BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//VLAB - ECPv6.15.12.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:VLAB X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://staging.vlab.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for VLAB REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20120311T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20121104T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20130310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20131103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20140309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20141102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20150308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20151101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20160313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20161106T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150915T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150915T203000 DTSTAMP:20260405T230932 CREATED:20190319T212139Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250226T022608Z UID:1139-1442340000-1442349000@staging.vlab.org SUMMARY:AgTech: Sand Hill Bets on Precision Agriculture DESCRIPTION:AgTech\nSand Hill Bets on Precision Agriculture\n \n \n \n \n \n Tuesday\, September 15\, 2015\n6:00 pm to 8:30 pm\n6:00 pm: Reception and networking\n7:00 pm: Panel discussion (with Q&A) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Agriculture is now one of the hottest high-tech sectors. \nWith Precision Agriculture\, farmers can collect timely data about their crops at the plant level to optimize how they cultivate each plant and possibly affect each fruit. Data-driven precision is replacing massive mechanization. Startups with advanced automation and control components\, farm management software\, remote sensing and monitoring\, robots and drones\, offer solutions that improve efficiency and increase yields\, while making better use of land resources. \nA $3 trillion industry\, Agriculture was until recently largely ignored by venture capitalists. Now Khosla\, Kleiner Perkins and others are aggressively targeting the agricultural value chain. According to AgFunder\, agriculture technology raised a total of $2.36 billion in 2014. The industry took on $1.04 billion in Q1 2015 alone. \n\nWill technology make agriculture more sustainable?\nWill the small organic farmers be able to compete?\nWill Precision Agriculture allow California to maintain its leading position in high-value crops such as almonds and grapes in spite of water shortages?\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Moderator\n \n \n \n \n \n Rob Leclerc\, CEO\, AgFunder\n \n \n \n \n \n Panelists\n \n \n \n \n \n Lance Donny\, Founder and CEO\, OnFarm Systems \nJorge Heraud\, CEO\, Blue River Technology \nBrook Porter\, Partner\, Kleiner Perkins \nRon Zink\, Director\, On-Board Applications\, John Deere \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cemex Auditorium\nat the Knight Management Center\nStanford Graduate School of Business\n655 Knight Way\nStanford\, CA 94025 URL:https://staging.vlab.org/event/agtech/ LOCATION:Stanford GSB: Cemex Auditorium at the Knight Management Center\, 655 Knight Way\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States CATEGORIES:VLAB Panel ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://staging.vlab.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/agtech-620.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150521T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150521T203000 DTSTAMP:20260405T230932 CREATED:20190319T212139Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250226T023202Z UID:1140-1432231200-1432240200@staging.vlab.org SUMMARY:Affective Computing: The Power of Emotion Analytics DESCRIPTION:Affective Computing\nThe Power of Emotion Analytics\n \n \n \n \n \n Thursday\, May 21\, 2015\n6:00 pm to 8:30 pm\n6:00 pm: Reception and networking\n7:00 pm: Panel discussion (with Q&A) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Affective Computing — technology that knows how you feel\, can now read human emotion in real time. By combining sensor technology\, big data and machine intelligence\, Emotion Analytics engines will engage consumers more effectively\, propelling a new Emotion Economy. \nThis controversial development will affect all areas of industry from advertising and market research to consumer products. Facial expressions and even the spoken word can be observed and analyzed in real time to detect physical response to stimuli\, identify emotion and transform measurable results into actionable insights. Companies using Affective Computing will create a whole new level of brand and product experiences for users\, disrupting the $32B Consumer Market Research industry. \n\nHow will Affective Computing allow companies to influence your day-to-day behavior?\nWill people sacrifice emotional privacy for affective computing enabled enriched experiences?\nCan built-in affective computing agents be used to upsell consumers?\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Moderator\n \n \n \n \n \n Zavain Dar\, Senior Associate\, Lux Capital\n \n \n \n \n \n Panelists\n \n \n \n \n \n Yuval Mor\, Co-founder and CEO\, Beyond Verbal \nRana el Kaliouby\, Co-founder and Chief Strategy & Science Officer\, Affectiva \nKen Denman\, President and CEO\, Emotient \nMary Czerwinski\, Research Manager\, Microsoft Research \n \n \n \n \n \n Demo Pavillion\n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond Verbal  •  Affectiva  •  Emotient  •  Gestigon  •  Eyeris  •  SAILORS-Stanford AI Lab\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cemex Auditorium\nat the Knight Management Center\nStanford Graduate School of Business\n655 Knight Way\nStanford\, CA 94025 URL:https://staging.vlab.org/event/affective-computing/ LOCATION:Stanford GSB: Cemex Auditorium at the Knight Management Center\, 655 Knight Way\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States CATEGORIES:VLAB Panel ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://staging.vlab.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/affective-computingnew-banner.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150506T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150506T200000 DTSTAMP:20260405T230932 CREATED:20190319T212142Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250226T024435Z UID:1142-1430933400-1430942400@staging.vlab.org SUMMARY:Founders Series: Consumer Based Marketplaces DESCRIPTION:Founders' Series\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Consumer Based Marketplaces\nMentorship from Jeff Jordan\,Partner\, Andreessen Horowitz\n \n \n \n \n \n Wednesday\, May 6\, 20155:30 pm to 8:00 pm5:30 pm: Reception and networking6:30 pm: Fireside Chat \n \n \n \n \n \n San Francisco(Address will be sent to registered attendees.) \n \n \n \n \n \n Jeff Jordan is a pioneer in transforming traditional marketplaces to e-commerce consumer based marketplaces and expanding business through product innovation. Join VLAB Founder Series\, Wednesday\, May 6th\, for an evening with Jeff Jordan\, partner at Andreessen Horowitz\, and gain insights that you can apply to your own startup. The discussion will be moderated by Michael Copeland\, Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. \nWith Jeff’s experience as an executive and VC\, he will share his insights on: \n\nProduct innovation and implementation in online marketplaces\nEconomically empowering users through “People marketplaces”\nTargeting previously un-addressable markets through new media technologies\nThe importance of taking risk to be disruptive\n\nJoin us at our next VLAB Founders Series event to connect with other startup founders and gain personalized feedback from Jeff Jordan about the opportunities for change in our daily consumption and commercial activities.\n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker\n \n \n \n \n \n Jeff Jordan\nJeff serves on the board of Airbnb\, Belly\, Crowdtilt\, Instacart\, Pinterest\, Walker & Company\, and 500px. Jeff also oversees A16Z’s investments in Fanatics\, Julep\, and zulily. \nJeff was chief executive officer and executive chair of OpenTable. Before Open Table\, Jeff was president of PayPal\, making them the global standard for online payments. Earlier\, as senior vice president and general manager of eBay North America\, he drove the successful acquisitions of PayPal and Half.com. Before eBay\, Jeff was chief financial officer of Hollywood Entertainment and president of Reel.com. Jeff holds an M.B.A. from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business\, where he serves on the Advisory Counsel.\n \n \n \n \n \n This is event is sponsored by \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the VLAB Founders’ Series\nFounders’ Series events provide a unique opportunity for startups and technologists to take part in an interactive session. Come prepared with your burning questions! \nIf you would like to have the rare opportunity to take the “Hot Seat” on stage to receive feedback from the speakers\, please be sure to enter your question in the field below. Startup founders selected for the “Hot Seat” will be notified in advance. \nFor all other questions\, please contact founders.series@vlab.org. \nNote: Founder's Series tickets are for startup founders and are subject to approval. Please allow 24-48 hours for final ticket confirmation. URL:https://staging.vlab.org/event/founder-series-consumer-based-marketplaces/ LOCATION:San Francisco\, CA CATEGORIES:Founders Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://staging.vlab.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/FSJeffJordan5.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150421T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150421T203000 DTSTAMP:20260405T230932 CREATED:20190319T212139Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250226T024935Z UID:1143-1429639200-1429648200@staging.vlab.org SUMMARY:Fintech: Silicon Valley Takes On Wall Street DESCRIPTION:Fintech\nSilicon Valley Takes On Wall Street\n \n \n \n \n \n Tuesday\, April 21\, 2015\n6:00 pm to 8:30 pm\n6:00 pm: Reception and networking\n7:00 pm: Panel discussion (with Q&A) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Finance is no longer a game restricted to the professionals. \nToday’s lean\, data-driven startups are moving financial services from Wall Street to Main Street. Using artificial intelligence and scalable web platforms\, they are leveraging operational efficiencies to drive new business models. \nChanges to the regulatory environment following the financial crisis now make it possible for new entrants to offer financial services targeted to Millennials and the middle-class. Fintech startups are poised to disrupt this massive multi-trillion dollar market. \nWill Silicon Valley startups succeed at revolutionizing Wall-Street or will they be squashed by the massive power\, deep pockets and Capitol Hill connections of centuries-old financial behemoths?