You can probably recall hearing someone say “I should make that” or “that’s a great idea”, but it never comes to fruition. Babson’s How2Tuesday hosted the session How 2 Make a Prototype with SolidWorks for that very reason. The session was lead by Abhishek Bali and Sal Lama, both employees of 3DEXPERIENCE Labs. The 3DEXPERIENCE…
The Blank Center’s #How2Tuesday series continues on Tuesday, October 24 at 5pm in the Blank Center Televideo Room: How to Make a Prototype with SOLIDWORKS! Looking to create a hardware prototype? Our friends at SOLIDWORKS will be coming to campus to share their experiences and resources available to Babson entrepreneurs! Some of the topics that…
For the final Lunch and Learn of the 2016 Summer Venture Program, our speaker was none other than marketing guru Guy Kawasaki. Kawasaki has authored thirteen books and was on Apple’s marketing team in 1984. He is jovial and speaks in metaphors, equating our fast-paced way of life to Tinder and the importance of quick…
The following post is from Shriyans Bhandari MSEL’16 , founder of Greensole, a spring 2016 hatchery business. Ever wondered about the environmental and social impact of the shoes you discard? Chances are you would be having more than 5 pairs of shoes in your closet that you do not use, while it can save a…
The following post is from Kazu Kawanobe M’16, founder of Load&Road, LLC, a fall 2015 hatchery business. For hardware design, it is very difficult to imagine actual product until we touch and feel. For example, the first prototype we ordered from Chinese machining company was far bigger and far heavier than we had expected, even…
The following post is from Fifi Shi ’18, a Butler Venture Accelerator team member. “You can make a great prototype without an engineering background. For me, it was very helpful to work with engineers at the beginning to design a prototype, then to build it myself at the Artisan’s Asylum. Now I can drive the…
Lauren de los Santos M’15 and Seth Fabricant M’15 hosted a peer to peer session on idea generation and prototyping on Thursday, October 30 for the Butler Venture Accelerator. The session was based on how they developed their venture, Cloudanan. Cloudanan is a customer experience and marketing research company that uses technology to collect and…
Dan Wilson M’13 founded AfterDark Technologies to accommodate athletes who like to continue their passion for team sports even after the sun sets. The company was founded in early 2013 and, like many other businesses, AfterDark Technologies started as concept. Having problems finding time to play during the day and finding lighted fields at night,…
Post from SoYoon Jun ’14, founder of How To Marry: Alfredo Gago M’12, CAM’14, the founder of Salamander’s Energy Solutions, came to visit Babson to demonstrate his newly purchased 3D printer during a peer-to-peer session organized by the Butler Venture Accelerator Program. Gago is originally from Venezuela and is a part of the Accelerator’s hatchery…
