Career Fair Day – A day
full of new opportunities, insightful conversations, and potential job offers
on the horizon. Here at the Rady School of Management, there have been dozens
of doors open for students at career fairs, from internships, to long-term jobs
for the graduate students who have participated in Rady’s career fairs.
Each career fair typically consists of employers from corporate companies that have 250 employees or more. This one, however, consisted of not only large corporate companies but also smaller start-ups. This was an exciting, unique event for Rady because it is the first career day to ever have start-ups verses only corporations.
The Rady School of Management not only champions, but raises up entrepreneurs, so having startups present was an encouraging factor for the students who attended the career fair. Some of the start-ups who came to the career fair included founders from Rady School of Management such as, LabFellows.
Some of the startup companies who attended were:
Leadcrunch
– B2B Sales and Marketing
Sendlane
– An intelligence-driven email automation service
LabFellows
– An integrated lab management platform
Offer1
GoSite
– A web platform for businesses
Launch
Factory – A creative co working space
The List of new companies who attended were:
Booz
Allen Hamilton – Strategy, technology, and engineering
AT&T
– Communications, media, entertainment, and technology
Tealium
— A universal data hub
Some of the other companies that were present included, Trust&will, Artevist, and Prudential.
Here at Rady, we are happy to host career fairs and have found them to be very successful for students looking for job leads and internships.
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StartR, founded by a group of Rady students in 2013, is a non-profit six-month accelerator program homed on the Rady campus. The program includes a workshop, mentoring, advice and access to other resources for early-stage companies. StartR has been highly successful and currently has one hundred and thirty-seven teams who have gone through the program. Eight of these teams have also been accepted into EvoNexus. There are fifty-five unduplicated companies that are active, and $63.8 million has been raised so far.
Along with the 6-month accelerator program, StartR also
encourages students to partake in the StartR demo day, where entrepreneurs pitch
their business ideas to students,
faculty, investors, and professors. Nine companies chose to participate this
year in the StartR DemoDay. In the past, the only StartR group to partake in
the demo day are Rady MBA students and alumni, but this year was a little
different. This is the first Demo Day event where teams from multiple StartRPrograms were invited, rather
than only MBA students. All of the teams under StartR Accelerator include Rady, Inclusion, Impact, Veteran, and Teen.
This was a monumental step, and highlights Rady’s commitment to champion
and spotlight entrepreneurs of all styles!
At Demo Day, the teams dressed in slacks,
polished shoes, and newly pressed blazers, lined up one by one, while they
anticipated putting their best foot forward in hopes to win a prize, or attract
the attention of a potential investor or partner. As they shared their pitch,
they stood in front of the audience with refined power points, apps, and even a
real, live business prop itself, including a sleeping pod! The audience
listened to each hopeful entrepreneur, all while cheering on their family and
friends.
The StartR programs
spotlighted this year, and the ones highlighted below with their company
pitches, include: StartR Rady, Inclusion,
and Impact.
StartR Rady – The premier StartR accelerator, the Rady track is exclusively
for our MBA students and alums. The
teams who presented are as follows:
AngioX: – AngioX Therapeutics is an early stage biopharmaceutical company that develops novel therapies for patients with rare Cerebral Cavernous Malformations (CCMs).
Freightracker: – This Company is bringing IOT solutions to the transportation industry in order to streamline operations and reduce costs bycreating a device which allows users to track their freight anywhere in the world.
SurfUp – An automated surfboard rental station that is paired with a smartphone application to make the surfboard rental process convenient for beginner surfers and tourists on the beach, in-front of stores, resorts, restaurants, and much more.
bou: Bou is a small device that can save, transfer, and emit
smells instantly in various circumstances to enhance consumers’ daily
experiences in different settings including while watching movies, playing
video games, shopping, online shopping, relaxing, etc.
Virtual Sleep Environment: A virtual sleeping pod which increases human performance, entraining a natural sleep-wake circadian rhythm. This makes it easy to sleep anywhere, at any time!
Visionful: An app that provides fully automated parking guidance and enforcement,
making parking simpler than ever before.V
Inclusion:Open to students
across UC San Diego and designed to highlight diversity, teams must have at least one leader from a
traditionally underrepresented population.
