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Is Venture Capital Funding right for me? How about these possible Alternative Funding Sources?
Jan. 4, 2018—A recent, much-read analysis of venture capital funds drying up – and quickly – probably didn’t surprise entrepreneurs trying to round up support. It’s death by 1,000 coffee chats out there sometimes, meeting with potential investor after potential investor and always walking away empty handed. We’re coming to the end with a national romance with...
Mayor Megan Barry
Dec. 9, 2017—Last week I had the pleasure of hearing Mayor Megan Barry speak to the senior engineering class about ethics in engineering projects. She established that there are three primary approaches for ethical dilemmas–– rules-based, relationship-based, and consequence-based. When an ethical quandary is approached from the rules-based perspective, the decision maker focuses on what hard and...
The Heritage Months Project
Dec. 8, 2017—The mission of the Wond’ry at its very core lies in the way we foster innovation in all fields and act as a catalyst for building and strengthening creativity across campus. While students are provided the resources and opportunities to form new insights for becoming agents of innovation in today’s workforce, it is imperative that...
A chat with Mario Avila
Dec. 6, 2017—Hello Commodores! I hope the preparation for your approaching finals or presentations are going well. Not long before the Christmas break, which will be well deserved for all of us! I recently had a very interesting chat with Mario Avila, the Director of Turner Family Centre, which is a great association within Vanderbilt looking at...
Varun Kaushal experience at the Wond’ry
Dec. 4, 2017—Hello Commodores! I hope you all had a great thanksgiving break and are looking forward to the end of a work-filled semester. Thanksgiving is an interesting and awesome experience for me as an international student. For the past 2 years I have been celebrating it with my best friend’s family and have loved it. But...
Vanderbilt’s First Ever TOM Makeathon!
Dec. 1, 2017—The technological boom of the 21st century has fueled a growing market of assistive technology designed to improve the lives of people with disabilities. Gadgets fashioned by accessibility teams in corporate settings are changing the lives of these individuals by helping them perform everyday tasks with ease, an obstacle they previously had not been able...
Five gifts that show the entrepreneur in your life you care
Nov. 30, 2017—Can you believe it’s already time to start racking our brains about what gifts to give our friends, families and colleagues for the holiday season? That choice may be particularly hard to make with the budding entrepreneurs we know and love, because they’ve been spending a lot of time in the garage and with other...
AR/VR Lab
Nov. 27, 2017—Ever tried virtual reality? Students from across Vanderbilt have access to this technology right here at the Wond’ry! Every Tuesday and Thursday from 3-6pm, Ambassador Noah Robinson provides open office hours with guided tours of the metaverse. After a brief intro to the controls, Noah will guide you through virtual reality and the different types...
Four steps to figuring out if the Why Would Yous are actually right
Nov. 20, 2017—If one is the loneliest number, entrepreneurship is the loneliest endeavor, especially in the beginning. At even a small company, you’ve got colleagues to bounce ideas and concepts off of. There are supplies and support. On the other hand, entrepreneurs launch their ideas out of home offices and garages with none of that. That’s probably...
VINSE
Nov. 16, 2017—On October 24th, The Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (VINSE) hosted an open house with facility tours and a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new Core Facilities here at the Wond’ry/Engineering Science Building. There were about 300 people in attendance. At 10,000 square feet, this new space more than triples the size of the...