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executive director @thegaragenu award-winning author, FOUNDED: The No B.S. Guide for Student Entrepreneurs

Joined February 2015
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Not unusual for an entrepreneurial journey. Good entrepreneurs keep exploring options, balancing it with execution. I always say plans don't mean much. It's willingness to explore, change, adopt and the rate of learning in a good market area while balancing it with decent execution
On this day 15 years ago, Airbnb launched. It was actually our third launch; nobody noticed the first two
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Last week, we invited 30 alumni founders from across the country back to The Garage for the Inaugural Alumni Startup Summit. The goal was to forge connections between founders, share resources and ideas, and above all else - manufacture serendipity. Until next year!💜🐾
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How many founders from #TheGarageNU can you spot on this year's #forbes30under30 list? 👀 Congratulations to Izzy Mokotoff, Alexis Chan, Kevin Kaspar, Charlotte Oxnam, Aspen Buckingham & Steven Jiang for snagging top honors! bit.ly/45q8WnD
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🚨 Big news! 🚨 Alumni of The Garage and co-founders of @trycoast, Spencer Levitt & Austin Pager, just announced their $2.1M fundraise! Levitt and Pager won second place at VentureCat 2020 and first place at Jumpstart Demo Day. Now, the sky is the limit! tcrn.ch/3m8aEJ6
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This is a great profile of @KelloggSchool candidates Jake and Sara, and their important work with Renota at @TheGarageNU!
Renota - the new way to give students feedback on math homework. The AI platform, created by Northwestern alums Sara Chu and Jake Erichson, gives feedback that helps improve student outcomes and save time for teachers. #LegendsInTheMaking x @Discover
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Renota - the new way to give students feedback on math homework. The AI platform, created by Northwestern alums Sara Chu and Jake Erichson, gives feedback that helps improve student outcomes and save time for teachers. #LegendsInTheMaking x @Discover
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This pen could be a game changer for Parkinson’s patients. Inspired by her late grandfather, Izzy Mokotoff teamed up with fellow undergrad Alexis Chan to develop SteadyScrib: a unique pen & clipboard set carefully designed to enable users to write again. bit.ly/42iCeUe
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Through years of wandering, introspection, and experimenting, I've independently arrived at many of the same conclusions about the importance of focusing on small, everyday interactions as this @danbharris piece. It's more effective than you'd imagine! nytimes.com/2023/01/25/well/…
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John Landgraf continues to be the most thoughtful TV exec in the biz. I was in 1 meeting with him when I worked in the industry, in which he quoted The Art of War. Here - he extolls the virtues of Clayton Christensen's "Jobs to be done" re: TV shows vulture.com/article/fx-john-…
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also: "The only thing I can say about it is that I’ll play any game against anybody, anytime, anywhere with clear rules and good referees." lol.
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We're thrilled to share that @jupiterdxapp, a student startup incubating at #TheGarageNU, has just announced a $500k investment from @drivecapital to further its mission of helping patients with chronic illnesses manage their health data and care. bit.ly/3GwMH4B
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45. Still got some work to do!
How many cities have y’all been to on this list. I’ve been to 24.
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Founded 🏆 2022 BIBA® Non-Fiction: Entrepreneurship Winner! Founded is the go-to reference for first-time entrepreneurs, providing lessons and inspiration to empower anyone starting a new project #IARTG #WritingCommunity bestindiebookaward.com/live/…
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That Zelenskyy speech is one for the ages. I know we’ve been “living through history” probably too much over the past few years, but that feels like a seminal moment for us deciding our future and values as as species and planet. – at Brisbane, Queensland
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