Skydeck, the UC Berkeley startup accelerator located in the same building as the Fung Office on Shattuck in downtown Berkeley, won the Catalyst Award at the first-ever East Bay Innovation Awards celebration Jan. 31 in Oakland. Link to Article
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CET Alumnus listed in “America’s Most Promising CEOs under 35”
The Fung Institute’s CET Alumnus, Andrew Laffoon (pictured above), is listed as one of Forbes most promising CEOs under 35. Through teaching, programs, and research, the Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology equips engineers and scientists with the skills to innovate, productize, and commercialize technology in the global economy. Link to Article Link to News Room
Why has crowdfunding been so successful?
Jason Best, co-founder of the Program for Innovation in Entrepreneurial and Social Finance led by the Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership, gives a TEDxTalk about the Crowdfunding Model. Best investigates why crowdfunding has been so successful and suggests ways that it will transform entrepreneurial endeavors in the future, thus facilitating a new wave of startups and… Read More »
ELPP Introduces its Class of 2013 with Orientation and Mixer with Alumni and Industry Representatives
ELPP transforms leading engineers into engineering leaders. “A critical issue for technology firms around the world is the competitiveness of their talented technical staff and leading innovators. As high performers are promoted within engineering and technical marketing roles, many require rounding out of their skill sets to function as both engineers and leaders. The symptoms… Read More »
Who are the new Fung Chairs?
Dean Shankar Sastry honored Coleman Fung on the occasion of the inaugural appointment of Professor Lee Fleming to the Coleman Fung Chair in Engineering Leadership and the appointment of Professor Xin Guo to the Coleman Fung Chair in Financial Modeling. Link to News Room
Where is the next global center for the study of early-stage entrepreneurial finance?
(Pictured above: Jason Best, principal of Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA) and currently Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology in the Fung Institute, and Sherwood Neiss, principal at CCA, are co-founders of the new Berkeley program and will serve on the leadership team. ) Crowdfunding – the social web strategies that entrepreneurial individuals and… Read More »
New Innovation in Entrepreneurial and Social Finance Program Launched by UC Berkeley College of Engineering
A globally recognized leader in academic research to focus on the innovation of crowdfunding BERKELEY, CA. (NOVEMBER 13, 2012) — Crowdfunding – the social web strategies that entrepreneurial individuals and companies use to attract large pools of small investors – is driving innovation in areas ranging from high-tech to entertainment. Now, the mainstream venture… Read More »
How did MEng students help develop an application translating Chinese to English?
(Berkeley Engineering’s Dylan Jackson, Chun Ming Chin, Yin-Chia Yeh and Ryan Rogowski pictured above) Recent graduate Chun Ming Chin (MEng ’12 EECS) along with his business partner, Ryan Rogowski, and their team created a mobile application that makes translating Chinese characters as simple as taking a photo. Their application, Waigo, allows iPhone users to point… Read More »
How to turn engineers into business leaders?
(Paris, de L’Etraz, professor of entrepreneurship at the IE Business School and the executive director of the new program pictured above) A year ago, Berkeley’s Engineering Leadership Professional program under the Fung Institute of Engineering Leadership was launched as a leadership program for Silicon Valley engineers who wanted a deep dive in business and management… Read More »
How is Fung’s Chief Scientist bridging technology and business?
Ikhlaq Sidhu (pictured above), the Fung Institute’s Chief Scientist and the founder and director of the Fung’s Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology, has been working to address the need to develop business skills within the school’s engineering students. The 3Com Corp. engineer-turned-professor last month joined early-stage VC firm Onset Ventures as a venture adviser. The… Read More »