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Falling Walls Lab Event

Applications to present at 2016 Falling Walls Bay Area Lab is now open. Apply here.

Falling Walls Lab is a global event that provides a platform for students, researchers, entrepreneurs, and young professionals from various fields to present their path breaking ideas and research in 3 minutes. Each year, Falling Walls Labs are held around the world—34 Labs took place in 28 countries in 2015. The finalist from each Lab participates in grand finale in Berlin. The finale is part of the internationally acclaimed Falling Walls Conference, an event which has attracted several Nobel laureates, entrepreneurs, artists, and heads of governments, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, as speakers.

As one of the founding members of the global event, A.T. Kearney organized the first Falling Walls Lab Bay Area last year at UC Berkeley with excellent participation from students and young professionals across the Bay Area and beyond. The event was judged by a distinguished panel which included Andy Bechtolsheim, co-founder of Sun Microsystems and Arista Networks, Stefan Schlueter, German Consul General for San Francisco, and Vishwa Chandra, head of Retail Accounts at Instacart, among others.

Lisa Ma, Product Go-To-Market

Lisa Ma joined Founders Space as a mentor. She is Senior Director of Global Programs at LivePerson, and drives customer acquisition, product usage and revenue growth through implementation of programs and messaging products to enable brands to engage with consumers via live chat, SMS or mobile messaging.

With years of experience at Deloitte Consulting, Citigroup, Yahoo! and LivePerson, Lisa is focused on helping companies to deliver global software products, plan product go-to-market, and build customer experience programs to drive usage and adoption. She can help startups on strategy & execution, product/pitch messaging, business & roadmap planning, product go-to-market, and voice of the customer insights.

Lisa studied Information Systems & Management at New York University. She enjoys problem-solving, optimization and connecting-the-dots to find creative solutions. She wants to make a positive impact in all that she does.

Shauna Jin, Experience Researcher and Designer

Shauna is with Sutherland Labs, and she also mentors Founders Space startups.

She is a curious designer, thinker, and doer.

She has a PhD in Sustainable Design and a background in design and engineering. She has worked as a researcher, designer, and strategy consultant for startups and non-profits in Western Europe, the U.S., and SE Asia.

Lauren Nham, Innovation Product Manager

Lauren is with Sutherland Labs, and she also mentors Founders Space startups.

She brings the world of ideas and reality together.

Over the past 10 years, she launched growth and design-driven products for startups and enterprise clients. Read More...

Startup Global Program 2016

Startup Global Program 2016 with covered transportation and 10 days room and board to Taiwan to qualified startups. The deadline is Oct 23. Please email your application and any questions to Elan Huang at [email protected]

See the PDF for details.

Tom Byun, Revenue Growth & Retention Leader

Tom Byun is a mentor at Founders Space and recently was GM and SVP of the Global Small Business division of LivePerson.

LivePerson helps businesses strengthen sales and customer support via messaging solutions (chat, SMS, messaging). He oversaw all programs for acquisition, retention and growth of small and mid-sized business customers across US, EMEA, and APAC.

Prior to LivePerson, Tom was VP and GM of Yahoo! Small Business, where he focused on serving SMBs to grow and manage their business online via hosting, e-commerce, marketing solutions and other offerings. Read More...

Johnson Hor, Mentor, Connector & Adviser

Johnson Hor has been involved with Founders Space since 2010 as a mentor, connector, and adviser.

Johnson is the founder and Director of Something at Shoebox Ventures – a 501c3 charitable nonprofit enabling people, organizations, and community programs to excel. Like everyone else, he has worked in various capacities for various industries including, but notwithstanding, automotive, nonprofit, petroleum, textiles, finance, law, health, telemedicine, technology, and telecommunications.

Johnson is actively engaged in the community, locally and nationally, serving on various boards, committees, round tables, and whenever the need arises, connecting the dots globally. He’s a Coro Community Leader, a Honorary Alameda County Deputy Sheriff, GIA Alumni, an Association of Asian American Bankers’ life member, an American Bar Foundation Life Fellow, as well as a member of the bars of California, US District – Northern District of California, and SCOTUS. He also has a Spec.Cert (Anti-Moneylaundering: New Payment Products and Services) and is a Certified Fraud Specialist and Certified Anti-Moneylaundering Specialist. Read More...

Ryan Shaening Pokrasso, Cofounder of SPZ Legal

Ryan Shaening Pokrasso is a mentor at Founders Space and a founding attorney at SPZ Legal, an Oakland, CA business law firm founded on the belief that business should be a powerful tool for social change and environmental stewardship.

Ryan advises startups and non-profits as outside general counsel on a variety of matters, including: incorporation, employment, financing, intellectual property, regulatory compliance and land use, and custom contracts.

Ryan received his J.D. from UC Berkeley, and his B.S. from UC Santa Cruz. In his free time, Ryan enjoys traveling, hiking, camping, cooking, and playing and watching baseball and basketball.

Hash Zahed, Cofounder of SPZ Legal

Hash Zahed is a mentor at Founders Space and a founding attorney at SPZ Legal, an Oakland, CA business law firm founded on the belief that business should be a powerful tool for social change and environmental stewardship.

Hash advises startups and non-profits as outside general counsel on a variety of matters, including: incorporation, employment, financing, intellectual property, and custom contracts.

Hash received his J.D. and B.A. from UC Berkeley. In his spare time, he enjoys traveling, being active, and rooting for his SF Giants, Golden State Warriors, and Cal Golden Bears.