\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Moderator\n \n \n \n \n \n Nick Shalek\, Partner\, Ribbit Capital\n \n \n \n \n \n Panelists\n \n \n \n \n \n Baiju Prafulkumar Bhatt\, Co-Founder\, Robinhood \nLibor Michalek\, CTO\, Affirm \nJillian Manus\, General Partner\, Structure Capital \nJake Fuentes\, CEO\, Level Money\, acquired by Capital One\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cemex Auditorium\nat the Knight Management Center\nStanford Graduate School of Business\n655 Knight Way\nStanford\, CA 94025 URL:https://staging.vlab.org/event/fintech/ LOCATION:Stanford GSB: Cemex Auditorium at the Knight Management Center\, 655 Knight Way\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States CATEGORIES:VLAB Panel ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://staging.vlab.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fintech-web-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150317T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150317T203000 DTSTAMP:20260405T230932 CREATED:20190319T212141Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250226T034619Z UID:1144-1426615200-1426624200@staging.vlab.org SUMMARY:The Enterprise Strikes Back: Disrupting Vendor Clouds DESCRIPTION:The Enterprise Strikes Back\nDisrupting Vendor Clouds\n \n \n \n \n \n Tuesday\, March 17\, 2015\n6:00 pm to 8:30 pm\n6:00 pm: Reception and networking\n7:00 pm: Panel discussion (with Q&A) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OpenStack is democratizing the data center. Up until now\, only very large Internet players like Google\, Facebook\, Amazon\, and Apple could afford custom-built data centers that gave them a competitive edge. With OpenStack\, the Compute\, Network\, and Storage pillars of today’s data center are being commoditized\, allowing companies of all sizes to build or buy the infrastructure they need. \nAs a free and open-source cloud computing software platform\, OpenStack enables data center infrastructure as a service (IaaS). With competition driving prices down\, startups and entrenched players are in a race to bring the power of the cloud to the Enterprise. \nAccording to 451 Research\, the OpenStack market will quadruple over the next four years to reach $3.3 billion by 2018. Dominant players like AWS are being challenged by companies that are gaining traction through interoperable infrastructure\, services\, and cloud management tools.. \n\nWho will guarantee interoperability among vendors?\nHow will business models evolve for Open Source private clouds?\nWill service providers continue to grab the lion’s share of the revenues?\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Moderator\n \n \n \n \n \n Peter Christy\, Research Director\, 451 Research\n \n \n \n \n \n Panelists\n \n \n \n \n \n Joe Arnold\, President and Chief Product Officer\, SwiftStack \nChris C. Kemp\, Founder and Chief Strategy Officer\, Nebula \nAlex Freedland\, Co-Founder and Chairman\, Mirantis \nSimone Brunozzi\, Vice President and Chief Technologist\, Hybrid Cloud at VMware \nJacques Benkoski\, Partner\, US Ventures Partners\n \n \n \n \n \n Demo Pavillion\n \n \n \n \n \n SwiftStack  •  Nebula  •  451 Research  •  Red Hat  •  SuperMicro  •  PLUMgrid  •  OpenStack.org  •  SF Bay OpenStack\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cemex Auditorium\nat the Knight Management Center\nStanford Graduate School of Business\n655 Knight Way\nStanford\, CA 94025 URL:https://staging.vlab.org/event/enterprise-strikes-back/ LOCATION:Stanford GSB: Cemex Auditorium at the Knight Management Center\, 655 Knight Way\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States CATEGORIES:VLAB Panel ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://staging.vlab.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/openstack-plugin.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150312T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150312T203000 DTSTAMP:20260405T230933 CREATED:20190319T212142Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250226T035610Z UID:1145-1426183200-1426192200@staging.vlab.org SUMMARY:Founders Series: The Art of Relationship Building DESCRIPTION:Founders' Series\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Art of Relationship Building\nAn Evening with Heidi Roizen\n \n \n \n \n \n Thursday\, March 12\, 20156:00 pm to 8:30 pm6:00 pm: Reception and networking7:00 pm: Fireside Chat \n \n \n \n \n \n San Francisco(Address will be sent to registered attendees.) \n \n \n \n \n \n Relationships are fundamental to every successful startup. \nApproaching business interactions with a relational perspective\, rather than a transactional one\, lays the groundwork for long-term success. \nIf you are a startup founder\, join us on Thursday March 12th\, for an evening with Heidi Roizen\, Operating Partner at Draper Fisher Jurvetson\, and hear from a Silicon Valley icon with deep experience. \nHeidi will share her insights on: \n\nBuilding relationships\, not just a Rolodex\nRe-thinking the art of negotiation\nMaintaining your cool under adversity\nHow ethics sets the tone\n\nDon’t miss out on this unique opportunity to connect with other startup founders and receive personalized mentorship from Heidi Roizen. Learn what it takes to build successful and meaningful relationships for your entrepreneurial venture. \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker\n \n \n \n \n \n Heidi Roizen \nHeidi\, a Stanford University Graduate School Alumni\, and renowned Silicon Valley VC\, is also a successful entrepreneur and former CEO of T/Maker (an early personal computer software company). She was the former VP of World Wide Developer Relations at Apple\, and in addition to being a key decision-maker at DFJ\, Heidi also teaches classes on Entrepreneurship at Stanford University. \nHeidi serves on the board of DMGT (LSE: DMGT)\, ShareThis\, Mode Media\, and Technorati\, and is on the advisory board of Springboard Enterprises and the National Center for Women in Information Technology.\n \n \n \n \n \n Moderator\n \n \n \n \n \n Hank Barry \nHank Barry is co-chair of Sidley Austin’s Emerging Companies and Venture Capital practice group and a co-founder of the firm’s Palo Alto office. Hank’s previous roles include managing director at Hummer Winblad Venture Partners and CEO and a Board member of Napster\, Inc. Hank represents Amazon.com Inc. and other companies in digital media matters\, as well as technology startups and venture capital firms.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the VLAB Founders’ Series\nFounders’ Series events provide a unique opportunity for startups and technologists to take part in an interactive session. Come prepared with your burning questions! \nIf you would like to have the rare opportunity to take the “Hot Seat” on stage to receive feedback from the speakers\, please be sure to enter your question in the field below. Startup founders selected for the “Hot Seat” will be notified in advance. \nFor all other questions\, please contact founders.series@vlab.org. \nNote: Founder's Series tickets are for startup founders and are subject to approval. Please allow 24-48 hours for final ticket confirmation. URL:https://staging.vlab.org/event/founders-series-relationship-building/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Founders Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://staging.vlab.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/FS_Heidi-e1432006229121.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150217T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150217T203000 DTSTAMP:20260405T230933 CREATED:20190319T212141Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250226T040444Z UID:1146-1424196000-1424205000@staging.vlab.org SUMMARY:Gut-Feeling: Ventures into the Microbiome DESCRIPTION:Gut-Feeling\nVentures into the Microbiome\n \n \n \n \n \n Tuesday\, February 17\, 2015\n6:00 pm to 8:30 pm\n6:00 pm: Reception and networking\n7:00 pm: Panel discussion (with Q&A) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Is Bacteria Analytics the Key to Personalized Medicine?\nBacteria are no longer the enemy. Scientists and entrepreneurs have entered a race to develop tools and datasets that uncover the role microbes play in human health. \nThe human body contains a complex environment of bacteria that live on the skin\, and in the mouth and gut — the microbiome. Genetic information in the microbiome outnumbers genetic information in human cells by 40:1 \nAdvances in DNA sequencing and big data allow us to analyze bacteria like never before. Companies that focus on the microbiome could transform multi-billion dollar concerns like weight loss ($60B)\, probiotics ($30B)\, cosmetics\, dental health\, and even chronic diseases like diabetes. \n\nWill microbiome analysis change modern medicine?\nHow are entrepreneurs involved?\nIs the money in sequencing\, analytics\, or drug development?\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Moderator\n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Bünger\, Sr. Research Director\, Lux Research\n \n \n \n \n \n Panelists\n \n \n \n \n \n Colleen Cutcliffe\, Ph.D.\, Co-founder & CEO\, Whole Biome \nKarim Dabbagh\, Ph.D.\, Chief Scientific Officer\, Second Genome \nJackie Papkoff\, Ph.D.\, Vice President\, Johnson & Johnson Innovation \nDouglas Crawford\, Ph.D.\, Managing Director\, Mission Bay Capital\, Associate Director\, QB3 \n \n \n \n \n \n Demo Pavillion\n \n \n \n \n \n AOBiome  •  Nubiome  •  Stanford Relman Lab  •  PacBio \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cemex Auditorium\nat the Knight Management Center\nStanford Graduate School of Business\n655 Knight Way\nStanford\, CA 94025 URL:https://staging.vlab.org/event/microbiome/ LOCATION:Stanford GSB: Cemex Auditorium at the Knight Management Center\, 655 Knight Way\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States CATEGORIES:VLAB Panel ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://staging.vlab.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/gut_feeling_vlab_banner.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150120T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150120T203000 DTSTAMP:20260405T230933 CREATED:20190319T212141Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250226T042830Z UID:1147-1421776800-1421785800@staging.vlab.org SUMMARY:Young Women Entrepreneurs Under 30 DESCRIPTION:Young Women Entrepreneurs Under 30\n \n \n \n \n \n Tuesday\, January 20\, 2015\n6:00 pm to 8:30 pm\n6:00 pm: Reception and networking\n7:00 pm: Panel discussion (with Q&A) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VLAB’s annual Young Entrepreneurs Event hosts a panel of women founders under 30. \nThese extraordinary visionaries are impacting businesses\, changing the perception of women. \nThey will share their stories about building products\, leading teams\, raising capital\, and bouncing back from every setback. \nBeyond gender\, beyond their words\, beyond the products and even beyond their visions and teams\, we connect with their passion. \nJoin us in January 2015 as we hear their drive to leave this world a better place; to show upcoming generations of women that they\, too\, can succeed. The question was never “why?” or “why not?” – it has always been\, “how?”\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Moderator\n \n \n \n \n \n Fran Maier\, Founder\, TRUSTe \n \n \n \n \n \n Panelists\n \n \n \n \n \n Brienne Ghafourifar\, Co-Founder\, Entefy  \nLisa Falzone\, CEO\,  Revel \nAlex Meliones\, Co-Founder & Chief Creative and Marketing\, BitWall \nNanxi Liu\, Co-Founder and CEO\, Enplug \nYunha Kim\, Co-Founder and CEO\, Locket\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cemex Auditorium\nat the Knight Management Center\nStanford Graduate School of Business\n655 Knight Way\nStanford\, CA 94025 URL:https://staging.vlab.org/event/young-women-entrepreneurs/ LOCATION:Stanford GSB: Cemex Auditorium at the Knight Management Center\, 655 Knight Way\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States CATEGORIES:VLAB Panel ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://staging.vlab.