You just have to immerse yourself in it. You should just constantly be building. That's what's going to give you the best chance of having the relevant skill set that is needed to make a difference in technology.
DoKnow, born Daniel Lopez in Los Angeles, is a comedian who torpedoed the glass ceiling by podcasting his relatable, laid-back way of looking at the world.
San Francisco Bay University has secured roughly 4,000 square feet inside the Center for Employment Training on Vine Street and aims to bring the space online later this year. This move establishes the Fremont-based school's inaugural neighborhood campus right near Downtown San Jose.
We're really excited about the opportunity to be part of this historic event. It's incredibly competitive to get here, and our guys have done a tremendous job and deserve the opportunity.
The radically inclusive SASV is a secular and service nonprofit that celebrates life, welcomes all people and supports everyone fulfilling their potential. It aims to help people "live better" with inspiring, thought-provoking and practical ideas that help people lead the lives they want; "help often" by encouraging community action and lives of purpose; and, "wonder more" with talks, singing as one, readings and games to connect with each other and world. Most of all, have fun, be nice and join in.
Former San Francisco 49ers and San Jose State quarterback Jeff Garcia returned to his former downtown San Jose stomping grounds Thursday night for an NFL alumni event benefitting two Bay Area nonprofits fighting food insecurity - San Jose's Hunger at Home and San Francisco-based The City Eats.
That was the most profound moment for me. Students were walking by, stopping and going, 'What's this?' and I would watch them texting their friends to come down from the upper floors to see the performance. That was an experience I don't think these students would have had otherwise because they were in the library.
Fundraising is more than a pitch-it's a process that tests clarity of vision, quality of execution, and alignment between founders and investors. Many promising startups struggle not because their ideas lack merit, but because avoidable fundraising mistakes quietly undermine momentum. At this upcoming event, we're bringing together investors, founders, and experienced professionals for an evening focused on practical fundraising insight, honest conversation, and meaningful connection.
That model no longer fits how tech leaders work today. Over the past years, I have spent time in conversations with founders, executives, and operators who carry real responsibility inside their organizations. As a community builder, I often speak with them before they commit to attending events. Their questions are direct. They want to know who will be in the room, how discussions are structured, and whether the environment allows honest exchange.
Presenters include SellScale cofounder Aakash Adasera; Aditya Sharma, a Google Pixel AI engineer; Animesh Singh Alang, a UCSC AI researcher and founder of Rizzy; Prof. Navrati Saxena, a globally recognized expert in AI, 5G, IoT and nextgen communications; and Lesya Hendrix, developer of autonomous systems for Earth and lunar construction, with experience in Tesla, Nuro, Scania and frontier tech. The symposium is set for 3-5 p.m. at the library, located at 10800 Torre Ave.
As Valentine's Day approaches at Stanford, some students may be gearing up for first dates - not with people they met on Tinder or Hinge, but with matches from a service called Date Drop, designed by Stanford graduate student Henry Weng. Date Drop pairs students with potential dates once per week based on their responses to a questionnaire. A Stanford whiz kid is trying to disrupt an established industry from his Palo Alto dorm? Stop me if you've heard this one before!
In an era obsessed with shortcuts, overnight success, and polished social media profiles, adversity is often treated as something to avoid. Something unfortunate. Something that signals failure. That assumption is completely wrong. Adversity is not a flaw in the entrepreneurial journey; it is, in fact, the training ground, the pressure that sharpens one's judgment, accelerates their adaptability and forges the kind of resilience no accelerator, MBA or funding round can manufacture.
Silicon Valley is having an anti-college moment due to sky-high education fees, AI lowering the barrier to entry for skills like coding, and the shifting political and social landscape. But three young founders who dropped out of college told Business Insider that they weren't motivated by expenses or politics, but by timing. Each spotted an opportunity in the market that they couldn't resist, leading them to quit college and go all in on entrepreneurship.
