8th graders at REALM Charter school in Berkeley raised money for a library based on X-shaped, interlocking shelves which they designed themselves. Photo: Studio H A Berkeley middle school’s successful campaign to crowd-fund the creation of its first library is one for the books. Still in its infancy, REALM charter school was lacking a library, […]
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Uncharted, Berkeley’s first ideas festival is 1 week away!
Some of the world’s leading, and most entertaining, experts will be participating at Uncharted on Oct. 25-26 Some of the world’s leading, and most entertaining, experts will be participating at Uncharted on Oct. 25-26 The finishing touches are being applied to the program, the speakers, all world experts in their fields, are tweeting about their […]
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New arrival from Brooklyn joins Startup Berkeley panel
Kalimah Priforce moved his startup from Brooklyn to Berkeley Kalimah Priforce describes himself as “a madman on a mission”. Through his startup Qeyno Labs, Priforce works with local partners and schools to bring technology-enabled career discovery into under-served classrooms, using game-like rewards and mentorship from real-life professionals. Priforce will be joining the panel at Berkeleyside’s Local […]
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Autodesk signs up for ‘Startup Berkeley’ Forum
Carl Bass, CEO of Autodesk, speaking at TEDxBerkeley this month. Photo: Ira Serkes Berkeleyside is delighted to announce that Autodesk has signed on as a sponsor of the Berkeleyside Local Business Forum 2012: Startup Berkeley, which takes place on Monday March 5th in downtown Berkeley. “Autodesk is interested in encouraging innovation and entrepreneurship,” said Carl […]
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Carl Bass, the vision thing and a Berkeley wood shop
Five things you didn’t know about Carl Bass, Berkeley resident and chief executive of software giant Autodesk. About a year after joining Autodesk, he was fired by head honcho Carol Bartz.Five months later she brought him back into the fold.He dropped out of college to build boats in Seattle for five years, then completed his degree.He would […]