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/VLAB-Young-Women-Entrepreneurs.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141120T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141120T203000 DTSTAMP:20260405T230933 CREATED:20190319T212141Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250226T043415Z UID:1148-1416506400-1416515400@staging.vlab.org SUMMARY:Human Augmentation: Blurring the Line Between Biology & Technology DESCRIPTION:Human Augmentation\nBlurring the Line Between Biology & Technology\n \n \n \n \n \n Thursday\, November 20\, 2014\n6:00 pm to 8:30 pm\n6:00 pm: Reception and networking\n7:00 pm: Panel discussion (with Q&A) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The true age of the bionic man is upon us. Innovative new technologies are restoring and enhancing human sensory and motor functions like never before. Setting a new standard for quality of life and physiological enhancement\, their creators enrich human capacities in ways only imagination could promise in the past. \nEntrepreneurs and private investors are innovating with low cost materials\, sensors\, and computation\, to quickly replace the clumsy solutions of the past. \nWhat will the glasses\, hearing aids\, prosthetic\, and wheelchairs of today look like in the near future? How will new ventures and entrepreneurs change the meaning of “disability”? What new industries will spawn to meet new customers demands? \nJoin us as we hear from entrepreneurs to discover how innovation blurs the lines between biology and technology\, and explore the implications of what some call Human 2.0.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Moderator\n \n \n \n \n \n Corinna E. Lathan\, Ph.D.\, P.E.\, Founder and Chief Executive Officer\, AnthroTronix\n \n \n \n \n \n Panelists\n \n \n \n \n \n Peter Hadrovic\, President\, Sonitus Technologies Inc \nNathaniel McCaffrey\, Vice President of Engineering\, Ekso Bionics \nShahin Farshchi\, Partner\, Lux Capital \nJeremy Crowell\, Director of Central Fabrication\, Hosmer\, a Fillauer company\n \n \n \n \n \n Demo Pavillion\n \n \n \n \n \n Ekso Bionics  •  Sonitus Medical  •  FIXED The Movie  •  VisionCare Opthalmic Technologies  •  Syn-Touch LLC  •  Two Six Industries  •  Emotiv \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cemex Auditorium\nat the Knight Management Center\nStanford Graduate School of Business\n655 Knight Way\nStanford\, CA 94025 URL:https://staging.vlab.org/event/human-augmentation/ LOCATION:Stanford GSB: Cemex Auditorium at the Knight Management Center\, 655 Knight Way\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States CATEGORIES:VLAB Panel ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://staging.vlab.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/human-augmentation.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141022T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141022T203000 DTSTAMP:20260405T230933 CREATED:20190319T212141Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250226T045121Z UID:1149-1414000800-1414009800@staging.vlab.org SUMMARY:Big Data from Space: Actionable Intelligence on Earth DESCRIPTION:Big Data from Space\nActionable Intelligence on Earth\n \n \n \n \n \n Wednesday\, October 22\, 2014\n6:00 pm to 8:30 pm\n6:00 pm: Reception and networking\n7:00 pm: Panel discussion (with Q&A) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dramatic disruptions to Earth observation are being delivered by ambitious startups that are launching large fleets of small\, interconnected satellites and developing cutting-edge analytics. The number of earth-gazing satellites has nearly doubled in 2014 alone. With views into daily global activity being refreshed at a faster rate than ever before\, selling raw pixels and signals is not enough to satisfy industry demands. It is these startups that are changing how we use Big Data in business here on earth. \nResponding to ever-expanding industry demands by delivering “near real-time” data and developing cutting-edge analytics at a lower cost\, these startups are providing actionable insights for many industries. Finance\, insurance\, agriculture\, forestry\, fishing\, mapping\, manufacturing\, shipping\, mining\, sustainable industries\, and energy enterprises are using eyes and ears in the sky to make better decisions and improve operational efficiency with actionable data sent ultimately from space. \nAs funding moves rapidly from government to commercial\, the global market for satellite-sourced intelligence is predicted to grow by over $5 billion by 2019. Venture capital firms such as DFJ Venture and Khosla Ventures are investing in innovative startups\, with successful exits like the recent acquisitions of satellite operator Skybox Imaging by Google for $500 million and climatology Big Data analytics venture The Climate Corporation by Monsanto for nearly $1 billion. \n\nWhy are industry giants eager to consume data from the sky?\nWhich markets will be transformed using Big Data from Space?\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Moderator\n \n \n \n \n \n Amaresh Kollipara\, Principal\, Space Angels Network\, and Managing Partner\, Earth2Orbit\n \n \n \n \n \n Panelists\n \n \n \n \n \n Pavel Machalek\, CEO\, Spaceknow \nTheresa Condor\, Vice-President Sales & Business Development\, Spire \nRobbie Schingler\, Co-Founder\, President and COO\, Planet Labs \nShay Har-Noy\, Ph.D\, Senior Director – Geo-spatial Big Data\, DigitalGlobe \nJulian Mann\, Co-Founder and Vice-President Product Management\, Skybox Imaging  (acquired by Google) \n \n \n \n \n \n Demo Pavillion\n \n \n \n \n \n Mapbox  •  Spaceknow  •  DauriaGEO  •  UrtheCast  •  Alanax  •  Silicon Valley Space Center  •  SETI \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cemex Auditorium\nat the Knight Management Center\nStanford Graduate School of Business\n655 Knight Way\nStanford\, CA 94025 URL:https://staging.vlab.org/event/satellite-imaging/ LOCATION:Stanford GSB: Cemex Auditorium at the Knight Management Center\, 655 Knight Way\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States CATEGORIES:VLAB Panel ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://staging.vlab.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Big-Data-from-Space.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140923T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140923T203000 DTSTAMP:20260405T230933 CREATED:20250221T202906Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250226T051336Z UID:16427-1411495200-1411504200@staging.vlab.org SUMMARY:Founders' Series: Building Durable Startups for Lasting Impact DESCRIPTION:Founders' Series\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Building Durable Startups for Lasting Impact\nOffice Hours with John Lilly\n Moderated by Robert Scoble\n \n \n \n \n \n Thursday\, September 23\, 20146:00 pm to 8:30 pm6:00 pm: Reception and networking7:00 pm: Fireside Chat \n \n \n \n \n \n Menlo Park\, CA(Address will be sent to registered attendees.) \n \n \n \n \n \n Building a sustainable startup with lasting impact is not an easy endeavor. If you are a startup founder with a compelling vision of the future\, join us on Tuesday\, September 23rd\, to receive mentorship from John Lilly\, Partner at Greylock Partners.  John\, a renown Silicon Valley VC\, is also a successful entrepreneur as former CEO of Mozilla\, the organization behind Firefox\, as well as the founding CEO and CTO of Reactivity (acquired by Cisco in 2007). \nJohn focuses on the consumer internet market. He is Greylock’s investment lead in Dropbox and led their investments in Tumblr (acquired by Yahoo\, 2013) and Instagram (acquired by Facebook\, 2012).  John is on the Board of Directors of MessageMe\, Clearslide\, Citrus Lane\, and Code for America. John previously served on the boards of directors of TripIt (acquired by Concur\, 2011) and CenterRun (acquired by Sun Microsystems\, 2003). Hear John address: \n\nBuilding your team\nSuccessfully scaling your business\nDistribution and network effects\nChoosing your investors\n\nJoin us at our next VLAB Founders Series event to connect with other startup founders and gain personalized feedback form John Lilly and Robert Scoble. Learn what it take to build your durable\, scalable and impactful company. \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker\n \n \n \n \n \n John Lilly\, Partner\, Greylock Partners \nBuilding a sustainable startup with lasting impact is not an easy endeavor. If you are a startup founder with a compelling vision of the future\, join us on Tuesday\, September 23rd\, to receive mentorship from John Lilly\, Partner at Greylock Partners.  John\, a renown Silicon Valley VC\, is also a successful entrepreneur as former CEO of Mozilla\, the organization behind Firefox\, as well as the founding CEO and CTO of Reactivity (acquired by Cisco in 2007). \nJohn focuses on the consumer internet market. He is Greylock’s investment lead in Dropbox and led their investments in Tumblr (acquired by Yahoo\, 2013) and Instagram (acquired by Facebook\, 2012).  John is on the Board of Directors of MessageMe\, Clearslide\, Citrus Lane\, and Code for America. John previously served on the boards of directors of TripIt (acquired by Concur\, 2011) and CenterRun (acquired by Sun Microsystems\, 2003). \n \n \n \n \n \n Moderator\n \n \n \n \n \n Robert Scoble\, Rackspace \nAs Startup Liaison for Rackspace\, Robert Scoble travels the world for Rackspace’s startup program\, tracking the bleeding edge of technology.  He’s a technology evangelist who has interviewed thousands of executives and innovators around the globe and has shared his insights and learnings with his millions of followers on YouTube\, Twitter\, Google+.  He has also authored several technology books\, and his latest is The Age of Context. \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the VLAB Founders’ Series\nFounders’ Series events provide a unique opportunity for startups and technologists to take part in an interactive session. Come prepared with your burning questions! \nIf you would like to have the rare opportunity to take the “Hot Seat” on stage to receive feedback from the speakers\, please be sure to enter your question in the field below. Startup founders selected for the “Hot Seat” will be notified in advance. \nFor all other questions\, please contact founders.series@vlab.org. \nNote: Founder's Series tickets are for startup founders and are subject to approval. Please allow 24-48 hours for final ticket confirmation. URL:https://staging.vlab.org/event/building-durable-startups-for-lasting-impact/ LOCATION:Menlo Park\, CA\, Menlo Park\, CA\, United States CATEGORIES:Founders Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://staging.vlab.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/FS.Lilly_.banner.