Studio Hours at the Design Studio (Open Collaboration Time)
2017-10-18 15:00 - 16:30, 2017-11-01 15:00 - 17:00 UTC | Columbia Entrepreneurship Design Studio, 490 Riverside Dr., New York, NY, 10027, United States
OPEN TO ALL COLUMBIANS
Do you have an idea and want to get personal design thinking feedback from the Design Studio? During Studio Hours, teams or individuals are invited to discuss their projects or ideas one-on-one with human-centered designers in the Studio. Teams of Columbia affiliates are also welcome to use the studio space for working independently on their entrepreneurial projects.

Entrepreneur and Author Eric Ries in Conversation with Beth Comstock
2017-10-18 19:00 - 20:00
OPEN TO ALL
7:00 PM
Eric Ries in conversation with Beth Comstock
The Strand Bookstore
828 Broadway
New York, NY 10003
Link: http://www.strandbooks.com/event/eric-ries-startup-way
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In 2011, Eric Ries launched a worldwide movement with the publication of the New York Times best-selling title The Lean Startup, in which he laid out the practices of successful startups. Now the entrepreneur is back with his highly anticipated follow-up, The Startup Way.
Having turned his attention to reinventing the modern company, Ries has now written the new framework based on five key principles used in successful startups. Drawing from his extensive work history with multinational companies such as GE, Amazon, Facebook, Airbnb, Toyota, and more, Eric creates the essential roadmap to help organizations find long-term growth through continuous transformation.
Join the Strand in the Rare Book Room as Ries shares these essential business tools and more with vice chair of General Electric Beth Comstock!

New Frontiers in Robotics: Bringing Imagination to Market
2017-10-19 08:00 - 13:00
OPEN TO ALL COLUMBIANS
A new showcase of Columbia’s groundbreaking advancements in the field of robotics! This half-day event will feature Columbia’s leading researchers in the robotics field, presenting their cutting-edge technologies relating to health, industrial automation, and artificial intelligence.

Hacking for Energy Info Session
2017-10-19 15:30 - 17:00
OPEN TO ALL COLUMBIA GRADUATE STUDENTS
RSVP HERE
Hacking for Energy is an Interdisciplinary class for graduate students at Columbia to develop and test solutions to critical problems facing the energy industry using the Lean Startup methodology. In groups of 4, students will get an accelerated education in the energy, the environment, and entrepreneurship. Simultaneously, they will get out of the classroom, interact with the energy industry, and build an innovative solution that meet’s the industry’s needs.
Hacking for Energy will be taught at Columbia in Spring 2018. Attend an info session today to learn about this class and learn about match meetups to form teams.

Third Thursdays (Featured Speakers and Networking)
2017-10-19 17:30 - 18:00
OPEN TO ALL COLUMBIANS
Third Thursday is a recurring open forum networking and info session for the Columbia University entrepreneurship community. It provides students, faculty, staff, and alumni the opportunity to hear ideas from across campus, form teams, and explore career options. You’ll hear from Columbia alumni and other experts on their experiences working in the field, how they’ve applied their Columbia experience in their careers, and more.
RSVP HERE.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Annual Fall Venture Fair
2017-10-22
OPEN TO COLUMBIA BUSINESS STUDENTS
The Annual Fall Venture Fair provides students with the opportunity to present their ideas and receive critical feedback from successful entrepreneurs and other knowledgeable practitioners from our entrepreneurial community in a fun and energized forum. Each student participant has their own booth at the event.
APPLY
Important Dates
Application Deadline: Sunday, October 22, 2017, 11:59 p.m. EST
Fall Venture Fair: Wednesday, November 1, 2017, 6:15-8:00 p.m.

Eligibility
Columbia Business School students with ventures at any stage of development are encouraged to participate.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: ELabNYC
2017-10-23
OPEN TO ALL COLUMBIANS

Speaker:

Mary Howard, Andrea Westervelt, Andrew Kruegel

The Columbia Design Studio
Room 430 Riverside Church
490 Riverside Drive
New York, NY

12:00pm

Register here

ELabNMBIYC is a six-month entrepreneurship training and business networking program for scientists and engineers to launch high potential biotech and health tech ventures from NYC research institutions.
Scientists and engineers, MDs and MBAs working with high potential technology based innovations can find themselves seeking business skills and custom business networks to help navigate the challenges of company formation and start up growth. ELabNYC teaches business skills and networks participants to start up resources. In teaching, we prepare our program participants for the startup world to confidently persevere through the on going challenges they will face. In networking, ELabNYC introduces participants to experts nationwide to navigate business issues in the technical and complex world of life science business.
Launched by New York City Economic Development Corporation, ELabNYC is supported by corporations committed to engage with and support NYC’s emerging life science community including: Lilly, Pfizer, Kaneka, Roche, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Microsoft, Goodwin Procter, EisnerAmper, Moses & Singer, Pryor Cashman, White and Williams, Cittone & Chinta and Target Health. The ELabNYC program is led by an experienced team of entrepreneur educators and coaches.
ELabNYC is starting its sixth application cycle, with a deadline of October 23, 2017. Program Manager, Mary Howard, will introduce the program and join ELabNYC alums and PI’s, Andrew Kruegel (ELabNYC 2016) and Andrea Westervelt (ELabNYC 2017), who will share their ELab experience and answer questions from the audience.

