New startup aims to digitize the dressing room
In creating a virtual fitting room, PhiSix Fashion Labs, a company co-founded by Jon Su Ph.D. ’11, Jatin Chhugani and Mihir Naware, may have solved a common problem facing online shoppers.
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Q+A: New CDC director Farouk Dey
The Daily sat down with Dey to discuss his career, time at Stanford to date and plans for the future.
Alumni-led firm offers accessible genetic screening
Accessible genetic screenings for anyone considering having children could soon be a reality, if Counsyl—a genetic testing company founded by a team of Stanford alumni—achieves its aim.
Joe Lonsdale, Palantir & Addepar co-founder, talks about Stanford roots
Joe Lonsdale ’04 is a co-founder of Palantir and Addepar and a general partner at early-growth technology fund Formation 8. In an interview with The… Continue Reading »
StartX Demo Day attracts Stanford-connected start-ups, Silicon Valley investors
StartX, a nonprofit startup accelerator for University-affiliated entrepreneurs, hosted their eighth Demo Day last night, with 11 startups presenting to a crowd of approximately 250 investors and members of the media.
Stanford and Columbia host bicoastal “Datafest”
Participants formed 11 teams to create projects analyzing political and economic data and exploring issues such as whether money can buy an election, how political apathy is related to campaign contributions and the degree to which Silicon Valley contributes to political campaigns.
Greg Smith: On Wall Street, Goldman Sachs and students entering finance
Greg Smith ’01 is a former executive director and vice president of investing banking firm Goldman Sachs.
Stakes high for Silicon Valley this election
Silicon Valley and Washington D.C. are 3,000 miles apart, but policy and economics tie them closely together. Though technology policy and regulation rarely make it… Continue Reading »