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140916T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140916T203000 DTSTAMP:20260405T230933 CREATED:20190319T212141Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250226T052039Z UID:1150-1410890400-1410899400@staging.vlab.org SUMMARY:Deep Learning: Intelligence from Big Data DESCRIPTION:Deep Learning\nIntelligence from Big Data\n \n \n \n \n \n Tuesday\, September 16\, 2014\n6:00 pm to 8:30 pm\n6:00 pm: Reception and networking\n7:00 pm: Panel discussion (with Q&A) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n A machine learning approach inspired by the human brain\, Deep Learning is taking many industries by storm. Empowered by the latest generation of commodity computing\, Deep Learning begins to derive significant value from Big Data. It has already radically improved the computer’s ability to recognize speech and identify objects in images\, two fundamental hallmarks of human intelligence. \nIndustry giants such as Google\, Facebook\, and Baidu have acquired most of the dominant players in this space to improve their product offerings. At the same time\, startup entrepreneurs are creating a new paradigm\, Intelligence as a Service\, by providing APIs that democratize access to Deep Learning algorithms. Join us on September 16\, 2014 to learn more about this exciting new technology and be introduced to some of the new application domains\, the business models\, and the key players in this emerging field.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Moderator\n \n \n \n \n \n Steve Jurvetson\, Partner\, DFJ Ventures\n \n \n \n \n \n Panelists\n \n \n \n \n \n Adam Berenzweig\, Co-founder and CTO\, Clarifai \nNaveen Rao\, Co-founder and CEO\, Nervana Systems \nElliot Turner\, Founder and CEO\, AlchemyAPI \nIlya Sutskever\, Research Scientist\, Google Brain\n \n \n \n \n \n Demo Pavillion\n \n \n \n \n \n Clarifai  •  SkyMind  •  Ersatz Labs  •  AlchemyAPI \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cemex Auditorium\nat the Knight Management Center\nStanford Graduate School of Business\n655 Knight Way\nStanford\, CA 94025 URL:https://staging.vlab.org/event/deep-learning/ LOCATION:Stanford GSB: Cemex Auditorium at the Knight Management Center\, 655 Knight Way\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States CATEGORIES:VLAB Panel ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://staging.vlab.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/deep-learning-banner.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140619T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140619T203000 DTSTAMP:20260405T230934 CREATED:20190319T212141Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250226T053801Z UID:1151-1403200800-1403209800@staging.vlab.org SUMMARY:Algorithm Alchemy: Turning Talent Search into Gold DESCRIPTION:Algorithm Alchemy\nTurning Talent Search into Gold\n \n \n \n \n \n Thursday\, June 19\, 2014\n6:00 pm to 8:30 pm\n6:00 pm: Reception and networking\n7:00 pm: Panel discussion (with Q&A) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Startups are turning the tables on recruiting  with targeted prospecting algorithms. Applicant search is transformed into precise talent-matching through the collection and curation of data from numerous sources. The new platforms level the playing field\, reshaping the interaction between job seekers\, recruiters\, and hiring managers. \nThere is a new gold rush in the global talent acquisition market! According to Bersin by Deloitte\, the global talent acquisition market is now worth over $150B annually. While online job boards and aggregators continue to hold the largest slice of the pie\, new entrants are poised to take away significant market share. \nJoin us on Thursday\, June 19th to find out how today’s alchemists are exploring new frontiers in the job market\, disrupting an industry that has become inefficient and unwieldy: \n\nWill resumes and cover letters become obsolete?\nDo the new tools threaten the work of today’s recruiters or augment their value?\nWill behavioral assessment tools shift the perception of who is considered the most qualified candidate?\nWill new marketplaces replace online job postings in an era of powerful employment matchmaking?\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Moderator\n \n \n \n \n \n Craig Driscoll\, Talent Partner\, Highland Capital\n \n \n \n \n \n Panelists\n \n \n \n \n \n Alex Dévé\, Founder and CEO\, Whitetruffle \nMarc Hoag\, Co-Founder and CEO\, Venturocket & Crowd Vitae \nSheeroy Desai\, Co-Founder and CEO\, Gild \nDan Shapero\, Vice President of Talent Solutions\, Linkedin \n \n \n \n \n \n Demo Pavillion\n \n \n \n \n \n Readyforce  •  Venturocket  •  Whitetruffle  •  Gild  •  JobScore  •  Rewards.to  •  Loopd  •  HackerRank  •  Hired \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cemex Auditorium\nat the Knight Management Center\nStanford Graduate School of Business\n655 Knight Way\nStanford\, CA 94025 URL:https://staging.vlab.org/event/algorithm-alchemy/ LOCATION:Stanford GSB: Cemex Auditorium at the Knight Management Center\, 655 Knight Way\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States CATEGORIES:VLAB Panel ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://staging.vlab.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/VLAB-Algorithm-Alchemy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140529T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140529T203000 DTSTAMP:20260405T230934 CREATED:20190319T212145Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250226T054940Z UID:1152-1401386400-1401395400@staging.vlab.org SUMMARY:Collaborative Robots: Living Amongst Us DESCRIPTION:Collaborative Robots\nLiving Amongst Us\n \n \n \n \n \n Thursday\, May 29\, 2014\n6:00 pm to 8:30 pm\n6:00 pm: Reception and networking\n7:00 pm: Panel discussion (with Q&A) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We are now standing at the dawn of a new robotic era. Robots are learning to perform complex tasks and to interact with humans in boundless environments. Naturally\, Silicon Valley entrepreneurs are at the center of this disruption. \nMassive new markets are opening up. A new generation of innovative robotic platforms is emerging with human cadence and more adaptable automation solutions. According to TechNavio\, the global service robotics market is expected to grow at CARG (compound annual rate growth) of 20%. Industrial robots will reach $37 billion by 2018. The agricultural robots market is also expected to reach $16.3 billion by 2020\, 20 times its current value. \nGroups including the Open Source Robotics Foundation are carving the building blocks of a Robot 2.0 revolution\, creating open platforms that dramatically shrink the cost of new robot development – much like how LAMP stacks supercharged Web 2.0 and created a wave of internet startups including Google and Facebook. \n\nWill these robots facilitate the predicted re-shoring or renaissance in US manufacturing?\nAnd what will be the economic consequences of this new co-habitation?\n\nJoin us on Thursday\, May 29th\, 2014\, as we hear from our panel of entrepreneurs and learn how powerful mobile processors and sensors as well as sophisticated AI technology are inspiring the development of a modern robot. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Moderator\n \n \n \n \n \n Andra Keay\, Managing Director\, Silicon Valley Robotics\n \n \n \n \n \n Panelists\n \n \n \n \n \n Melonee Wise\, CEO & Founder\, Unbounded Robotics \nMilan Shah\, VP of Software Engineering\, Rethink Robotics \nJohn Dulchinos\, Vice President of Automation\, Jabil Circuits \nPeter Hebert\, Co-Founder\, Lux Capital \n \n \n \n \n \n Demo Pavillion\n \n \n \n \n \n Aldebaran  •  Dash Robotics  •  OSRF (Open Source Robotics Foundation)  •  Otherlab  •  Precise Automation  •  Revolve Robotics  •  Tempo Automation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cemex Auditorium\nat the Knight Management Center\nStanford Graduate School of Business\n655 Knight Way\nStanford\, CA 94025 URL:https://staging.vlab.org/event/collaborative-robots-living-amongst-us/ LOCATION:Stanford GSB: Cemex Auditorium at the Knight Management Center\, 655 Knight Way\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States CATEGORIES:VLAB Panel ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://staging.vlab.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/VLAB-Collaborative-Robots.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140513T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140513T203000 DTSTAMP:20260405T230934 CREATED:20190319T212145Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250226T055753Z UID:1153-1400004000-1400013000@staging.vlab.org SUMMARY:Founders Series: The Perfect Pitch - Connecting with Investors DESCRIPTION:Founders' Series\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Perfect Pitch\nConnecting with Investors\nOffice Hours with Bill Reichert\, Managing Director\, Garage Technology VenturesModerated by James Beriker\, President and CEO\, Simply Hired \n \n \n \n \n \n Tuesday\, May 13\, 20146:00 pm to 8:30 pm6:00 pm: Reception and networking7:00 pm: Fireside Chat \n \n \n \n \n \n Silicon Valley(Address will be sent to registered attendees.) \n \n \n \n \n \n Are you a startup founder pitching your idea to investors? Join us on on Tuesday\, May 13th as our featured luminary\, Bill Reichert\, Managing Director at Garage Technology Partners\, shares valuable insights into the venture capital investment process. \nKey topics will include: \n\nCommunicating the essence of your company and how to get investors on board with your vision\nDeveloping a compelling pitch\nConnecting with potential investors\nDevising plausible growth plans\, sales cycles\, and market segmentation\nAddressing risk with potential investors\nAspects of negotiating your Seed and Series A investments\n\nLimited spaces are available for this exclusive event where you will have the opportunity to discuss your burning questions with Bill Reichert in a candid environment. \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker\n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Reichert \nBill brings a wealth of experience as a successful serial entrepreneur and as Managing Director at Garage Technology Partners. Bill has been a member of the Board of Directors of MiaSole\, CaseStack\, WhiteHat Security\, ClearFuels Technology\, ThermoCeramix\, cFares\, and STEP Labs (acquired by Dolby Labs). Some of Garage’s earlier investments include Pandora Media (NYSE: P)\, Digital Fountain (acquired by Qualcomm)\, Coremetrics (acquired by IBM)\, iNest (acquired by LendingTree)\, Psionic (acquired by Cisco)\, LeftHand Networks (acquired by HP)\, Answers.com (NSDQ: ANSW)\, Hoku Scientific (NSDQ: HOKU)\, and Kaboodle (acquired by Hearst Corp). Prior to joining Garage in 1998\, Bill co-founded Academic Systems\, funded by Kleiner Perkins\, Accel Partners\, and Microsoft\, and acquired by Plato Learning (NSDQ: TUTR). Earlier\, Bill was a senior executive at venture-backed technology companies. \nGarage Technology Ventures is a seed-stage and early-stage venture capital firm based in Los Altos\, California. Garage makes focused investments in promising early-stage technology companies and works intensively with them to help them grow and succeed. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the VLAB Founders’ Series\nFounders’ Series events provide a unique opportunity for startups and technologists to take part in an interactive session. Come prepared with your burning questions! \nIf you would like to have the rare opportunity to take the “Hot Seat” on stage to receive feedback from the speakers\, please be sure to enter your question in the field below. Startup founders selected for the “Hot Seat” will be notified in advance. \nFor all other questions\, please contact founders.series@vlab.org. \nNote: Founder's Series tickets are for startup founders and are subject to approval. Please allow 24-48 hours for final ticket confirmation. URL:https://staging.vlab.org/event/founders-series-perfect-pitch/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Founders Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://staging.vlab.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/302.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140415T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140415T203000 DTSTAMP:20260405T230934 CREATED:20190319T212145Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250222T054334Z UID:1154-1397584800-1397593800@staging.vlab.org SUMMARY:Click to Fit: How Startups are Personalizing Fashion DESCRIPTION:[wbcr_php_snippet id=”286″]\n[wbcr_php_snippet id=”1480″]\n \n \n \n \n \n \n “Never go to the mall again\,” is the mantra of startups who are setting their sights on disrupting the $200 billion dollar apparel industry. \nThrough new sourcing technologies and differentiated approaches to big data\, next generation retail startups are providing a personalized fashion experience that is scalable and accessible through the click of a button. \nWhat has conventionally been the most subjective of all retail verticals is now being mastered by entrepreneurs with this new data centric approach. Consumers far from Rodeo Drive or Savile Row can now experience personalized fashion that is reflective of their style and custom tailored to fit to their body\, shape and size. \nQuestions to be addressed by our panel include: \n\nHow will our shopping experiences change based on this new revolution of mass personalization?\nCan a personalization company for the mass market also be efficient\, accurate\, and scalable?\nCan inventory risk be mitigated with this new model of retailing?\nWith investments in apparel ecommerce declining\, how are investors perceiving this new wave of personalization in apparel?\n\nJoin us on Tuesday\, April 15th\, as we discover how retail startups are redefining our pre-existing notion of commerce.\n \n \n \n \n \n Moderator\n \n \n \n \n \n Janie Yu\, Vice President\, Fung Capital\n \n \n \n \n \n Panelists\n \n \n \n \n \n Katrina Lake\, Founder and CEO\, Stitch Fix \nMichael Zhang\, Co-Founder\, Trumaker \nSean Moran\, CEO and President\, Reflektion \nRob Holloway\, Founder and CEO\, Zafu (Former President\, Levi’s US) \n \n \n \n \n \n Demo Pavillion\n \n \n \n \n \n ShoeFitr  •  PersonalShopping  •  Dapper  •  Vastrm  •  Tulemod URL:https://staging.vlab.org/event/click-to-fit-personalizing-fashion/ LOCATION:Stanford GSB: Cemex Auditorium at the Knight Management Center\, 655 Knight Way\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States CATEGORIES:VLAB Panel END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140318T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140318T203000 DTSTAMP:20260405T230934 CREATED:20250221T202906Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250222T054334Z UID:16428-1395165600-1395174600@staging.vlab.org SUMMARY:Ambient IQ: Intelligence Anywhere and Everywhere DESCRIPTION:Ambient IQ: Intelligence Anywhere and Everywhere **VIDEO AVAILABLE** \nEvent summary here. \n\n  \nAmbient IQ: Intelligence Anywhere and Everywhere Tonight! Tuesday\, March 18\, 2014Tickets will be available at the door. LOCATION:Stanford Graduate School of BusinessKnight Management Ctr – Cemex Auditorium\, Zambrano Hall641 Knight WayStanford\, CA 6:00pm – 7:00pm: Registration & Reception7:00pm – 8:30pm: Event Program Ambient data\, collected through sensor networks and mobile devices\, is transforming our physical environment into a ubiquitous experience which is personalized\, context-aware\, and responsive to the presence of people and vice versa. With Google’s recent acquisition of smart thermostat maker\, Nest\, for $3.2B dollars\, and the integration of Apple’s CarPlay into the automotive industry\, we will see the potential for new platforms to emerge as venture capital firms including Greylock\, Highland Capital and Box group are investing nearly $468 million in automation startups. Companies from GE to Yahoo to Intel to Mobile Service Providers are seeking to be play a critical role in this business. Cisco estimates 50 billion networked devices by 2020. This network of devices is expected to help individuals carry out their day-to-day activities seamlessly and with greater efficiency. As we enter the era of the smart environment\, what will it take for startups including Electric Imp and Automatic to succeed in this new\, dynamic environment where the abundance of data creates both tremendous opportunities and challenges? Join us onTuesday\, March 18th as we discover the possibilities and feature startups who are redesigning our everyday experiences. ModeratorBill Ferrell\, Founder\, Weld Inc. Panelists Hugo Fiennes\, Co-Founder and CEO\, Electric ImpThejo Kote\, Co-Founder and CEO\, AutomaticSavitha Srinivasan\, Partner\, IBM Venture Capital Group & Director\, IBM Corporate StrategyJosh Elman\, Partner\, Greylock Partners  URL:https://staging.vlab.org/event/ambient-iq-intelligence-anywhere-and-everywhere/ LOCATION:Stanford GSB: Cemex Auditorium at the Knight Management Center\, 655 Knight Way\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States CATEGORIES:VLAB Panel END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140218T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140218T203000 DTSTAMP:20260405T230934 CREATED:20250221T202906Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250222T054334Z UID:16429-1392746400-1392755400@staging.vlab.org SUMMARY:Where's the Beef? Startups Disrupting the Food Chain DESCRIPTION:Where’s the Beef? Startups Disrupting the Food Chain **VIDEO AVAILABLE** Event summary available here. \n \n\nGetting a taste for animal-free proteins of the future\n \n\nTuesday\, February 18\, 2014\n\nLOCATION:\nStanford Graduate School of Business\nKnight Management Ctr –\nCemex Auditorium\, Zambrano Hall | \n641 Knight Way\nStanford\, CA\n(Parking and Directions) \n  \n6:00 pm – Registration\, Networking Reception & Demos\n7:00 pm – Panel Discussion (Q&A)   \n  \n** Advance Registration Closed – TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR ** \nWith recent advancements in tissue engineering and plant protein research\, startups and food technologists are now engineering meat and other animal products to meet rising levels of global consumption.\n\n\n\n– Will startups like Modern Meadow and Beyond Meat be able to capture a large chunk of the $6 trillion food industry?\n\n\n– Will they revolutionize how we produce food?\n– Will they reduce GHG emissions and our overall carbon footprint?\n– What makes a food technology startup fundable?\n\n\nJoin us on Tuesday\, February 18th to discover how innovations in the biotech industry are disrupting conventional methods of food production. Find out if these technologies will provide a more sustainable food supply\, reduce our carbon footprint\, and steer us away from our carnivorous habits.\n\n\n\n\nModerator\n\nStacy Feld\, Partner at Physic Ventures\n \nPanelists\nAndras Forgacs\, Founder and CEO\, Modern Meadow\nEthan Brown\, Founder and CEO\, BeyondMeat\n\nKen Plasse\, VP Business Development\, Nutritionals\, Solazyme\n\n\nRob Leclerc\, Ph.D.\, CEO\, AgFunder\n\nDemo Companies\nSix Food Insects | KuliKuli  \n| Soylent \n \n** Early Bird Rate ends soon\, Register today!   \n\n** Follow (@VLAB) on Twitter and Event Hashtag #VLABfood URL:https://staging.vlab.org/event/wheres-the-beef-startups-disrupting-the-food-chain/ LOCATION:Stanford GSB: Cemex Auditorium at the Knight Management Center\, 655 Knight Way\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States CATEGORIES:VLAB Panel END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140121T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140121T203000 DTSTAMP:20260405T230934 CREATED:20250221T202906Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250222T054334Z UID:16430-1390327200-1390336200@staging.vlab.org SUMMARY:Young Entrepreneurs: Under 30 and On Fire DESCRIPTION:Young Entrepreneurs: Under 30 and On Fire **VIDEO AVAILABLE** Event summary available here. \n\nStanford University \nLOCATION:\nCemex Auditorium | Stanford University\n655 Knight Way\nStanford\, CA \nTuesday\, January 21\, 2014  \n6:00 pm – 7:00PM Registration & Reception  \n 7:00 pm – 8:30PM Panel Discussion including Q&A Session\n \n  \n**ONLINE REGISTRATION IS CLOSED.  TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR** \nFollow (@VLAB) on Twitter and Event Hashtag #VLABGenY\n \n  \n \n  \nVLAB is back with one of the most anticipated events of the year: Young Entrepreneurs – Under 30 and On Fire. We are tapping into the minds of some of the most successful innovators under 30 in the heart of Silicon Valley. They are doing it all: raising money\, leading talented teams and steering their vision forward. \n \n \n Five young entrepreneurs\, all under the age of 30 will share their stories as they inspire us with the power of their ideas and their relentless passion to execute. \n  \n  \n  \nModerated by Adam Draper\, CEO and Founder of Boost Incubator\, our panel will feature: \nMichael Carter\, CEO at Game Closure\, raised $12M to tackle the hardest problems in mobile gaming and is recognized by W3C for his initial design of the HTML5 WebSocket real-time technology that is used in all modern web browsers \n  \nMelody McCloskey\, CEO at StyleSeat\, a woman entrepreneur recognized in 2010 by Business Insider as a Silicon Valley 100 \n  \nJames Tamplin\, CEO & Co-Founder at Firebase\, a co-founder of a realtime application platform that allows developers to synchronize data instantaneously \nLat Ware\, Founder at Crooked Tree Studios\, a game developer who successfully launched a game with telekinesis like powers on Kickstarter \nMarcus Weller\, Ph.D.\, CEO & Chairman of Skully Helmets\, the CEO of a heads-up display motorcycle helmet which won the coveted DEMO God award at their 2013 launch \nTo see highlights of last year’s event\, click on the following link and join us on Jan. 21st. \nFive distinguished panelists\, one moderator. No theory; real execution and real results. Don’t miss it! See you there! \n  \n\n  \n  URL:https://staging.vlab.org/event/young-entrepreneurs-under-30-and-on-fire/ LOCATION:Stanford GSB: Cemex Auditorium at the Knight Management Center\, 655 Knight Way\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States CATEGORIES:VLAB Panel END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131121T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131121T203000 DTSTAMP:20260405T230934 CREATED:20250221T202906Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250222T054334Z UID:16431-1385056800-1385065800@staging.vlab.org SUMMARY:Self-Driving Vehicles DESCRIPTION:Self-Driving Vehicles ***VIDEO AVAILABLE*** \nNew inroads bring driverless cars to market. Event summary available here. \n \nLOCATION & SCHEDULE: \n  \nStanford University\n  \nCemex Auditorium\, \n655 Knight Way\, Stanford\, CA 94305-7298\n  \n\n   \nParking Information \nParking Structure VII\, 655 Knight Way off Campus Drive (located under Faculty Building West @ Knight Management Center)\n\n   \n5:30 pm – 6:15PM Pre-event Appearance: Google Self-Driving Car\n6:00 pm – 7:00PM Registration & Reception  \n\n 7:00 pm – 8:30PM Panel Discussion including Q&A Session\n \n  \n**ONLINE REGISTRATION IS CLOSED.  TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR** \n  \n  \nFollow (@VLAB) on Twitter and Event Hashtag #VLABauto\n \n  \n   \n  \nAdvances in sensor technologies\, robotics\, and vehicle-to-vehicle communications are now converging to (finally) make driverless cars a reality.\n\n  \n \n  \nSales of driverless vehicles are expected to surpass 95.4 million by 2035\, representing 75% of all light-duty vehicle sales according to an August 2013 report by Navigant Research. Unfathomable? Think again!\n  \n \n  \nThis radical shift in transportation is driving the old\, established auto industry to a new frontier.  Opportunities abound for leveraging technology and innovation to get driverless cars to market.  These include connected cars\, cars initially used for slower speed driving\, networks of alternative fleets\, traditional automakers\, and even autonomous expertise from other industries.\n  \n   \n\n  \n   \n  \nWhen self-driving\, autonomous vehicles replace the ones we have today\, it will impact an existing ecosystem of stakeholders from automobile manufacturers to dealers\, servicers\, insurers and car-for-hire providers. Those who remain complacent in the face of such disruptive change may find themselves left behind.\n\n  \n\n\nWhen will today’s passenger vehicles become the dinosaurs of tomorrow? Why will this happening in the near future instead of in 10+ years?\n\n\nWhich technologies and customer needs have triggered the disruption in transportation? (Environment\, Congestion\, Safety\, Rising costs of fuel?)\n\n\nWhich business models are the most viable? What approach will garner the most funding to propel it forward?\n\n\nHow will companies generate the most demand and traction for their route-to-market?\n\n\n  \nJoin VLAB and our panelists on Thursday\, November 21st for a lively discussion on the reality and future potential for autonomous cars.\n\n  \n   \n  \nPANELISTS \n  \n   \n  \n\nThilo Koslowski\, Vice President & Automotive Practice Leader\, Gartner\nJosh Switkes\, Ph.D.\, Founder and CEO\, Peloton Technology Inc.\n\nCorey Clothier\, President and COO\, Induct Technologies USA\nMarteen Sierhuis\, Director\, Nissan Research Center – Silicon Valley\nLuca Delgrossi\, Director\, Driver Assistance & Chasis Systems NA\, Mercedes-Benz R&D North America  \nSven Strohband\, Partner and CTO\, Khosla Ventures\n\n  \n\n \n\nSpecial Appearance by Google Self-Driving Car\nTime: Thursday\, November 21st – 5:30-6:15PM\n\nPlease join us for the chance to speak with a Google operations driver and have an up close and personal opportunity to check out one of their self-driving cars equipped with video cameras\, radar sensors and a laser range finder to “see” other traffic.\n\n\n\nSpecial thanks to our sponsor\, Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America\, for their support of this upcoming event.  Panasonic Automotive Systems is the premier provider of innovative\, environmentally responsible in-vehicle electrical systems and devices.   \n   URL:https://staging.vlab.org/event/self-driving-vehicles/ LOCATION:Stanford GSB: Cemex Auditorium at the Knight Management Center\, 655 Knight Way\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States CATEGORIES:VLAB Panel END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131024T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131024T203000 DTSTAMP:20260405T230934 CREATED:20250221T202906Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250222T054334Z UID:16432-1382637600-1382646600@staging.vlab.org SUMMARY:Founders' Series: Office Hours with Carl Showalter\, from Opus Capital DESCRIPTION:Office Hours with Carl Showalter\, from Opus Capital \nExclusive Event for Startup Founders & Technologists \n\n\n \nModerated by Bill Schreiber\, Partner at Fenwick & West  \nThursday\, October 24\, 2013 \nLOCATION:  Mountain View\, exact location TBA\n \n6:00 pm – Registration & Reception\n7:00 – 8:30pm – Event Program \nThis is an exclusive event for startup founders and technologists.   \nAre you a startup founder or an innovator at a tech company with burning questions looking to get some great advice on your venture or idea from an industry luminary in enterprise infrastructure\, big data\, SaaS and the Internet of Things?  Join us at our next VLAB Founders Series event on Thursday\, October 24th featuring Carl Showalter\, General Partner at Opus Capital. \nPlease apply to attend the October 24th Founders Series event here ! \nPlease apply by 12 PM Tuesday\, October 22 for an invitation to attend this event.  \nAbout Carl Showalter \nCarl Showalter brings a wealth of experience in the areas of the Internet of Things\, network virtualization\, next generation wireless\, and data center/cloud infrastructure software. His investment portfolio includes many exciting startups including Panzura\, SpiderCloud Wireless\, Arraynet and Vertascale. Before joining Opus as a founding General Partner\, Carl was a General Partner with Lightspeed Venture Partners. Prior to this\, Carl served as Vice President of Marketing at Juniper Networks. Before Juniper\, Carl was Vice President of Dial and Broadband Services for UUNET\, overseeing the 300-person\, $1B revenue division. He also held various sales and management positions at ANS\, an AOL company\, where he helped build AOL’s modem access network and then helped launch hardware-based firewalls and IP VPNs in the mid 1990′s. \nOpus Capital is an early stage\, IT-focused venture fund that invests in startups focused on building big businesses leveraging trends around the cloud\, mobility and big data. \n\nAbout VLAB Founders Series \nFounders Series events provide a unique opportunity for early stage startups and technologists to take part in an interactive “office hours” style session\, so come prepared with your burning questions! Several startup founders are invited to take the “Hot Seat” on stage\, where they each have the opportunity to ask Carl questions and receive feedback\, specifically about their startup idea\, execution\, or positioning. \n\nApplication process for the Founders Series event with Carl Showalter: \n\nApply here to the Founders Series event (application is brief and painless…we promise!)\nPurchase a ticket. You will receive an email with a link where you can register for the event by purchasing a ticket (Early Bird price: $25\, Regular price: $35).\nEvent location notification. Once you have purchased a ticket\, you will receive an email with event location 48 hours prior to event.\nHot Seat finalists. If you have requested to be a “Hot Seat” candidate\, semi-finalists will be notified no later than 24 hours prior to the event date. All Hot Seat semi-finalists will be requested to have a brief discussion with VLAB Founders Series Chair/Co-Chair prior to event. Final selection will be announced at event.\n\nApply early for the best chance at an invitation! \n\nFor all other questions\, please contact founders.series@vlab.org URL:https://staging.vlab.org/event/office-hours-with-carl-showalter/ LOCATION:Mountain View\, CA\, Mountain View\, CA\, United States CATEGORIES:Founders Series END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131015T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131015T203000 DTSTAMP:20260405T230934 CREATED:20250221T202906Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250222T054335Z UID:16433-1381860000-1381869000@staging.vlab.org SUMMARY:Privacy Startups DESCRIPTION:Privacy Startups ***VIDEO AVAILABLE*** \nCan entrepreneurs protect your privacy online? Event summary available here. \n \nTuesday\, October 15\, 2013 \n  \nLOCATION: \nStanford University\n\n\nVidalakis Dining Hall | Schwab Residential Center (\nDirections\n)\n680 Serra Street\n\n Stanford\, CA\n\n\n6:00 pm – Registration & Reception \n7:00 pm – Panel Discussion including Q&A Session \nOnline registrations are now closed. Tickets will be available for purchase at the venue.  \nFollow (@VLAB) on Twitter and Event Hashtag #VLABprivacy \n  \n  \nEveryone is mining your data.\n\n \nIn the next minute\, Google will receive over 2 million search queries\, Facebook users will share nearly 1 million updates\, and over 200 million emails will be sent.  Large scale data-mining and analytics have enabled data brokers\, like Acxiom\, Datalogix\, and Epsilon\, to build detailed profiles on you and over 700 million other consumers.\n \nAccording to the Wall Street Journal\, privacy concerns are shaking up the $120B online advertising business\, and the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) reports that the lack of trust in U.S. networks may cost us between $22 to $35 billion dollars.\n \nAs the loss of privacy in the digital age becomes more rampant\, entrepreneurs are fighting back – securing your data\, protecting your web traffic\, and encrypting your communications. Will they succeed\, or do we live in the age where privacy is forever lost?  Join us on Tuesday\, October 15th to find out.\n\n\nModerator\n  \n\n  \nSeth Rosenblatt\, Senior Writer\, CNET\n  \n \n  \nPanelists\nCasey Oppenheim\, Co-Founder\, Disconnect.me\n\nNico Sell\, Co-Founder & CEO\, Wickr\nJack Yang\, Associate General Counsel – Global Privacy Office and Enterprise Risk\, VISA\n \n\nJacques Benkoski\, Partner\, US Venture Partners\n\nPhil Zimmermann\, Creator\, PGP\, and Co-Founder\, Silent Circle\n  \n  URL:https://staging.vlab.org/event/privacy-startups/ LOCATION:Stanford University: Vidalakis Dining Hall\, 680 Serra Street\, Stanford\, CA\, United States CATEGORIES:VLAB Panel END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130924T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130924T203000 DTSTAMP:20260405T230934 CREATED:20250221T202906Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250222T054335Z UID:16434-1380045600-1380054600@staging.vlab.org SUMMARY:Aerospace: The Overlooked Customer for Your Startup DESCRIPTION:Event summary available here. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAerospace: The Overlooked Customer for Your Startup \nTuesday\, September 24\, 2013 \nLocation:\n \nStanford University\nJen-Hsun Huang Engineering Center\, MacKenzie Room\n475 Via Ortega\, \n3rd Floor\n Stanford\, CA 94305\nParking Directions\n \nThere will be a catered reception before the start of the event.\n \n6:00 pm – Registration & Reception\n7:00 pm – Panel Discussion \nONLINE REGISTRATION CLOSED \n**TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR** \nFollow (@VLAB) on Twitter and Event Hashtag #VLABsi \nDo you consider yourself an aerospace innovator?  If not\, think again. In this new economy of agile and rapid global innovation\, cutting edge developments in both consumer and enterprise focused markets can make significant contributions to aerospace\, yet many entrepreneurs are unaware of their technology’s potential in the aviation market. \nAerospace companies are creating new business models and forming partnerships to tap the potential of mainstream business models for the aerospace market.  