all of your favorite CCNY startups below. Some of their names have changed, but they're still equally excited to share their… Read More »
The University Innovation Fellows create a culture of innovation on campus, and they want you to be a part of it. Read more about their recent trip to Silicon Valley for a UIF Meetup in the guest blog below, written by University Innovation Fellow, Kurt Dawiec. To give you all a bit of background, the University Innovation Fellows (UIF) is a global program that gives students across the world the necessary tools to bring change to their campus communities. The program was built as part of Stanford Universitys d.school, an institute built to nurture entrepreneurs and… Read More »
Demo Day is less than a two weeks away, and we cant wait to introduce you to all of the startups working towards the grand prizes of $150,000! While some of our startups are trying to solve problems across the world, some are focusing on issues right here in New York.I sat down with Enrich, a competitor in the Standard Chartered Women+Tech4NYC track, to discuss how their app that helps parents find, rate, and book after school programs for their children, and why entrepreneurship is so exciting to them. The Enrich team is made up of Khadeeja Din, who graduated this past December… Read More »
When I first met SyStem, a startup competing for the Zahn Social Impact prize, I asked them if they could grow a mango as if it was freshly picked in Haiti (feel free to dispute me, but Haitian mangoes are the best mangoes). After looking at me like I was crazy, they told me their kitchen garden computer would have to be big enough to grow a tree (oh, right, duh), but it could be done. Since then, Ive been fascinated by their cutting edge idea. I sat down with the SyStem team, made up of Adrian Logan, a junior computer engineering major; Alex Babich, a senior computer… Read More »
Some startups dream of changing the worlds social problems, some want to change the way we interact with the world, and others want to advance themselves. For SnapPitch, a startup competing for the Kaylie Hardware Prize, the best thing about the #startuplife is that you get to work on things youre most passionate about.Every single one of our startups has a unique story, and a unique reason they got involved with our program, but rarely is it so simple as wanting to help fellow baseball players. I sat down with the SnapPitch team–made up of Josef Bystrik, a student at the Sophie… Read More »
On May 1st youll meet this years crop of CCNY startups at our annual Demo Day on Monday, May 1st. Youll chat with the entrepreneurs who will have completed our Lean Startup Bootcamp, and get to vote for your favorites. But unless youre an avid cyclist, Cyqlo (a startup that helps you find biking routes in the city) might not immediately stand out to you.I sat down with the Cyqlo team–made up of seniors Michael Hendrickson, Haris Nadeem, Daniel Obi, John Spencer, and Junhua Wu–and talked about the role of entrepreneurship in their lives, and why theyre so excited to inspire New… Read More »
We're excited to announce a new partnership with the Master's Program in Public Administration (MPA) to inspire social innovation at CCNY. Together we've launched a new Social Innovation Fellowship that offers graduate-level training along with opportunities to explore social entrepreneurship at the Zahn Center.The Social Innovation Fellowship is part of the MPAs new emphasis on social entrepreneurship. Its offered in conjunction with a new track which focuses on new ways of addressing social needs and social change, and its purpose is to create change makers across sectors.… Read More »
Do you dread going to conferences? Does striking up a conversation with strangers paralyze you with fear? A few weeks ago, we learned how to network effectively and confidently with Kim Wales, Founder of Wales Capital. Her workshop made us feel empowered to go after what we wanted, and taught us how to build lasting relationships.Dont worry. Weve got all of the takeaways here for you. Check out Kim Wales secrets and tips below.When you think about networking, you often dont consider how networking can improve your life overall:Networking can get you out of a mental rut–it… Read More »
Have you ever felt that you werent worthy of being where you are today? That for whatever reason–be it your age, your ethnicity, your race, your gender, your sexual orientation, or where you came from–you werent supposed to be succeeding? It might sound crazy, but a lot of people, especially young people, suffer this form of self-doubt. And it can be detrimental to their future. In our next Meet a CCNY Startup interview, Id like to introduce you to Interveen, a competitor in the Standard Chartered Women+Tech4NYC track. Interveen is building a platform to help at-risk students… Read More »
Demo Day is rapidly approaching (May 1st!). In the meantime, wouldnt it be cool to get to know the CCNY startups who will be there? We think so. Allow me introduce you to dawaCare (formerly Camerhealth), a contender for the 2017 Zahn Social Impact Prize. dawaCare aims to improve healthcare in developing countries, with a focus in Cameroon. When you first meet the leaders of dawaCare–Manni & Danny–they seem like your average outgoing college student. But its not until you sit down with them, and hear the story behind dawaCare, that you realize theyre tackling a global issue.I… Read More »
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