Felicity
CBT – Aims
to better the mental well-being of users by providing cognitive behavioral
therapy at the convenience of a mobile application.
Impact:The StartR Impact accelerator is open to startups and ideas
from across campus aiming to make a societal impact. The teams from Impact, that performed at demo day
included:
Athlete Initiative: A sexual violence prevention program and app for college student-athletes, helping to prevent sexual violence on campuses, where one in five students are currently affected.
Family Proud – Connecting patients and families to the technological resources necessary to effectively maximize their quality of care.
It was a
competitive battle at Demo Day, and each entrepreneur deserved a prize, but,
there are only two awards—a judges choice, and an audience choice.
The team who presented the most polished, well thought out idea according to the judges this year, was Thomas Fontes from Freightracker. Thomas walked up to the stage with excitement, as he won a $1,000 prize towards his business. Thomas is working on creating a custom device with AT&T, in hopes to have a freight tracker on the market by 2020! Rady School is excited to see where Thomas’s business will take him in the future! You can contact Thomas at Thomas.fontes@rady.ucsd.edu.
The team who won the audience choice award was Robert Sweetman with Virtual Sleep Environment. Robert brought a real, live sleeping pod to his presentation that tracked the brain waves of the sleeper, revealing to the sleeper if their brain was active, calm, or busy. This would allow the sleeper to find peace and calmness and fall asleep at any time! Robert is working on getting the sleeping pod in airports, and creating stations for consumers to sleep anywhere, anytime, and especially before or after a long flight! You can contact Robert at Rob@existech.us for questions or thoughts.
Rady School
of Management is proud to house and educate students and alumni, who are
passionate about entrepreneurship. Building on the success of their startups, all of the teams
who presented will be continuing to pursue their business ideas in hopes to
continue to succeed in pioneering a new, innovative way to solve and better our
world!
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Join leaders from prominent technology companies, including
Amazon, Qualcomm and Illumina at the annual RadyX Conference – a conference
completely run by Rady School students.
Now in its fifth year, the RadyX Conference is committed to
bringing innovative and disruptive companies to campus to share the ways they
are shaking up their industries and changing the business landscape.
A keynote address will be delivered by Durga Malladi, Senior Vice
President and General Manager, of 4G/5G at Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. His talk
will center on the development and implementation of 5G – the fastest high-data
transfer rate that will enhance broadband services and mobile networks.
In addition to Malladi’s address, speakers will focus on the
development of genomics, the direction of gaming services, self-driving robot
artificial intelligence and more.
RadyX is hosted by the Rady Tech Club. The conference brings
together a diverse community: faculty and students, the business and
engineering campuses, entrepreneurs, investors and corporate professionals. The
theme of the 2019 conference is “Trends in Tech,” which will explore
a number of topics ranging from subtle to prominent trends in technology.
“This event celebrates the
collaborative and innovative nature of the Rady School of Management, as well
as the strong ties we have to the local technology, biotechnology and
innovative businesses here in San Diego,” said Joey Talia, president of the
Rady Tech Club. “We are looking forward to introducing Rady students, the UC
San Diego and greater San Diego community to the exciting innovations happening
right here in our city.”
Event details
The conference is open to the public. Tickets
can be purchased here. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on
April 12 at the Rady School of Management.
About Malladi
Durga
Malladi joined Qualcomm in 1998 as a Senior Engineer. Over the past 20 years,
he has worked on 3G and 4G technologies, and was the Project Engineer of 4G
LTE-Advanced in Qualcomm Research from 2008-15, responsible for features such
as mobile broadband, Carrier Aggregation, HetNets, Relays, Dual Connectivity,
Licensed Assisted Access (LAA), Internet of Things (eMTC, NB-IoT) and Cellular
V2X.
As
SVP & GM 4G/5G, he is responsible for cellular modem and location
businesses, baseband and transceiver modem technology roadmap, features,
software products, and infrastructure and operator commercial engagements.
He
is the recipient of Qualcomm’s IP Excellence Award, Qualcomm Distinguished
Contributor Award for Project Leadership and Upendra Patel Achievement Awards
for Outstanding Contributions to HSPA and LTE.
