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Tag Archives: Qeyno Labs
In case you missed it: Startup Berkeley Forum highlights
Last month, Berkeleyside held its second Local Business Forum, concentrating on “Startup Berkeley” — the strengths and weaknesses of the city for startups. If you weren’t able to attend, or if you just want a quick refresher on the evening, we’ve condensed the two hours into a little more than six minutes of highlights (above).
Speakers at the Forum were Mayor Tom Bates’ chief of staff, Judy Iglehart, Stupid Fun Club founder Will Wright, MOG founder and CEO … Continue reading »
Tagged Andre Marquis, Berkeleyside, Berkeleyside Startup Berkeley Forum, Chris Neilly, David Hyman, Judy Iglehart, June Taylor, Kalimah Priforce, Kim Aronson, Lester Center for Entrepreneurship, Mechanics Bank, MOG, Qeyno Labs, Rauly Butler, Robert Mills., Stupid Fun Club, The Still-Room, Will Wright
Startup Forum: What does it take to make it in Berkeley?
What makes a city a magnet for startups? Why do entrepreneurs and financiers flock to the South Bay even though there are so few good places to eat there? Does Berkeley want to be Silicon Valley anyway? (You can guess the answer to that one.) Maybe Berkeley is just not hip enough to attract young talent? Does the city’s red tape makes it too cumbersome to be innovative? And, perhaps most significantly, is there just too much distrust of businesses as they thrive and grow? Perhaps Berkeley should focus on what it already does well: incubating startups then allowing them to fly to pastures new, be that San Francisco or Palo Alto.
All these questions were raised and debated at Berkeleyside’s Startup Berkeley Local Business Forum, last night in downtown Berkeley. An estimated 220 people gathered at the Freight & Salvage to listen and engage directly with two sets of panelists, and to discuss the issues among themselves both before and after the program.
[...View a Photo Gallery of the Startup Berkeley Forum, with photographs taken by Berkeleyside contributing photographer Nancy Rubin...] … Continue reading »
Tagged Alfred Peet, Andre Marquis, Berkeley Startup Cluster, Berkeley vs Silicon Valley, Berkeleyside Local Business Forum 2012, David Hyman, Freight & Salvage, Judith Iglehart, June Taylor, Kalimah Priforce, Keiretsu Forum, Lester Center for Entrepreneurship, Mayor Tom Bates, Mechanics Bank, MOG, Nancy Rubin, Qeyno Labs, Rauly Butler, Regis McKenna, Stupid Fun Club, The Sims, The Still-Room, Will Wright
New arrival from Brooklyn joins Startup Berkeley panel
Kalimah Priforce describes himself as “a madman on a mission”. Through his startup Qeyno Labs, Priforce works with local partners and schools to bring technology-enabled career discovery into under-served classrooms, using game-like rewards and mentorship from real-life professionals.
Priforce will be joining the panel at Berkeleyside’s Local Business Forum on March 5th to discuss his experience moving his project from Brooklyn — which is a considerable tech hotspot these days — to Berkeley.
“I needed to be tied into the ecosystem out here,” Priforce said. “There’s a lot happening in New York, but there’s no ecosystem there yet.”
He originally thought he’d locate in Silicon Valley or San Francisco, but decided the East Bay would be more fertile ground for his work in under-served classrooms. … Continue reading »
