Kolkata Wealth Management：How to Start a Startup @ Cal

In our conversations and experiences, students have often expressed their desire to “work for a startup.” There are many ways to get involved depending on interests ranging from software development to business development and product design to management.

Still, other students want to create things and do good. These entrepreneurs often have big ideas but may be unfamiliar with how they can execute them.

There are numerous courses, programs, organizations, and work opportunities at Berkeley that can help guide students towards their interests.

Courses and Programs

Business Development and Entrepreneurship

The University offers numerous courses that cater to those interested in learning about entrepreneurship. Here are some select courses available through the Haas School of Business, Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology, as well as other schools on campus:

Engineering

Entrepreneurship for Engineers

Industrial Engineering

Berkeley Method of Entrepreneurship

Technology Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship

New Venture Finance

Lean Launchpad

Food Venture Lab

Innovation Lab

Startup Lab

Sociology

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Startup and Small Business Consulting

Entrepreneurship

Needfinding in the Wild

Social Entrepreneurship

Introduction to Entrepreneurship (UGBA / Letters and Sciences)

Topics in Entrepreneurship

Product DesignKolkata Wealth Management

Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation – Part of the College of Engineering, the Jacobs Institute not only offers a range of interactive design courses specifically aimed at all experience levels and specialties but also is home to a Makerspace to help with prototyping and experimenting designs.

Some courses offered include:

Design Methodology

Prototyping And Fabrication

Introduction to New Product Development

Eat. Think. DesignKanpur Stock

Campus Organizations

Below are select organizations that allow students of all disciplines to get involved with startups:

Berkeley Entrepreneurs Association – helps members launch ventures through events and bring together the cross-disciplinary teams vital to a successful venture

DiversaTech – DiversaTech works with startups and other technology companies to help interdisciplinary students leverage their skills and talents in the industry

Sigma Eta Pi (SEP) – SEP is a co-ed entrepreneurship organization with hands-on experience with startups

Innovative Design – Innovative Design is an undergraduate creative organization that allows students interested in design fields to provide photography and design work for a variety of clients, including startups

Berkeley Innovation – Berkeley Innovation is a student-run organization with a focus on human-centered design work for clients

TAMID Group – a non-profit student organization that helps drive synergies between American businesses and the Israeli economy through pro-bono consulting for startupsJaipur Investment

Venture Strategy Solutions (VSS) – VSS is an undergraduate consulting organization that exclusively works with startups

Work Opportunities

There is no shortage of startups across a wide variety of categories in Berkeley that are constantly looking for passionate and hard-working students.

AngelList has a constantly updating job listing for Berkeley-based companies that may be looking for student interns of a variety of disciplines.

For students interested in working with startups at an advisory level, The House, CITRIS Foundry, and SkyDeck are some incubator programs that will provide exposure to how startups work.Udabur Wealth Management

Connect With Other Entrepreneurs

Coffee chats are an invaluable way to get to know entrepreneurs around the Bay Area and to hash out some of your ideas and aspirations.

To find Berkeley-affiliated companies, check out BerkeleyBase, where we keep a running list of local startups and their funding information.

You can meet people anywhere, but the best way is to go to Demo Days and other events hosted around campus to see what your peers are working on. At BSC, we keep a constantly updated calendar of events around Berkeley.

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