Durga holds a B.Tech from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, and an M.S and Ph.D. from UCLA. His research interests include Signal Processing, Communication Theory and Artificial Intelligence. He is a member of IEEE and holds 420 U.S. patents.
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University
Avenue serves as an artery for San Diego proper, connecting more than 11 miles
of hyper-local and proud neighborhoods. From the affluent urban district of
Mission Hills to the sleepy family-friendly suburban La Mesa, the neighborhoods
scattered along University Avenue serve a diverse array of San Diego residents.
Smack dab in the middle of the thoroughfare sits City Heights, a longtime haven
for refugees from all across the globe.
The
community of City Heights is as bustling as it is diverse – a large number of
local businesses launched and supported by refugees from Middle Eastern, Northeast
African, Southeast Asian and Latin American origin. The community is proud of
its global roots, celebrating the varying backgrounds and cultures.
The
vitality and pride of the City Heights neighborhood inspired resident and Rady
School of Management graduate David Tran (MBA ’15) to create a hub for the
community to gather, while catering to the local interests and tastes. Along
with his wife Sterling Tran and colleague Lonny Cheuk, City Heights Coffee
House was born – a multi-cultural space for residents to gather over a cup of
coffee or tea sourced from the countries that make up the neighborhood.
City Heights Coffee House
sits right in the center of University Avenue surrounded by local businesses
and nonprofit organizations – from Vietnamese, Somali, and Ethiopian
restaurants to Lao, Mexican, and Ugandan community centers – all
interspersed – and just a stone’s throw away from organizations that assist
refugee resettlement and integration.
The
complex ecosystem comprised of low-income households, challenges with
affordable housing, gentrification, and a diverse population inspired Tran and
his partners to create a social enterprise that focuses on workforce
development. City Heights Coffee House offers jobs to opportunity
youth in San Diego, including refugee and justice-involved youth.
Opportunity youth are classified as youth between ages 16-24 who don’t have a
job and aren’t in school. A crucial element of the Life Development Program is
to provide on-the-job retail training, basic skills such as budgeting and
managing a schedule, conflict-resolution tools, and career development courses
such as resume and job-search prep.
“During
my time at Rady, I took Professor Ayelet Gneezy’s class that focused on social
entrepreneurship,” he said. “This class was pivotal for me because it exposed
me to a different entrepreneurial path – one that isn’t traditional and focused
solely on profit. One specific concept that she was teaching in the class was
around root cause analysis. When we see a problem in any community – globally,
nationally, or locally or regionally, anywhere or in the workplace -you have to
ask yourself, ‘What’s the problem, and what’s causing that problem? And what’s
the problem beneath that problem?’”
Over
41,000 youth in San Diego face barriers to employment opportunities (or lack
thereof) and lack support structures to identify and perform successfully in
education. The mission of City Heights Coffee House isn’t solely to provide a
quality cup of coffee – it extends a hand to the community, offering jobs to
underserved youth. Through job training and providing career and personal
development opportunities, Tran and his team are dedicated to paving the way
for their youth to succeed.
A space to serve
A
longtime resident of City Heights, Tran was inspired to create a space after
noticing a need in the community.
“The
inspiration for City Heights Coffee House came from my experience a few years
ago volunteering for a nonprofit organization called Bridge of Hope here
in City Heights,” he said. “We were delivering clothes, donations, furniture
and food to refugee families and I remember meeting this Afghani family that
had just moved here to San Diego. When I met them, I realized that they were
given all this food, but didn’t even have a fridge or a kitchen table. Moreover,
they didn’t have jobs and were expected to assimilate into American society
with limited help and support.”
With an
idea in place, Tran decided to attend the Rady School to gain the business
acumen to create and launch his dream – a community hub that helped local
refugees and at-risk residents obtain marketable skills and knowledge to
succeed in the workplace and community.
“My
time at Rady was invaluable to the development and execution of the City
Heights Coffee House,” Tran said. “The Lab to Market class in the second year
of my MBA program taught me to take a concept and transform it into an actual
business plan. I conducted market research and it taught me how to think — how
to take a social enterprise concept that was going to solve problems for our
community and transform it into an actual plan that we could work with and had
action steps to it.”
