Brandeis Innovation

2020 July 29 Newsletter

In last month's issue, we shared our popular event on PhD career paths inside and outside of academia, which is back for its fourth year. Our month-long series of practical events designed to help graduate students forge innovative careers culminates tonight. Join us for an evening of networking with successful PhDs from a range of industries, build your network, and learn more about how to find mentors, allies and experts as you grow in your career. Sign up now and connect at 5 p.m. to network with our stellar mentors.

Watch the Webinar Recordings: Summer of Opportunity

Our Summer of Opportunity event series featured practical workshops on how to turn your passion or side-hustle into a viable business. Sessions taught the basics of all the skills needed to succeed as an entrepreneur, from building a team to marketing to attracting investors. If you missed this series, you can watch the recordings on our YouTube channel. Want to learn new entrepreneurial skills? Remember to subscribe to our YouTube channel to receive immediate notifications of our growing library of on-demand educational videos.

Mentor Spotlight: Asya Bashina BA '12 on the Entrepreneurial Spirit

The entrepreneurial spirit is an attitude of curiosity, innovation, and grit that transcends any job title. Every month, we highlight the best advice provided by our mentors in the Brandeis Innovation Virtual Incubator. In this Mentor Spotlight, Asya Bashina '12 shares how to embrace that spirit, applying it wherever your career takes you.

 

SPARKing Innovation:
Think like an Entrepreneur: Robotics Club Project Becomes a Startup

This is the first of several articles featuring startups that came out of the 2019-2020 SPARK cohort. SPARK is an introductory entrepreneurship program sponsored by the Hassenfeld Family Innovation Center. Every Fall, students of all disciplines are welcome to participate in a multi-part training program. At the end of the program, teams are eligible to apply for funding through SPARKTank, a pitch competition. Through SPARK, students are supported in the process of bringing their ideas to life as a business. They receive training, mentorship, and funding. 
Today, meet Embedded Helper, a Brandeis Robotics Club project that entered our SPARK program as an idea and emerged as a startup.