Student-built + operated virtual product studio. Bringing together tech students, mentors & founders to build the next wave of meaningful software products.
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Hosting last summer’s happy hours and meetups on gather.town made for a good time :)
Sequoia Capital puts millions of dollars into Gather, a virtual HQ platform tcrn.ch/2Nd6YV8 by @nmasc_
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This week I sat down with @ssgyawali and learned a ton about ethical consumption and what it’s like working in global economic and product development.
Here are some snippets:
Congrats to Janna and the @providerpool team on a 🔥 @techstars demo day pitch!
Great working with you this summer😄
Watch it here: demoday.techstars.com/kansas…
Massive thank you to all interns, founders, mentors, speakers, and anyone else involved with our program this summer.
After 12 weeks of development, our teams created some incredible products. Stay tuned for our next adventure :)
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#Intern Spotlight: Kate Allsebrook
Kate is a CS & Math student at @Carleton_U . This summer, she’s a Backend engineer @providerpool. She’s curious about software, and the future of autonomous vehicles. She also enjoys traveling (when there isn't a pandemic), baking, and yoga!
“If you're a founder coming into the F&B world from the outside, talk to people who run these businesses. It's a different language. Now, perhaps more than ever, restaurant folks are resistant to outsiders.”
-@xandreborg
Read edition 11 of the void for more from @xandreborg on the future of food & bev, projects he’s working on, tools and tech trends :)
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Join us for our first-ever (virtual) Summer Showcase 8/24 at 8pm EST!
🎉 See 7 of our amazing teams + founders present
🤔 Get exclusive demo access to MVPs/products
👋🏼 Learn more about Practicum, our mission, and how you can get involved in the future!
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Check out this week's newsletter for startups + tools we ❤️, trends we're watching, things we're consuming and some @PracticumUS updates :)
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Big thank you to Parth Detroja and Adi Agashe, authors of #SwipeToUnlock and PMs @Facebook and @Microsoft for stopping by and giving a tech talk!
#Intern Spotlight: Grace Jiang
Grace studies Media Arts and Sciences (Art+CS) @Wellesley This summer, she is a designer with CommINvest, a platform to democratize algorithmic trading. Outside of work, she enjoys playing piano, photo and videography, and outdoor adventures!
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This week we explore TikTok & Reels, chat w/ @jessicafeiyali and look at more companies that catch our eye. Check it out!
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#Intern Spotlight: Alex Gold
Alex is a rising junior studying Computer Science and Spanish @NorthwesternU. This summer, she’s a front-end development intern at iContribute. She enjoys baking and playing sports in her free time.
Stay tuned to see what Alex has been working on!
Just 17 days left in our summer program! Yesterday, we got a sneak peek at some of the projects developed by our interns. Excited to see the final results and showcase their hard work!
This isn’t @finkd smoking meat in his backyard but it’ll have to do. Check out edition 8 of the void:
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#Intern Spotlight: Rithwik Nichenametla
Rithwik studies Finance and Business Analytics @IUBloomington . This summer he is a Program Management intern with @runaway_app . He enjoys meeting new people, reading + learning about financial markets. He's also an avid hiker and biker!
Check out edition 7 of The Void for a take on GPT-3, what to read + watch from the week and sharks 🦈
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#Intern Spotlight: @YuyingZhang12
Yuying is a CS and Economics student @UVA. She’s working w/ AuVis as a PM intern. Yuying is excited about applications of tech in urbanization such as blockchain, cloud computing and IoT. Her other interests include hiking, sci-fi and Dim Sum!
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Edition 6 of The Void out now! Take a look for this week's tools, tech trends, a Q&A w/ @djbaskin and more:
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