Taking
an idea and transforming it into a functioning business is no easy undertaking,
but with the skills and tools Tran developed during his MBA, he was able to
create a functioning business prototype before crossing the Commencement stage.
“Through
countless hours of brainstorming, primary and secondary research and feedback
from classmates and alumni, City Heights Coffee House was able to incorporate
in April 2015,” he said. “Shortly after in August 2015 with a stroke of divine
favor, we received our 501(c)3 status.”
A growing venture
Since
2015, City Heights Coffee House has continued to grow, moving from a Farmers
Market stand to a small cart behind a thrift store to now a storefront on one
on San Diego’s most popular streets. The new space has been conducive to
providing a hub for the community to gather, hosting mental health discussions,
cultural celebrations, art shows, open mics, and local council meetings.
“It’s
so exciting to see how far we’ve come – our social venture has grown so much
and we’re continuing to grow,” Tran said. “We want to continue to expand so we
can provide more career opportunities for youth who want a hand-up, not a
handout. We’re in the mission of second chances.”
Sitting
in the shop with a cup of coffee (sourced from Ethiopia – a large population of
Ethiopian residents reside in City Heights), the energy is palpable. Local
residents filter in and out throughout our conversation, admiring the local art
on the wall while waiting for coffee prepared by college students who live in
the area. One barista, Betel Mulugheta from Eritrea, is eager to share how City
Heights Coffee House has helped her in her career.
“My
time at City Heights Coffee House has been extremely helpful for my career,”
she said. “I work as a manager and barista, so I have experience with both
making drinks and running operations behind the scenes. It’s given me the
opportunity to learn more about business and I feel confident in my abilities.”
Mulugheta’s
testimony brings a smile to Tran’s face – seeing his team’s goals for the
business and community materialize in real time only reinforces why City
Heights Coffee House was created in the first place.
“I’m so thankful for my
time at Rady, because without Rady this wouldn’t have been possible,” he said.
“I hope other MBA students realize that social ventures and enterprises can be
profitable while changing the world for the better.”
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A healthy beverage startup company found at the Rady School of Management placed first in the Ignite UC San Diego startup pitch battle, earning a cash prize of $5,000 and being named best product.
The company, headed by CEO Kabir Gambhir (MBA ’10), produces the drink Cascaraa, made from the sun dried coffee fruit of the same name, which hopes to provide a healthy alternative to naturally caffeinated beverages for younger audiences. Gambhir said he was inspired to create the drink after facing health problems with traditional caffeine, and applied his past experience within the medical field in creating the drink.
“Discovery was a big part of maintaining health and wellness,” Gambhir said. “ It’s something that I’ve really been inspired to share with as many people as possible.”
The restructured Ignite Startup battle format
now features a rap battle as a part of its competition, incentivizing companies
to find a creative alternative in pitching their ideas.
Gambhir, alongside fellow team member Renan Iwayama (MBA ’19) and a few members of the company, did just that, showcasing their rapping skills with their original song, “Drink Cascaraa,” a parody of Snoop Dog’s iconic, “Drop it Like it’s Hot.”
“It was a fun and
amazing way to challenge ourselves in writing the lyrics for the song from a
pitch standpoint,” Iwayama said, “I’d definitely approve of them doing
something like this again next year.”
Gambhir says he plans to
use the prize money in reinforcing the company’s marketing strategies by
partnering with Hello Advisor, a promotions and marketing firm, in order to
continue expanding their product across San Diego, with the eventual goal of
reaching all of California.
“We’re thrilled to be
working with them, and in using their guidance in looking for new strategies
and expand,” Gambhir said.
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The adage “Rome wasn’t built in a day” rings true in the
startup ecosystem. Ask any entrepreneur about their journey from idea to
flourishing company, and they’re sure to offer up a list of individuals who
helped them along the way.
The Rady School of Management startup community has been
developing a network of successful entrepreneurs for more than 15 years,
launching more than 180 student and alumni-led companies in its short lifespan.
Although the network has always been happy to help those looking to get their
companies up and running, the School recently created a new mentorship program
designed to connect budding entrepreneurs with seasoned industry experts to
foster creativity and provide the students with a strong support system
throughout the early stages of their startups.
