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Arc Tank 3.0
Pitch Competition Moderator Tuesday, November 19 | The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum |
2019 Past Events
BizTech: Tech for Society Conference
Opening Keynote Speaker Panelist: Imposter Syndrome Saturday, October 26 | Boston University |
BUILD Entrepreneur Games
Host Committee Co-Chair Thursday, October 24 | Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center |
Startup Boston
Panelist: Seed Funding and Raising Capital: How to Fundraise Before Your Startup has Traction Friday, September 20 | CIC |
Startup Boston
Panelist: Making an Offer They Can't Refuse: How to Recruit the Startup Talent You Want Wednesday, September 18 | CIC |
Babson Summer Venture Program
Guest Speaker: How to Raise a Seed Round Thursday, July 11 | Babson College |
Harvard Business School Online: Connext 2019: Business with a Purpose
Panelist Saturday, April 27 | Harvard Business School |
Best Places to Work in the Bay Area 2019
Sponsor and Awards Presenter Thursday, April 18 | Hilton Union Square |
Startup Founder Talk
Guest Speaker: Founder Lessons, Learned the Hard Way Thursday, February 21 | First Republic Bank |
Harvard Business School: Field Y Class
Guest Speaker: Financing 101: financing your startup and yourself Tuesday, February 19 | Harvard Business School |
The Stacking Benjamins Show: Smart Money Moves To Make In 2019 (and an intro to Gradifi)
Guest Friday, January 11 |
2018 Past Events
Arc Tank 2.0
Pitch Competition Moderator Tuesday, November 27 | The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum |
New Frontiers in Cybersecurity: From Blockchain to Machine Learning
Moderator Thursday, October 25 | Wayfair |
BUILD Entrepreneur Games
Host Committee Chair Thursday, October 18 | Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center |
Boston Fintech Week: Universities & Innovation Life Cycles
Panelist Thursday, September 13 | WPI Innovation Center |
Babson College: New Technology Ventures Class
Guest Speaker: Adventures in launching tech ventures Tuesday, September 11 | Babson College |
gener8tor Executives on a Plane: Visit to Boston Tech Hub
Speaker: Universities & Entrepreneurship Wednesday, June 13 | Revere Hotel |
Retail Boost
Moderator: Selling on Social: How to Move Past Engagement & Maximize Sales Wednesday, May 9 | Rue La La |
Harvard Business School New Venture Competition
Pitch Judge Wednesday, April 18 | Harvard Business School |
WeStart-Wellesley Business Leadership Council Startup Weekend
Workshop Speaker (with Rob Kornblum): How to Pitch Sunday, March 11 | Wellesley College |
Asian American Heritage Week
Panelist: Asian Americans in Tech and Entrepreneurship Thursday, February 22 | Northeastern |
2017 Past Events
The Arc Tank
Pitch Competition Moderator Wed, Nov 15 | The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum |
Harvard Business School: Field X Class
Guest Speaker: Fundraising 101: How to pitch and land your first investors Tue, Nov 7 | Harvard Business School |
Guppy Tank: Boston Public School Students Design Mobile Apps
Pitch Judge Thu, Oct 19 | WeWork St. James |
InnovateEDU & HUBweek: Celebration of Student Entrepreneurship in Boston (recap video)
Closing Keynote Speaker Wed, Oct 11 | Boston University |
BUILD Entrepreneur Games
Host Committee Co-Chair Wed, Oct 11 | Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center |
US-China VC Summit & Startup Expo
Fireside Chat with Zac Pan, Lightspeed China: US-China startup ecosystem Sat, Sept 30 | Boston Hynes Convention Center |
Babson eTower: Young Entrepreneurs Conference
Closing Keynote Fri, Sept 15 | Babson College Park Manor West |
Mass Technology Leadership Council 2017 Leadership Awards Gala
Tribute to Sir Tim Berners-Lee for the Commonwealth Award (tribute video) Thu, Sept 14 | Seaport World Trade Center |
MITX Data Summit
Moderator: Improving Athletic Performance: The Role of Data in Sports Wed, June 14 | Google Cambridge |
Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR) Harvard Conference
Panelist: Technology in Innovation Sun, Feb 19 | Harvard |
Liaoyuan and Harvard China Forum: Startup & Innovation Night
Speaker: Boston Startup Ecosystem Panelist: What angels look for Fri, Feb 10 | Harvard |
MITX eCommerce Summit: Accelerating Commerce
Moderator (Fireside Chat with Sanchan Saxena, Instagram): The Role Social Plays in eCommerce Roundtable discussion leader: Social Media + eCommerce Wed, Feb 8 | PwC |
2016 Events
Venture Fast Track: Fundraising Bootcamp for Early Stage Entrepreneurs
Lunch Mentor & Pitch Judge Mon, Dec 12 | Nutter McClennen & Fish |
BIA Kelsey Next
Moderator (Fireside Chat with Ben Sack): Automating Local Commerce: From Buttons to Bots Wed, Dec 7 | Royale Boston |
Mass TLC Transform
Lunch Discussion Leader: How Large Organizations Can Leverage Start-Ups Fri, Nov 18 | Federal Reserve, Boston |
Harvard Law Entrepreneurship Project
Guest Speaker: Lunch talk on fundraising Fri, Nov 11 | Harvard Law School |
US-China VC Summit & Startup Expo
Panelist: Startup Infrastructure Sat, Oct 1 | Boston Convention and Exhibition Center |
Harvard Business School: Field X Class
Guest Speaker: Fundraising 101: How to land your seed round Tue, Sept 27 | Harvard Business School |
SmartMoney Startups Workshop
Speaker (with JD Davids): Fast Track Fundraising for Your Portfolio Companies Wed, Sept 14 | OpenView Venture Partners |
Leland Cheung Young Professionals Event: Innovators & Apps
(see event photos) Co-host Thu, Aug 11 | Felipe's Taqueria |
Lean Startup Circle Meetup Panel
Panelist: Best practices for raising a seed round Wed, Aug 10 | Foley & Lardner |
MassChallenge 2016 Bootcamp
Speaker (with Scott Bailey): Doing Business in Boston Mon, June 27 | MassChallenge |
MassChallenge 2016 Bootcamp
Speaker (with Shereen Shermak): Fundraising Intro Fri, June 24 | MassChallenge |
BUILD Entrepreneur Games
Host Committee Co-Chair Thu, June 23 | Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center |
International Entrepreneur Meetup
Guest Speaker: Doing Business in Boston & Lessons Learned Wed, June 15 | Plug Cambridge |
Rock 100 Entrepreneurs Summit
Discussion Leader: Sales & Growth in Mobile Tech Wed, Apr 27 | Harvard Business School |
MassChallenge Korea Bootcamp
Speaker (with Dan Deac): Fundraising Tactics 101 Thu, Feb 25 | MassChallenge |
Northeastern Society of Asian Scientists & Engineers (SASE) Northeast Regional Conference
Closing Keynote Speaker: Collaboration, Creativity & Inspiration Sat, Feb 13 | Northeastern |
Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR) Harvard Conference
Morning Keynote Speaker: Lessons Learned in Global Entrepreneurship Sat, Feb 13 | Harvard |
MIT $100K Winter Accelerate Finale
(see event photos and webcast [VIDEO]) Emcee/Host Wed, Feb 10 | MIT |
PwC Boston HeForShe
Guest Speaker/Flash Talk: Gender Diversity in the Workplace (#HeForShe) Thu, Jan 21 | PwC |
2015 Events
Front End of Innovation
Panelist: Connecting with startups Blog interview, CMO luncheon Tue, May 19 | Boston WTC |
MIT Asia Business Conference
Panelist: How to identify the next big entrepreneurs: from incubating and accelerating to angel investing and VC investing Sat, Mar 7 | MIT Media Lab |
2014 Events
CJP/Haifa Visit to Start Tank
Host & Speaker: Entrepreneurship & About Start Tank Mon, Nov 17 | PayPal |
MIT Sloan E&I Club to Start Tank
Host & Speaker: About Start Tank & Entrepreneurship Fri, Nov 7 | PayPal |
Harvard Asian Alumni Summit
Panelist: Start-up Tales from the Tech Frontier Sun, Oct 26 | Harvard Science Center |
Northeastern University: Entrepreneurship Class
Guest Speaker: Entrepreneurial finance in practice Wed, Oct 22 | Northeastern |
Tufts University: Entrepreneurship Class Visit to Start Tank
Host & Speaker: Tufts & entrepreneurship presentation Mon, Oct 20 | PayPal |
MIT Enterprise Forum - Innovation Spaces
How physical spaces foster innovation presentation & panel (with Karen Landry) Wed, Oct 1 | District Hall |
Boston Idea Week: The Future of Boston's Startup Culture
Panelist June 17 | Idea Lab @ Courthouse MBTA |