It’s a no-brainer: You gain from understanding your brain.
So you can afford to skip the gym, yoga and Netflix one time and instead on Monday, Nov 20 pamper the most deserving organ in your body by taking it out to this Double Play where a significant advance in Evolutionary Psychology meets a highly-regarded book – Make Elephants Fly – The Process of Radical Innovation.
Asia Society and the Bay Area Council are organizing a conference that will look at the trends and issues in the emerging narratives around Chinese innovation and China’s rise as a significant source of foreign direct investment into the U.S. Building on both organizations’ growing portfolio of reports and dialogues on these issues, the conference will serve as the backdrop for the release of two reports: the first of which will explore China’s drive for innovation and the second report which will provide a comprehensive look at China’s investment into California.
South Bay Events:
Date: November 10th, 2017
Time: 10:00am-2:00pm
Location: Central Computers 3777 Stevens Creek Boulevard, Santa Clara, CA
Topic: How to Build Blockchain Apps
Insight: Blockchain is everywhere in the news these days, but how do you actually develop your very own Blockchain app? Come to Galvanize to learn how to develop Blockchain apps with the Open Source Hyperledger Composer Playground web sandbox and the Hyperledger Fabric. And of course, Hyperledger, hosted by the Linux Foundation, is an open source collaborative effort created to advance cross-industry blockchain technologies. We will develop a Perishable Goods Network, an Auto Dealer Network and time permitting, a Decentralized Energy Network that all will run on your laptop.
Link: http://ibm.biz/blockchain11_10_2017
Date: November 15th, 2017
Time: 6:00-8:30pm
Location: Central Computers 3777 Stevens Creek Boulevard, Santa Clara, CA
Topic: Learn How to Build Your First Chatbot – Technical Hands-on Workshop
Insight: In this technical hands-on workshop you will learn how to build your first chatbot and then integrate it with Slack. In ths session you will learn how to: train your chatbot to reply to questions using intents, entities, dialog, customize your chatbot to reply to more questions, and integrate your chatbot with Slack using OpenWhisk.
Link: http://ibm.biz/chatbot11_15_2017
Join us for Founders Space Pitch Day & Mixer in San Francisco.
Judging the startups will be top VCs, Angels & Corporate Investors.
There will be incredible startup pitches, investors, networking, food and drinks! We’ll also be celebrating the launch of Captain Hoff’s new book: Make Elephants Fly!
Jeremy Glassenberg joined Founders Space as a mentor. He is an experienced Product leader of 9+ years with a proven track record of growing and helping to monetize startups.
Jeremy had led the establishment of Box’s developer platform and community of over 20,000 developers, and since managed platforms in various industries, including supply chain at Tradeshift.
As a consultant and advisor, Jeremy assists businesses with Platform, Product and Marketplace growth.
Rishi Mathur joined Founders Space as a mentor. He is a comedian from NYC. He performs all over the country and internationally.
Rishi has worked with start-ups since 2011 and has helped them grow. He also helps teach improv/stand-up to founders so they feel more comfortable with public speaking such as pitching their company to investors or help their sales team learn key skills that help aid with their sales process.
Improv is a key trait to learn. It allows you think on your feet faster and helps you learn to deal with anything that may come your way. Stand-up helps with stage performance. It teaches you to be concise and drive right to the point with your stories/ideas, both come in handy for any type of interaction or public speaking event.
Review: I just read DIVERGENT by Veronica Roth. If you like HUNGER GAMES, you will enjoy this book. It has the same blend of fantasy, action and suspense.
It’s well written, although the ending is a bit predictable. The most interesting part is the dystopian world the author creates. I wish she had gone even further, but that is what sequels are for.
“I’ll be speaking passionately about what it takes create a startup from scratch that can go all the way to IPO!” – Captain Hoff
You have an idea and start a startup wanting to change the world for the better. While exciting, startups are also challenging. You face problems in funding, product-market fit, talent acquisition, and scale-up.
Review: How Google Works, by Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg, is must read for every aspiring entrepreneur. It’s a well documented account of exactly how Google was born what makes it so valuable. It’s full of useful tips and practical advice. Big thumbs up!
Rating: ★★★★
Review: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn is one of the most entertaining novels I’ve read this year. It’s about an American couple who have the perfect marriage, until it isn’t.
As the back story unravels, the reader is treated to a rollercoaster ride of deception, murder and double crosses. It starts slow but gradually becomes a wild tromp with too many twists and turns to count.
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