Developing Rady Innovators and Entrepreneurs (DRIvE) is a
donor driven initiative born out of a gift from UC San Diego alumnus Mark
Waxman (B.A. Economics ’70). The program began last year by collecting a community
of both Rady and out-of-network professionals looking to share their skills and
knowledge of various industries. Then, students participating in the StartR Rady
accelerator were hand selected to join the mentorship program. Once the student
participants and mentors were chosen, pairs were formed based on mutual
interests and needs identified by the students.
“The mentors were extremely involved from the very beginning
– they wanted to get as much information they could about the students and
their companies to see how they could help,” said Karen Jensen, Entrepreneur
Advocate at the Rady School. “Their investment in our students has been crucial
to the continued development of several startups launched here at Rady.”
Once the matches are made, mentors and mentees stay in touch
by connecting in person or on the phone to stay involved with the entrepreneurs
throughout their journey. The DRIvE program also hosts quarterly Monday morning
events that facilitate in-person interactions between mentors and mentees
through workshops, pitch presentations and networking.
“We start by working with students to identify their needs
and interests, then we match them with mentors who have experience in those
fields,” Jensen said. “Each student can
have up to three mentors with expertise in fields, such as finance, marketing
and product development so the students have a strong network.”
The benefits of
mentorship
The expectation for the program is for mentors to stay
engaged for at least six months, but several mentor/mentee pairs have continued
to stay involved after the official program is complete.
Mridu Sinha, co-founder of MelioLabs, participated in the
initial cohort of the DRIvE program to take her microbial identification
startup to the next level. MelioLabs created a microbial identification system
that screens for newborns at risk for infection, making it easier to identify
newborns who are at risk of sepsis – a condition that can be fatal for infants.
Sinha connected with June Chocheles, President of the
Chocheles Consulting Group and Athena Foundation Board Member, who helped her
learn the ropes of fundraising, marketing, branding and business scaling.
Due to the value of the program, she remains in contact with
her mentor to this day. She credits the rapid success of her company to her
mentor who has continued to support her throughout the development of her
company.
“June has a lot of experience starting and running
companies, so it has been a wonderful experience working with her,” she said. “
While the StartR Inclusion accelerator – formerly known as mystartupXX
–helped initially launch MelioLabs, the DRIvE mentorship program has helped
sustain and grow the startup.
“If you’re looking to take your company to the next level,
the DRIvE program is a great way to help,” she said. “The mentors are extremely
helpful and supportive and have the tools and experience you may not have yet.
The strong Rady network connects you to a number of professionals who are
willing and excited to help you.”
The next generation
of innovators
The success of DRIvE has created a vast network of
interested mentors eager to share their knowledge and skills with budding Rady
entrepreneurs. The mentor network continues to grow to include more Rady alumni
who know the potential Rady startup leaders have to offer.
“Entrepreneurship and innovation are essential aspects of
the Rady School experience, and we’re doing whatever we can to expose our
students to as many opportunities as possible,” Jensen said. “We’re so thrilled
that students and mentors have been so actively engaged in the first DRIvE
cohort, so we’re excited to continue to grow the program.”
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Since 2012, with
the launch of mystartupXX, accelerators have had a presence on the Rady School
of Management campus. The mystartupXX program was a first of its kind startup
accelerator focused on building female-founded companies. Not long after, in
2013, StartR was launched with a goal of accelerating startups led by
entrepreneurially minded MBA students and alums, helping them achieve success
that was unseen in the school before the program.
As interest in
entrepreneurship has grown, so has the demand for additional programs to
support the diverse interests and talents of Rady School students. As the programs expanded their scope and
reach, more students and San Diego community members were exposed to the
burgeoning entrepreneurial landscape with the help of the resources and network
provided by the Rady School, thanks to programs like the Veteran Ventures and
Social Venture Accelerator.
Each of the
accelerators has undergone changes over the past year, with the most
significant being the expansion of mystartupXX to included not only female
founders, but those from diverse and traditionally underserved populations.
