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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Berkeley for startups: Perfect or brain drain in action?
Berkeley has a world-class university in its midst. How does that impact the startup culture in the city? Photo: Tracey Taylor A year ago, then-UC Berkeley visiting professor and startup guru Vivek Wadhwa stood before an audience at Berkeley’s Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse and said Berkeley was a natural location for tech startups — given […]
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Berkeley Mayor’s Chief of Staff joins Startup Forum panel
Judith Iglehart, Mayor of Berkeley's chief of staff, will participate in Startup Berkeley on March 5th Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates’ recently appointed chief of staff, Judith Iglehart, has joined the panel at the Berkeleyside Local Business Forum: Startup Berkeley, which is taking place at the Freight & Salvage in downtown Berkeley on March 5th, 7:00-9:00 […]
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Announcing: Berkeleyside Local Business Forum 2012 ‘Startup Berkeley’, Monday March 5, 7-9 pm
Creator of The Sims Will Wright founded his latest company, Stupid Fun Club, in Berkeley Berkeleyside is thrilled to announce that on Monday March 5th we will be hosting the Berkeleyside Local Business Forum 2012: Startup Berkeley. The Forum’s focus will be the strengths, and weaknesses, of the city of Berkeley for startups. What does it […]
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Skydeck Innovation Center receives $50k boost
View from inside Intel Labs Berkeley, which is being converted to the Skydeck Innovation Center. Photo: Tracey Taylor The Skydeck Innovation Center, planned for the top floor of the tallest building in Berkeley, received a $50,000 grant from the Chancellor’s Community Partnership Fund this week. The Skydeck, a project of the Berkeley Startup Cluster (BSC), will […]
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Five steps to make Berkeley a high-tech mecca
Vivek Wadhwa at the Infusion Lunch/Photo: Lance Knobel Vivek Wadhwa, one of the most outspoken academics on innovation and entrepreneurship, spoke today about how Berkeley could position itself to capture a more than fair share of technology start-ups. “It’s surprisingly easy to fix Berkeley,” Wadhwa declared. “Everything is here.” Wadhwa was speaking at the Infusion […]
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How did Berkeley do on those 2010 resolutions?
People's Park: there has been no progress this year on the future of this controversial space. Photo: djwudi/Flickr creative commons. A year ago, we suggested 10 resolutions for 2010 for Berkeley (we’ll have our 2011 resolutions tomorrow). How did our city do? We went back to look at those 10 resolutions and scored them 0 […]