Innovative Medicine (iMED) Conference
2017-10-23 14:00 - 18:00
OPEN TO ALL COLUMBIANS
2 PM – 2:50 PM Dr. Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic “Engineering human tissues for regenerative medicine and modeling of diseases”
World-wide leader in tissue bioengineering, University professor, Mikati foundation professor, member of the National Academy of Engineering, and co-founder of the innovative tissue engineering start-ups EpiBone, TARA biosystems and MatriTek. You can learn about her research in NYT, Eurekalert, Youtube, but more importantly, at our conference!

3 PM – 3:45 PM Ting Shih “Future of Healthcare: Humans & Machines”
CEO and founder of ClickMedix, a healthcare low-cost medical device company, developing mobile softwares for medical diagnostics (e.g. EKGs and OBGYN screenings on phones). Their work brings medical care to remote underserved regions in developing countries, including Botswana, Ghana, India. For her innovative approach Ting was awarded the Toyota price mother of inventions and the Cartier’s women initiative award.

3:45 PM – 4 PM Coffee break

4 PM – 4:50 PM Dr. Jedd Wolchok, “Immunologic Checkpoint Blockade: Exploring Combinations and Mechanism”
Chair in Clinical Investigation, Chief of the Melanoma and Immunotherapeutics Services at Memorial Sloan Kettering. He has helped establish MSK as a leader in the discovery and treatment of cancers with novel immunotherapies. His work has been covered by NYT, come and learn more about his recent findings at his talk!

5 PM – 5:50 PM Dr. Laxmi Parida “The Here and Now of Genomic Medicine”
Head of the Precision Medicine Genomics Group at IBM Watson, a visiting professor at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, NYU. Her group focuses on personalized cancer medicine, topology, pattern analysis, and population genomics of plants. You can watch her Ted talk here.
The conference is followed by a reception. If you want to attend, please RSVP.
If you want to find out more about current and upcoming events hosted by the Innovative Medicine Interest Group (iMED) or get involved, check out our website https://www.innovatemed.org/ or follow our Facebook group Innovative Medicine at CUMC for new updates!

Application Deadline: WeWork Creator Awards
2017-10-24
OPEN TO ALL
Applying for a Creator Award only takes a few minutes—and with more than $20 million up for grabs, what do you have to lose? Categories are designed to reward entrepreneurs, artists, startups, and nonprofits at every stage. To apply, pick the category that fits where your idea or business is today.
Find out more and apply here.

Building Your Prototype (Workshop)
2017-10-25 14:00 - 17:00 | Columbia Entrepreneurship Design Studio, 490 Riverside Dr., New York, NY, 10027, United States
A good idea deserves to be shown off. Join us for this Design Sprint to learn about how to turn your early ideas into something tangible and test-worthy. Prototyping is a way of learning more about your customer or community by having them interact with an early version of a solution. Once you have built a prototype of your product or solution, you can use it to learn more about how your customer responds to it. Testing your idea provides immediate and valuable insights that can help you rapidly improve your product or solution. Be prepared for a highly interactive day!
Teams and individuals are welcome. Feel free to come with your own idea to prototype, or we can help you brainstorm one on the spot.

Health Tech Assembly and Healthcare Industry Association Social
2017-10-25 18:00 - 20:00
OPEN TO ALL
What: In collaboration with HCIA, HTA will be hosting a fun social event in a relaxing atmosphere to facilitate networking across Columbia for those interested in health technology innovation and entrepreneurship.
Event: HTA and HCIA social
Date: October 25
Time: 6PM-8PM
Location: Arts and Crafts Beer Parlor Morningside Heights, 1135 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10025
RSVP: http://bit.ly/hta_social

Columbia Design Challenge - Addressing the Opioid Crisis
2017-10-26 - 2017-10-27

Hacking for Energy Matchup Meeting
2017-10-26 15:30 - 17:00
OPEN TO COLUMBIA GRADUATE STUDENTS
Need help finding team members? Come to our matching meetup on October 26th to meet other students interested in taking the class! Sign up here to attend.
Hacking for Energy challenges students to develop and test solutions to critical problems facing the energy industry using the Lean Startup methodology. Students apply to the class after independently forming interdisciplinary teams of 4, proposing a solution to a problem submitted by the energy industry. If accepted, the student teams will use the course to test and build their solution by getting out of the classroom, talking to customers, and interacting with industry professionals. Students must apply by November 13th to participate in the Spring 2018 semester.