With all of these changes, this was the perfect opportunity to bring all of the
accelerators under the same umbrella and look forward to building on the StartR
brand. The new StartR will encompass the programs launched at the Rady School
to form a more unified and holistic entrepreneurial platform.
“The Rady School accelerator programs have helped to launch more than 55 ventures to date, and we hope to bring even more veteran, community, youth and diverse entrepreneurs into the startup world,” said Lada Rasochova (MBA ’08) Executive Director of the California Institute for Innovation and Development. “Bringing all of our programs together under the StartR umbrella will better tie them together, and will help us share resources and showcase our reach and commitment to diverse entrepreneurship.”
Rady School
entrepreneurial programs have exponentially grown since the launch of StartR
and mystartupxx, providing entrepreneurial resources to hundreds of students
and community members. The innovative approach of the program will continue to
shift and change, addressing the needs and trends in the startup world.
The first StartR Class
“The StartR accelerator
programs are in a fantastic position to help our students and community members
with their companies and ideas,” Rasochova said. “The Rady School is home to a
wealth of resources, from brilliant faculty, to a wide network of investors and
a number of workshops designed to help businesses get off the ground. We have
been able to create new programs based on interest and needs of entrepreneurs
in all sectors and at every stage of their journeys.”
New brand,
same focus
The
StartR programs all have the same goal – to help connect budding
entrepreneurs with the resources and opportunities necessary to taking new
companies and ideas to the next level. While StartR Rady is focused
specifically on helping Rady students and alumni launch their companies, the
other four programs are designed to help members of the UC San Diego and
greater San Diego communities.
StartR Rady
A new name for the
original six-month StartR program, it was created for Rady School affiliated students
and alumni who already have a business foundation. During the program, students
have access to a number of workshops, mentorship opportunities, networking
events and more. The program culminates with a pitch event where startups
present their companies to San Diego business leaders.
StartR Inclusion
Originally
mystartupXX, this program introduces early-stage founders from underrepresented
populations to the world of startups through mentorship, business education and
funding. StartR Inclusion strives to promote diversity in entrepreneurship
at UC San Diego and beyond. Teams must be affiliated with UC San Diego
(students at any level, recent alums, postdocs or students at local research
institutes) and must have a member of a traditionally underrepresented
population in a leadership role to participate.
StartR Impact
Businesses with a
socially-conscious focus are booming, and investors are eager to support
companies that also have a social mission. Formally known as the Social Venture
Accelerator, StartR Impact nurtures innovative, scalable companies that address
important social issues. The program is open to all UC San Diego undergraduate,
graduate and postdoctoral students.
StartR Veteran
StartR Veteran
was launched at UC San Diego in 2017 as Veteran Ventures to support veterans
looking to launch a business after serving. The 10-week program provides veterans
with the support and skill development necessary to be successful in
entrepreneurship. This program is open to veterans inside and outside of the UC
San Diego network who are interested in launching a business, or who are ready
to scale and raise capital for existing businesses. StartR Veteran is a
collaboration between UC San Diego’s Rady School of Management, The Basement,
and Office of Innovation and Commercialization.
StartR Teen
It’s never too
early to start thinking entrepreneurially, and StartR Teen strives to introduce
middle and high school students to the world of startups. StartR Teen works to introduce
students to startups, successful entrepreneurs and potential career mentors to
showcase the exciting world of entrepreneurship in America’s Finest City.
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Rady School of Management has a number of programs and services available to students looking to break into the startup scene. Among the most popular programs is the StartR accelerator — a six-month program designed to support budding entrepreneurs and their startups through workshops, mentorship, access to funding and more.
The newest class of student-led startups includes innovative ideas ranging from streamlined parking mobile applications to novel gene therapies.
SurfUp is an automated surfboard rental station that is paired with a smartphone application to make the surfboard rental process convenient for beginner surfers and tourists on the beach, in-front of stores, resorts, restaurants, and much more.
AngioX Therapeutics is an early stage biopharmaceutical company that develops novel therapies for patients with rare Cerebral Cavernous Malformations (CCMs).
Visionful
Visionful created a parking and traffic intelligence system for efficient transportation.
Bou is a small device that can save, transfer, and emit smells instantly in various circumstances to enhance consumers’ daily experiences in different settings like while watching movies, playing video games, shopping, online shopping, relaxing, etc.