Come join a panel of aerospace-leading thinkers and learn how those that defy gravity are also defying traditional thinking on opportunities\, partnerships\, and innovation. \nThis event is sponsored by Sikorsky Innovations\, the research and development organization of Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation. Sikorsky Innovations hosts an Entrepreneurial Challenge to identify and accelerate the development of emerging\, transformational business solutions across all markets that can be applied to specialized aerospace and rotorcraft markets. \nFor additional details about the 4th Annual Entreprenerial Challenge hosted by Sikorsky Innovations\, please click on the following link. Applications are due by November 1st\, 2013.  \n  \nModerator: \nAmaresh Kollipara\, Founder and Managing Partner at Earth2Orbit and Principal at Space Angels Network \n  \nPanelists: \nJonathan Hartman\, Disruptive Technologies Lead at Sikorsky Innovations \n  \nAdam McKenzie\, Founder and CTO at Rescale \n  \n  \nJoeBen Bevirt\, Founder at Joby Aviation URL:https://staging.vlab.org/event/aerospace-the-overlooked-customer-for-your-startup/ LOCATION:Jen-Hsun Huang Engineering Center\, MacKenzie Room\, 475 Via Ortega\, 3rd Floor\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States CATEGORIES:VLAB Panel END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130917T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130921T203000 DTSTAMP:20260405T230934 CREATED:20250221T202906Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250222T054335Z UID:16435-1379440800-1379795400@staging.vlab.org SUMMARY:Education Technology Tsunami: Common Core Disrupts K-12 DESCRIPTION:Education Technology **VIDEO AVAILABLE** \nEducation Technology Tsunami: Common Core Disrupts K-12. Event summary available here. \n \n\nTuesday\, September 17\, 2013 \nLOCATION: \nStanford University\nCemex Auditorium\, Zambrano Hall | Knight Management Center\n641 Knight Way\nStanford\, CA \n(Parking and Directions)\n \n  \n6:00 pm – Registration\, Networking Reception & Demos\n7:00 pm – Panel Discussion (Q&A) \n** Online registration closed ** \n\n\nA massive wave of change is transforming education as personalized\, data-driven\, digital learning programs storm into K-12 classrooms. The Common Core\, adopted by 45 US states\, imposes learning and testing which adapts to a student’s ability in real time. This may be the greatest driver ever of opportunity for EdTech entrepreneurs. Companies are innovating with new technologies\, data platforms and tools to conform to the Common Core. Opportunities abound in curriculum design\, testing and assessment tools.\n\nBased on research by GSV Asset Management and Candlestick Research\, the 2013 US education industry at large is nearly $1.5 trillion\, representing 10% of America’s GDP\, the largest category after healthcare. Education technology spending alone is predicted to hit $60 billion by 2018. California’s governor has allocated $1.25 billion in the next two years just to transition to Common Core technologies.\n·How can entrepreneurs best leverage this historic business opportunity?\n·What are the most effective go-to-market strategies in creating a sustainable business model?\n·Which companies are successfully integrating Common Core into their products and services?\n·How can companies develop successful partnerships with key stakeholders\, including parents\, students\, teachers and administrators\, all of whom are trying to make best use of all these new technologies?\n·How can entrepreneurs help unleash data\, create new curriculums\, and train teachers all the while inspiring students to achieve higher levels of learning?\n\nAccording to leading education investor\, Tom Vander Ark\, Partner and Founder of Learn Capital: “It’s exciting to see 45 states voluntarily adopting common college and career ready expectations for students — it makes the U.S. globally competitive\, is embraced by teachers\, and is unleashing an avalanche of innovation.”\n \n\n\n\n\nModerator\n\nTina Barseghian\, Editor\, Mindshift\, and Senior Editor\, KQED\n \nPanelists\nMick Hewitt\, CEO & Co-Founder\, Mastery Connect\nLane Rankin\, CEO & President\, Illuminate Education\nScott Drossos\,\n \nSenior Vice President 1:1 Learning\, Pearson North America\nKaren Lien\n\, Director and Partner\, ImagineK12\nDavid Reilly\, Assistant Superintendent\, Sequoia Union High School District\n\nDemo Companies\nAgnitus | Bloomboard | Duck Duck Moose | Front Row Classroom | Motion Math | Pathbrite\n \n\n\n** Follow (\n@VLAB\n) on Twitter and Event Hashtag \n#VLABedutech URL:https://staging.vlab.org/event/education-technology/ LOCATION:Stanford GSB: Cemex Auditorium at the Knight Management Center\, 655 Knight Way\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States CATEGORIES:VLAB Panel END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130827T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130827T200000 DTSTAMP:20260405T230934 CREATED:20250221T202906Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250222T054335Z UID:16436-1377628200-1377633600@staging.vlab.org SUMMARY:VLAB Open House: Season Kickoff Event 2013-14 DESCRIPTION:VLAB Open House\, Season Kickoff Event 2013/14 \nJoin us at the VLAB Open House\n  \n\n\nWhen:\n 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM\, Tuesday\, August 27\, 2013 \n\nLocation: \nPalo Alto\, CA\n\n\nEvent is Sold Out. N\no tickets are available at the door\, please no walk-ins. \n\nYou’re cordially invited to come kick off the 2013-14 VLAB program year and find your place in an event committee\, functional team\, or both! Join VLAB’s Executive Leadership for an evening of food\, drinks\, networking\, and compelling discussion about what you can get out of being an active member of the VLAB Volunteer Community. This year’s event will be held in Palo Alto.\n\nVLAB has continued to thrive for the past 23 years in large part because of its vibrant volunteer community\, made up of people just like you. With a passion for entrepreneurism and connecting ideas\, technology and people\, you provide the spark that helps maintain the high caliber of VLAB events and our reputation as a nexus of Actionable Discovery. Our 2013-14 Program Year Kickoff Party is the perfect chance to reconnect and decide where you’re going to get the greatest benefit by speaking with our Executive Committee chairs\, event chairs\, and each other. Let’s discover together what VLAB can become this year.\n  \n\n  \n\nLooking for the next official VLAB Monthly event?   Join us for \n \nSeptember’s EdTech Tsunami!\n  URL:https://staging.vlab.org/event/vlab-open-house-season-kickoff-event-2013-14/ LOCATION:Palo Alto\, CA CATEGORIES:Planning Meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130618T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130618T203000 DTSTAMP:20260405T230934 CREATED:20250221T202906Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250222T054335Z UID:16438-1371578400-1371587400@staging.vlab.org SUMMARY:Virtual Currencies: Gold Rush or Fools' Gold DESCRIPTION:Virtual Currencies: Gold Rush or Fools’ Gold ***VIDEO AVAILABLE*** \n \nWhen \n\nTuesday\, June 18\, 2013 \n6:00 – 7:00pm  Networking and Refreshments \n7:00 – 8:30pm  Panel Discussion and Q&A \n\nWhere \n\nMunger Bldg 4\, Paul Brest Hall\, \n555 Salvatierra Walk\, Stanford Univ \nParking Address: \nParking Structure 6\, 560 Wilbur Way \nPlease allow some extra time for parking; availability may be tight due to increased event activity at Stanford. \nDirections to Munger Conference Center \n\n  Tickets will be available at the door!\n\n\nIntroduction\n \nSusan Athey\, Professor of Economics\, \nStanford Graduate School of Business\n \n \n\nModerator\nKashmir Hill\, Senior Online Editor\, Forbes Panelists\nFred Ehrsam\, Co-founder\, Coinbase\nChris Larsen\, CEO and Co-Founder\, OpenCoin\, the company developing the Ripple protocol \n\nWendy Cheung\, Director of Compliance and BSA Officer\, \nSilicon Valley Bank\nTyler and Cameron Winklevoss\, Principals\,\n \nWinklevoss Capital  \n\n\nEvent Description\n\n\nWhat if currency wasn’t something that exchanged hands physically\, but moved instantaneously between networks\, countries\, and continents? What if it wasn’t regulated by a government\, system of banks\, or any entity at all? And\, what if it was completely open source?This disruption of what we view as currency isn’t just theory\, it is already a $1.5 billion dollar movement. Leading the charge is Bitcoin. Launched in 2009\, Bitcoin moved to decentralize currency in a big way by leveraging cryptography (instead of government authority) to digitally coin and transfer money. Users can choose to use the currency veiled in anonymity while steadily gaining ground as a valuable\, peer-to-peer currency. \nWith over 11M bitcoins in circulation\, the virtual currency is gaining significant traction. Thousands of companies and online retailers\, and as many as 140 non-profits currently accept payment in bitcoins. The market value of a single bitcoin was as low as pennies at the outset\, has risen as high as $266 and now hovers in the $100-120 range. \nThe emergence of an alternative currency has had a domino effect. As more people “mine” (create) new bitcoins\, more retailers and organizations scramble to adopt the infrastructure to accept this new form of payment. Non-profits have also been early adopters and virtual currencies have provided new ways to fund and extend their work. \nThe spike in consumer interest has also lead to new currency exchange systems like Mt. Gox—the current most popular online exchange\, and Ripple–an emerging platform that calls itself the world’s first open transaction network to facilitate exchanges between all kinds of currencies\, including Bitcoin. And the rise of Bitcoin has also spurred new similar virtual currencies such as Litecoin. The interest has not gone unnoticed by VC’s. Andreessen Horowitz recently completed an angel round for an undisclosed amount to fund OpenCoin\, the developer of Ripple. \nThis fascinating area is also fraught with its own concerns. The characteristic potential anonymity of Bitcoin has led to virtually untraceable funding of illicit activities. The government\, which has been slow to recognize virtual currencies\, is starting to take notice considering the booming growth of this largely untaxed\, unregulated currency. \nWhether you are bitcoiner yourself or are brand new to virtual currencies\, join a panel of experts on June 18th 2013\, to learn about the past and future potential of virtual currencies. \n\n\n\n\n  URL:https://staging.vlab.org/event/virtual-currencies-gold-rush-or-fools-gold/ LOCATION:Munger Bldg 4\, Paul Berst Hall\, 555 Salvatierra Walk\, Stanford\, CA\, United States CATEGORIES:VLAB Panel END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130608T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130608T160000 DTSTAMP:20260405T230934 CREATED:20250221T202906Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250222T054335Z UID:16439-1370678400-1370707200@staging.vlab.org SUMMARY:VLAB and OPEN\, Founders Pitch Fest DESCRIPTION:VLAB and OPEN\, Founders Pitch Fest \nWhere: Santa Clara Convention Center\nWhen: Saturday\, June 8th\, 2013\nRegister: http://bit.ly/15nPJSx \nSubmission Deadlines:\nBusiness Pitch/Presentation submission deadline: 6/06/13\nQualified entrepreneurs to be contacted: Upon receipt of the pitch \nVLAB and OPEN Silicon Valley will host an all day pitch fest\, pairing entrepreneurs with industry veterans or investors for targeted feedback on their pitch. The best pitches discovered throughout the day will be presented to a panel of executive and investor judges. \nFounders pursuing opportunities in Consumer Web\, Mobile\, Life Sciences\, Healthcare\, Social Entrepreneurship and others will benefit tremendously from this opportunity to learn\, network\, share and be inspired! Motivated startup founders are encouraged to apply. \nThe qualities/attributes we are looking for in Founder applicants include\, but are not limited to: \n\nTech professional who has utilized his or her experience to start a venture\nOpen to potential investment\, mentorship\, new knowledge and inspiration\nHas a viable problem / solution fit\, viable market potential or another unique qualification in addressing the problem that he or she is pursuing\nMay have met milestones such as product prototype or initial product release\, customer traction\, or building the team.