Synergy Global Forum
2017-10-27 - 2017-10-28
OPEN TO ALL
The conference is an opportunity to learn from and network with thought leaders such as Sir Richard Branson, Jack Welch, Steve Forbes, Malcolm Gladwell, Ariana Huffington and many others all under the same roof.
Learn more: http://synergyglobal.com/

Entrepreneurship Research Showcase (Event)
2017-10-27 08:30 - 10:00
OPEN TO ALL
RSVP
When: Friday, October 27, 2017, 8:30-10:00 a.m.
Where: Uris Hall 326, Columbia Business School
Join us on Friday, October 27, 2017 for a showcase dedicated to exploring new ideas around entrepreneurship. The event will be hosted by Lang Center Faculty Director Olivier Toubia. Professors Modupe Akinola, Wei Jiang, and Damon Philips will give “lightning talks” on their latest research. Presentations will be followed by discussion and networking.
Agenda
8:30-8:45 a.m. – Welcome and continental breakfast
8:45-9:30 a.m. – Presentations by professors Modupe Akinola, Wie Jiang, and Damon Philips
9:30-10:00 a.m. – Networking and discussion

Fast Pitch Competition Prep Session
2017-10-27 13:00 - 15:00
OPEN TO ALL COLUMBIA STUDENTS AND ALUMNI WHO HAVE GRADUATED IN THE PAST 5 YEARS
In this Fast Pitch prep session we will guide you in creating a persuasive and compelling elevator pitch that you can use to ignite interest in your company.
At this event, you’ll also learn the where, how, and why of videotaping your pitch as well as how to upload your pitch to our judging system to get feedback before the live Fast Pitch competition on 11/14. You will have the opportunity to meet people with different backgrounds, including business and engineering – find your co-founder!

Future Labs AI Summit
2017-10-30 - 2017-10-31
OPEN TO ALL
RSVP HERE
Two days of trainings, talks, and panel discussions with leading experts, investors, academics, and entrepreneurs in artificial intelligence (AI).
From deep dives into the subjects animating AI conversations today — ethics and governance, how to see through the hype and discover the best investments — to introductory courses in machine learning and game theory for AI, the Future Labs AI Summit features offerings for scholars, practitioners, and investors alike.

DEADLINE: Submit Draft Fast Pitch Videos
2017-10-30 00:00 - 23:49
OPEN TO ALL COLUMBIA STUDENTS AND ALUMNI WHO HAVE GRADUATED IN THE PAST 5 YEARS
In preparation for the Fast Pitch Competition on Nov 14, teams can submit draft videos.
This is optional, however, teams who submit videos are given feedback and priority to live pitch event

CBS Eats - #CBSstartups Week
2017-10-30 12:30 - 13:30
OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS
Uris Hall Lobby
Meet and mingle with food and beverage entrepreneurs and try free samples!

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Design Your Future
2017-10-30 17:00
OPEN TO ALL COLUMBIANS
The future can feel uncertain, so we’ve created Design Your Future. It’s a three-session program where students learn to apply human-centered design methods to their careers and to life after graduation. The goal of this program to help you to better navigate your career and life choices in the face of this uncertainty. Space is limited. Apply Today
Dates and Times:
October 30th, 5pm: Applications Due Apply Here!
First Session: November 7th, 11:30am-1:30pm
Second Session: November 14th, 11:30am-1:30pm
Third Session: November 28th, 11:30am-1:30pm

Annual Fall Venture Fair (Event)
2017-11-01 18:00 - 20:00
INVITE ONLY
The Annual Fall Venture Fair provides students with the opportunity to present their ideas and receive critical feedback from successful entrepreneurs and other knowledgeable practitioners from our entrepreneurial community in a fun and energized forum. Each student participant has their own booth at the event.
LEARN MORE

Fundamentals of User Research (Workshop)
2017-11-08 14:00 - 17:00 | Columbia Entrepreneurship Design Studio, 490 Riverside Dr., New York, NY, 10027, United States
OPEN TO ALL COLUMBIANS
One of the core tenets of human centered design is understanding the needs of others. The ability to uncover and solve unmet needs is something all successful startups do well. Additionally, this acute awareness of users has been proven to drive innovation and creativity in more traditional settings.
Join us in this introductory sprint to learn how to use design tools including interviewing, analogous spaces, empathy probes, and more. By the end of the sprint, you will have practiced these tools to understand communities and pinpoint areas of opportunity for entrepreneurship.
This sprint is hands-on and fast paced! Come with your own idea or we will provide you with a topic to research. This event is open to all Columbia affiliates.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Hacking for Energy
2017-11-13
OPEN TO ALL COLUMBIA GRADUATE STUDENTS
Hacking for Energy challenges students to develop and test solutions to critical problems facing the energy industry using the Lean Startup methodology. Students apply to the class after independently forming interdisciplinary teams of 4, proposing a solution to a problem submitted by the energy industry. If accepted, the student teams will use the course to test and build their solution by getting out of the classroom, talking to customers, and interacting with industry professionals. Students must apply by November 13th to participate in the Spring 2018 semester.
Find out about info sessions and match meetups to form a team here.