Freightracker
Frieghtracker brings IOT solutions to the transportation industry in order to streamline operations and reduce costs.
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Studying abroad is not an opportunity available just for
undergraduate students looking to learn and explore in other countries.
Inspired by the success of countries across the world and the cultural impacts
of business and entrepreneurship, the Rady School of Management created a
number of programs available to MBA students for the opportunity to learn about
business across the globe.
Students pursuing MBA
degrees will travel to China and Cambodia over spring break, and a cohort of
business students from Israel will travel to San Diego to learn alongside Rady
students. In addition to the spring break trips, students also have an opportunity
to participate in a weekend-long program in Baja California.
Cambodia
This brand-new experience offers students the chance to
serve a social enterprise company in Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh. As part of
the Rady School Center for Social Innovation, a team of six students was
selected to participate in an international consulting project, working with iDE
International’s Cambodian Hydrologic subsidiary. The team will work with the
company to help develop additional products that go beyond the company’s
existing ceramic water filters– a successful venture that has made clean water more
affordable for the country’s residents. Participants will receive credit for
the course Management 443 – Topics in International Business.
China
This program introduces a group of students to the fascinating emerging “New” China – a technologically advanced country, leading new developments in the fields of artificial intelligence, big data and more. The trip is designed to give Rady School students abetter and deeper understanding of the country through the exploration of new and emerging trends in e‐commerce, automotive and technological industries. Participants will receive credit for the course Management 443 – Topics in International Business.
Baja California
If a longer trip doesn’t fit in a student’s schedule, the Graduate
Programs office devised a new pilot program for students to travel across the
border for the opportunity to obtain global perspectives. California’s southern
neighbor is a hub for development, so the Baja California trip was created for
business students to get a better and deeper understanding of the dynamic
cross-border business culture, where deep economic and cultural linkages result
in the creation of value, jobs and exports.
Israel in San Diego
Each year, a contingent of Israeli business students travel
across the globe to study at the Rady School as part of the U.S.-Israel Center
on Innovation and Economic Sustainability. This year’s focus? Bringing a product
to the U.S. market. Four teams of Israeli entrepreneurs will study
entrepreneurship at the Rady School and devise strategies and plans on how to
bring their innovative startups to the U.S. consumers and companies. Throughout
the five-day program, Rady students will be assigned to the teams, helping them
understand the nuances of U.S. businesses and processes, including competition,
barriers for entry, customer acquisition and more. At the end of the program,
Israeli startups will pitch their Go to Market strategies to a panel of
experts.
Rady Goes Global was last modified: February 6th, 2019 by Hallie Jacobs
Seven Rady-affiliated startups advanced to the next stage of the third annual UC Entrepreneur Pitch Competition, which celebrates the innovative and collaborative minds within the University of California System.
Devised to connect entrepreneurs at all levels with resources and mentors to help scale and launch their startups, the competition offers entrepreneurial hopefuls the opportunity to win $15,000 in seed funding.
The competition is composed of two tracks — an early-stage track for startups in funding round pre-Series A, and a later-stage track for startups in Series A and beyond.
Rady Teams
Bevea — A healthy, sustainable produced beverage made from discarded coffee fruit.
Blue Latitudes— An environmental consulting agency owned and operated by women with a mission to develop cost-effective solutions to environmental issues.
LeadCrunch.ai— An innovative platform that increases business to business sales and marketing by providing users with ideal leads using artificial intelligence.
Navega Therapeutics— A breakthrough therapy designed to combat the use of opioids by producing non-addictive pain management for patients.
Skinalytics— Personalized skincare designed to target the specific needs of each client using machine learning that links with a mobile device.
SurfUP— A new way to rent surfboards using a mobile application that simplifies the process of finding and renting surfboards using the shared economy model.
Veocor Diagnostics— A cost-effective system that improves the care of patients at risk of having stroke using cloud-based artificial intelligence.
To support Rady startup teams, click the link and vote on the page. Voters are able to vote on multiple teams.
Rady Teams Advance in UC Entrepreneur Competition was last modified: January 30th, 2019 by Hallie Jacobs
