Bringing the United Nations to Hacking for Humanity at Columbia
Meet our keynote speaker for Columbia’s Hacking for Humanity (and the Planet), the very impressive Dr. Chantal Line Carpentier!
Chantal Line Carpentier serves as Chief of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development for the New York Office of the Secretary General (UNCTAD).
Chantal Line emphasized the importance of collaboration, frugal innovation (which is an excellent counterpart to growth hacking), and how entrepreneurs interpret the UN SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) as business opportunities rather than solely as societal debt as others do.
We Did This Thing! Columbia’s Hacking for Humanity United Us.
Is it possible to launch a startup in a weekend? Yes! It is possible. The key is to enable a supportive community. Columbia University’s inaugural cross-campus startup hackathon, Hacking for Humanity (and the Planet), was a resounding success! Why? Because we united as an extended and inclusive community.
-88 aspiring founders and 224 talented individuals assembled into 46 teams last weekend.
-10 world-class speakers and workshop leaders, 40 mentors, and over 20+ early stage VC investor judges supported and evaluated them.
Is It Possible to Launch a Startup in a Weekend?
Columbia unites to propel early stage ventures addressing problems affecting people and the planet.
I am so excited about this upcoming event I have organized with my colleagues at Columbia University! Columbia’s 17 schools have joined forces to crowdsource solutions for the common good. Columbia Business School’s Tamer Center of Social Enterprise is hosting the event.
We are entering the last stretch before Columbia University’s inaugural cross-campus startup hackathon, Hacking for Humanity, taking place September 10-12th. We have 294 people in the process of forming teams, including 83 founders. We have three days of excellent programming ahead. Ten speakers and workshop leaders, thirty-six expert mentors, and nineteen investor judges will provide guidance, perspective, and networking opportunities for our promising founders.
Be the Founder You Want to Be
Last week, I co-instructed the workshop on Pricing at the Long Beach Accelerator with CSULB’s Director of Innovation & Entrepreneurship and LBA Board Chair, Dr. Wade Martin. It has been terrific being part of the launch team of this private-public partnership now accepting applications for its third cohort!
Founders, hit the West Coast and enjoy the lifestyle you deserve while you build out your company and network with the right people to get the traction you seek. $75,000 to $100,000 of equity funding is offered backed by excellent tailored programming, mentorship, municipal support, and corporate partnerships. Members of the first two cohorts have already raised above their ask targets and two have received lucrative acquisition offers validating their traction achieved in the challenging conditions of the pandemic.
Ready to Scale on the West Coast?
Last week I had the opportunity to lead a workshop on Customer Discovery and Validation at the newly launched Long Beach Accelerator.
Founders, now you have the opportunity to engage with the Long Beach Accelerator as the applications are now open for its second cohort to begin in the Summer of 2021. $75,000 to $100,000 of equity funding is offered backed by excellent programming (if I do say so myself), mentorship, municipal support, and corporate partnerships.