\nHas an idea with high-growth potential and could go on to raise capital\nHas a collaborative mindset in working with other founders\n\nFormat\nYour submission should consist of a 1 Page Executive Summary and/or 5 slides and present the following information: \n\nBusiness Idea and what unmet need it solves\nTarget market\, potential of the market and your competition\nBusiness model – margins\, scalability of solution\nWhat you need to execute on your idea (your funding requirement)\nWhy us\, why now – brief bios of team members\, track records\n\nFor questions or to submit your pitches email LaunchPad@opensiliconvalley.org URL:https://staging.vlab.org/event/vlab-and-open-founders-pitch-fest/ LOCATION:Santa Clara Convention Center\, 5001 Great America Parkway\, Santa Clara\, CA\, 95054\, United States CATEGORIES:VLAB Panel END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130529T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130529T203000 DTSTAMP:20260405T230934 CREATED:20250221T202906Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250222T054335Z UID:16440-1369850400-1369859400@staging.vlab.org SUMMARY:Founders' Series: Apply to Startup Office Hours with Bob Borchers of Opus Capital DESCRIPTION:Apply to Startup Office Hours with Bob Borchers of Opus Capital \nA Founders’ Series program \nWhen:\nMay 29\, 2013 \n6:00pm – 7:00pm: Networking / Refreshments \n7:00pm – 8:30pm: Interactive Office Hours Program\n \n\n   \n\n  \nWhere:\nMenlo Park\, CA \n\n \nThis event is exclusively for startup founders. \n  \nPlease apply by 11 p.m. on May 28 for an invitation to the May 29th program: http://goo.gl/3kRWi\n \n  \n  \nVLAB Founders’ Series is proud to announce this month’s featured expert\, mobile and consumer marketing veteran Bob Borchers\, Partner at Opus Capital.  Bob is focused on investments in mobile applications and services as well as adjacent opportunities in hardware and software. Prior to joining Opus Capital\, Bob was part of the original iPhone team at Apple and was instrumental in the development\, launch and global expansion of the revolutionary iPhone\, iPhone OS\, App Store and iPhone 3GS. Before Apple\, he pioneered mobility solutions at FusionOne and spent six years at Nokia where he co-founded the Vertu business. \n\n \n The Founder’s Series event is a great opportunity to learn from the featured expert and to network with other founders. \n\n \n Several lucky founders will be selected for a turn on the “hot seat\,” where each will have will have six minutes of direct interaction with Bob\, to ask questions and receive direct feedback\, specifically about their startup idea\, execution\, or positioning. All founders in attendance will benefit from hearing the questions\, responses\, and overall insight provided by the featured expert. Questions and answers are requested to be kept confidential as a courtesy to founders whose startups are in stealth mode. Thus\, the event is not a venue for exposure for startups\, so promotional/marketing materials are not permitted and pitching is not allowed. Hot Seat participation is optional\, and we encourage all founders to apply even those not interested in being on the Hot Seat. \n\n \n If you are invited\, register by purchasing a ticket and await an email that will provide event night details\, including time\, location and parking specifics. “Hot seat” semi-finalists will be notified 24 hours prior to event date and the final selection will be announced at event. \nApply early for the best chance at an invitation. \n\n \n Please apply here by May 28 for an invitation to the May 29 program: http://goo.gl/3kRWi \n  \n   \n  \nOnce invited\, registration requires a nominal fee.   \n  \n  \n  \nFor all other questions\, please contact founders.series@vlab.org \n  URL:https://staging.vlab.org/event/apply-to-startup-office-hours-with-bob-borchers-of-opus-capital/ LOCATION:Menlo Park\, CA\, Menlo Park\, CA\, United States CATEGORIES:Founders Series END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130521T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130521T203000 DTSTAMP:20260405T230934 CREATED:20250221T202906Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250222T054336Z UID:16441-1369159200-1369168200@staging.vlab.org SUMMARY:Collaborative Consumption DESCRIPTION:Collaborative Consumption \n \nWhen \n\nTuesday\, May 21\, 2013 \n6:00 – 7:30pm  Networking and Refreshments \n7:30 – 9:00pm  Panel Discussion and Q&A \n\nWhere \n\nOberndorf Event Center at Knight Management Center\, Stanford (Parking and Directions) \n\n Tickets available at the door!\n \nEvent Description\n\n\n\n\nA new economic model is emerging as the millennials are thinking smart about ways to make money on everything they own. As the “sharing economy” proliferates\, p2p and point-to-point luxury cars are being used by the minute and sophisticated car owners are earning cash for their cars while at work. Instead of paying retail prices for top fashion\, folks are using online platforms to choose and swap with others. Vacationers are staying at personal townhouses\, mansions and even pitching tents in people’s gardens while homeowners turn a profit on their assets.Time and space limitations\, uneasy economic times and increasing sustainability and community values have triggered a shift in behavior\, a new business philosophy. While “sharing” has been around for some time\, mobile applications\, advances in payment technologies and connected social networks are putting in place an infrastructure that supports trust and accessibility for community sharing – pushing this movement to a whole new level. \nThe impact is in the numbers. Car-sharing revenue is expected to reach over $3B by 2016 and peer-to-peer rentals are expected to expand to become a $26B industry. Perhaps most telling is $110B–the estimated total market for the sharing economy over the next few years. This market is emerging and expanding at a rapid pace. \n\n\n\n·         What made Airbnb such a commodity\, will this work for others startups and in which verticals? \n·         How do the changes in auto sharing impact auto manufacturing? \n\n·         How do insurance models work in the “sharing economy”? \n·         What barriers are inhibiting this movement to scale? \n·         Should you trust just anybody with your home\, car\, dress or power saw? \n·         What is the regulatory environment like around this movement? \n\n\n You can learn more about this fascinating topic by joining VLAB on May 21st 2013 for a lively discussion exploring reality and future potential for collaborative consumption. Meet a panel of experts including entrepreneurs who are driving the new\, sharing economy.Moderator:\nKanyi Maqubela\, Venture Partner\, Collaborative Fund \n\n\nPanelists:\nAndre Haddad\, CEO\, Relay Rides\nAndy Ruben\, Co-Founder\, yerdle\nRonny Conway\, Partner\, Andreessen Horowitz\nPeter Dempster\, Advanced Technologies Engineer – Energy Topics\, BMW Group URL:https://staging.vlab.org/event/collaborative-consumption/ LOCATION:Oberndorf Event Center\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States CATEGORIES:VLAB Panel END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130430T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130430T203000 DTSTAMP:20260405T230934 CREATED:20250221T202906Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250222T054336Z UID:16442-1367344800-1367353800@staging.vlab.org SUMMARY:Founders' Series: Apply to Startup Office Hours with Vinod Khosla\, Khosla Ventures DESCRIPTION:Apply to Startup Office Hours with Vinod Khosla\, Khosla Ventures \nA Founders’ Series program \nWhen:\n April 30\, 2013 \n6:00pm – 7:00pm: Networking / Refreshments \n7:00pm – 8:30pm: Interactive Office Hours Program \n\n\n\nWhere:\nMountain View\, CA \n  \nVinod Khosla grew up dreaming of being an entrepreneur\, despite growing up in an Indian Army household with no business or technology connections. After moving to the Silicon Valley\, Khosla started the standards-based Sun Microsystems in 1982 to build workstations for software developers. Through the years at KPC&B\, Khosla took on Intel’s monopoly with Nexgen/AMD (the only microprocessor to have significant success against Intel\, sold to AMD for 28 percent of AMD)\, incubated the idea and business plan for Juniper to take on Cisco’s dominance of the router market\, formulated the very early advertising-based search strategy for Excite\, and transformed the moribund telecommunications business and its archaic SONET implementations with Cerent (sold to Cisco for $7B). Khosla\, now at Khosla Ventures\, has a passion for nascent technologies that can have a beneficial effect and economic impact on society. His greatest passion is being a mentor to entrepreneurs\, helping them build technology-based businesses. \n  \n VLAB Founder’s Series hosts leading visionary expert mentors who have brought unique innovations\, special entrepreneurial characteristics\, and sometimes even\, the emergence of entire industries to Silicon Valley\, and furthermore\, the world. These mentors have made significant impacts on the spirit of entrepreneurialism and have a strong interest in seeding the next generation of life changing developments. \n  \n Founder’s Series is held once a month where approximately 80 founders of solid early stage startups are selected to take part in a collaborative “office hours” style session. Several startup founders are selected for the “hot seat\,” where they each have six minutes to ask questions of the featured expert and receive feedback\, specifically about their startup. All founders in attendance will hear the questions\, responses\, and overall insight from the featured mentor. \n  \n This event is exclusively for startup founders. Several founders will be given the opportunity to be on the“hot seat”– a chance to interact directly with Vinod to get direct feedback about your startup idea\, execution\, or positioning. \n  \nPlease apply here for an invitation:   http://goo.gl/3kRWi \n\nFinal application deadline is Saturday April 27 for event date Tuesday April 30.  However\, the event is expected to reach capacity\, so please apply early.  \n  \n\nPlease allow 2-3 days for invitation requests to be processed.  Once invited\, registration requires a nominal fee. \n  \nFor all other questions\, please contact founders.series@vlab.org \n  URL:https://staging.vlab.org/event/apply-to-startup-office-hours-with-vinod-khosla/ LOCATION:Mountain View\, CA\, Mountain View\, CA\, United States CATEGORIES:Founders Series END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR