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Harvard Social Enterprise Conference Reflection

Post by Priscilla Ning ’19 The Harvard Social Enterprise Conference gave me the pleasure of experiencing two full days of exciting panels, intriguing topics, and passionate conversations. The Conference was smoothly run, with snack and coffee breaks between each panel to provide a chance to refresh and reflect. The first day was held at the Harvard Kennedy School with…

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Hacktech 2016

Post by Rashik Hyder ’17 Attending Hacktech 2016 was my first time in California and it would not have been possible with out the Undergraduate Professional Accelerator Fund. After I switched my academic focus from finance to product design at the end of my sophomore year, I needed to really find a way to gain experience,…

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Startup Grind Global Conference 2016

Post by Samina Baig ’16 Participating in Babson’s Undergraduate San Francisco Program has opened up a new array of opportunities for me. The Silicon Valley culture promotes “out-of-the-box thinking.” People are encouraged to take unique and seemingly impossible approaches to tackling pain points in our everyday lives. Startup Grind’s Global Conference brings a lot of…

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Harvard xDesign Conference

Post by Melissa Tong ’18 This year’s conference focused on “productive failure” and the ways it inspires and challenges designers and how design processes improve to overcome different types of failures. Designers of different backgrounds, education levels, and industries came together with students to engage in and reinterpret the design process. Speakers represented a wide…

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No One Knows Your Business As Well As You Do

Post by Emily Levy ’16 Over Winter Break I flew to Toronto, Canada to participate in The Queen’s Entrepreneurs’ Competition.  My business is PICCPerfect, and we create stylish and functional medical accessories and our first product is the PICCPerfect PICC Line Cover. “The QEC is an international business pitch competition held in Toronto, Canada, with…

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Reflecting on Attending SciTech 2016

Post by Michael Brady ’16 Growing up, one of my passions was space exploration. As I have grown, my interest in space has only deepened. With the increase in commercial companies joining an industry historically reserved for wealthy government organizations (US, Russia, and EU), my childhood passion has intersected with my education. When I learned…