by Shannon Beckham Videos by Shannon Beckham, Colleen Chung, and Sid Gopinath. During our recent visit to IDEO, Duke alumna and business developer, Misa Misono, proudly introduced us to one of the company’s latest creations: Spark. The memory-sharing app combines Vine’s video concept with Instagram-like filters and a sleek user interface to produce 45-second personal videos. I immediately downloaded the Spark
by Bryan Wang We got out of the Uber car right under the Bay Bridge at Pier 28, and looked to our surroundings for the IDEO San Francisco office. Where is it? Surely a company as big as IDEO would have a building just as prominent. “Oh hey look! It’s right here!” Someone shouted. “Where?” “Right here!” Everyone turned around,
by Colleen Chung After our initial career planning session with Patty Leeper, I walked away inspired by the concept of merging my professional aspirations with my interest in gender issues, but as my initial excitement faded I was faced with a critical question: how can I satisfy my interests in social justice in pursuing my career goals? By a stroke of luck
by Caleb Ellis With our first week of classes officially in the book, it’s safe to say that the quality, depth, and intensity of the dialogue Professor Christensen both expects and fosters has exceeded any and all of our preconceived notions. Within the span of just five classes we’ve covered topics ranging from investment banking and IPO’s to steel and
by Dhrumil Patel The moment finally arrived. We moved out of Lyfe Kitchen (definitely a place I would recommend) after celebrating Jenny Scherl’s birthday and walked across the street to 100 Hamilton Avenue. Our group stood anxiously outside Palantir’s headquarter, also known as the Shire, for our first official site visit. Both terms actually came from the Lord of the
by Regan Fiascone Confident, soft spoken, wise, and tall. Those were my first impressions of our professor, Matt Christensen, when he walked into the room on July 3rd, the first day of class. The nerves of my classmates and I were palpable as the aire of mystery built up around our esteemed professor turned to reality. After commuting as a
by Hayley Bohart Life Coaching. For me these two words conjure images of sitting in a circle, talking about feelings, and leaving a session even more confused about my future than when it started. When I found out that our first group activity would be a life and career coaching session with Patty Leeper, I was hoping that this experience
Hello everyone, and welcome to the site for Duke in Silicon Valley 2014! We will be building on the blog from last year, so you will be able to look back at old posts to see differences and similarities in the program. Between the nineteen students on this trip, we will try to keep this blog regularly updated with what