HeForShe x CORE Presents Kathy Leake
2017-11-13 20:00 - 21:00
HeForShe x CORE Presents Kathy Leake
Monday, November 13 | Hamilton 306, 8pm
Join HeForShe and CORE for an engaging event with Kathy Leake. As CEO, Co-Founder & Chairwoman of Qualia, a pioneer cross device technology, Kathy and her team are building the company to empower marketers with the ability to reach consumers from intent to conversion. Under her leadership, the company has achieved a 2,153% growth rate in 4 years.

TechUp for Women
2017-11-14
An event for women’s advancement in technology.
November 14, 2017
@ Metropolitan Pavilion West, NYC

Tech Up for Women is a one-day event for the advancement of women in technology through education, resourcing and networking. The event will focus on new technological advances, cyber security and different financing avenues for startups and privately held companies. This event will provide resources and opportunities for women to improve their digital literacy and successfully compete and disrupt gender imbalance in work environments. The purpose of the event is to take the fear factor out of technology and empower women to surf the technology wave.

CORE & Lean In: What It Takes to Be a Female Entrepreneur
2017-11-14 17:30 - 18:30
OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS
CORE & Lean In: What It Takes to Be a Female Entrepreneur
Tuesday, November 14 | 5:30pm, Broadway 14th Floor Lounge
Join us in Broadway Residence Hall’s 14th Floor Lounge to hear from Ali Kriegsman, founder of Bulletin, and a Columbia alum and student entrepreneur, to compare what it’s like to start a company as an undergraduate versus after graduation, and raise money for the Tory Burch Foundation.
RSVP with this link to reserve your seat & $15 Sweetgreen voucher (spots limited). Donate to the Tory Burch Foundation to support female entrepreneurship.

Fast Pitch Competition
2017-11-14 18:00 - 21:00
OPEN TO ALL COLUMBIANS.
Do you have a startup idea? Do you want to get feedback from CU alumni? Come to the Columbia Engineering Fast Pitch Competition on Tuesday, November 14th at 5:30pm in Davis Auditorium. This is a great opportunity for you to give a brief 60-second pitch of your business to a panel of judges that includes successful Columbia alumni and members of the NYC venture community. You’ll have the chance to win money to fund your business or idea! There will be a $2000 prize pool solely for undergraduates and a $3000 pool for the best overall pitches. Find out more details here.
Register to pitch: https://goo.gl/forms/wLzGxprCe2YJQhPv1
Event timeline:
Oct 27: Fast Pitch Prep https://seasfastpitchprep2017.eventbrite.com
*Optional
Oct 30: Video pitches (drafts) due at midnight
​ https://platform.younoodle.com/client/entry-rounds/fast_pitch_video_2017_2018/apply
*Optional, teams who submit videos given feedback and priority to live pitch event
Nov 11: Feedback on videos
Nov 14: Fast Pitch Competition, 5:30PM Davis Auditorium​

Register to watch: https://seasfastpitch2017.eventbrite.com
Video submissions are due by October 30th at midnight; those who submit a video will be given priority to pitch.
Good luck!

Studio Hours at the Design Studio (Open Collaboration Time)
2017-11-15 15:00 - 17:00 | Columbia Entrepreneurship Design Studio, 490 Riverside Dr., New York, NY, 10027, United States
Do you have an idea and want to get personal design thinking feedback from the Design Studio? During Studio Hours, teams or individuals are invited to discuss their projects or ideas one-on-one with human-centered designers in the Studio. Teams of Columbia affiliates are also welcome to use the studio space for working independently on their entrepreneurial projects.

Startup DNA: The Genome Panel
2017-11-15 18:00 - 19:30
OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS
Startup DNA: The Genome Panel
Wednesday, November 15 | 6pm, Math 417
Join CORE as we welcome innovators in the genomics space: Mark Kaganovich is the co-founder and CEO of SolveBio. SolveBio deploys intelligent technologies and on-demand expertise to drive precision medicine.
Eugene Joseph is the co-founder and VP of Product Management & New Ventures at Phosphorus (phosphorus.com). Phosphorus Phosphorus is a computational genomics company with the vision to create a world where every healthcare decision is optimized with genomics.
Arun Manoharan is the Head of Bioinformatics at CooperGenomics. He is leading a team developing new techniques in carrier screening, PGD, PGS and single cell sequencing using advances in cloud computing, data science and machine learning.
