Part 2: An Insider’s Tour of the Second Floor of the Innevation Center
Welcome to the Innevation Center! In this 4-part blog post, you’ll get an insider’s tour of the University of Nevada, Reno Innevation Center – Powered by Switch. In Part 1, we visited the first floor of the Reno Innevation Center. […]
Part 1: An Insider’s Tour of the First Floor of the Innevation Center
Welcome to the Innevation Center! In this 4-part blog post, you’ll get an insider’s tour of the University of Nevada, Reno Innevation Center – Powered by Switch. This is Part 1 where we’ll visit the first floor of the Reno […]
What is 1 Million Cups (1MC) Reno?
1 Million Cups (1MC) Reno is often called the gateway to the entrepreneurship community in Reno and I would agree. 1MC Reno is the local chapter of the national organization developed by the Kauffman Foundation as a weekly educational program […]
Working with SCORE Northern Nevada
At the University of Nevada, Reno Innevation Center – Powered by Switch, there are a number of organizations that support entrepreneurship and business development. SCORE Northern Nevada is one of these organizations and they offer their services out of the […]
When to Prioritize Self-Care
I will give you a few words and I want you to envision an employee: stress, burnout, bitterness, stagnation, apathy. To me what comes to mind is the stereotype of an overworked employee struggling to get through each day. Now […]
The Value of Creating an Onboarding Process
Onboarding new employees effectively is hard – no bones about it. Furthermore, there are a lot of excuses to not having on onboarding process for small or young companies. For small companies, a ready excuse is that everyone is already […]
WES 2019, Growth in the Age of Unicorns & Zebras
Earlier this week I had the opportunity to attend the Women’s Entrepreneurship Symposium 2019: Growth in the Age of Unicorns & Zebras at the University of Nevada, Reno. It was a great event with wonderful keynote speakers including Angela Lee […]
STEM in K-12 through a FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Team
The importance of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) in K-12 simply can’t be reiterated enough. However finding ways to really support our K-12 students in their pursuit of STEM can sometimes feel overwhelming. I want to encourage you to […]
How to Handle Q&A After a Pitch
Preparing for a pitch is one of the most valuable, difficult, and time-consuming activities a founder will partake in. Done right, founders will effectively communicate what their company is, why it’s valuable, and why their audience should be a part […]
Reno’s 252 Days of Sunshine
Like every good ecosystem, Reno’s Innovation Ecosystem is grown with sunshine, fresh air, and a little water. That sounds a little sarcastic, but the value of a good physical environment is not something to snub. Reno averages 252 days of […]