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Startup 101: Getting the Most Out of Your Time at an Accelerator

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It’s startup season and we are getting ready to kick off Mix & Stir’s summer session with a new class of founders. They are all smart and ambitious and they’ve been carefully selected to fit our design driven approach. One big

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Founders Session: Meet Mosey & Make Some Epic Plans Today

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Eric Persha is the CEO of Mosey, a new online and mobile destination for curating custom experiences – and a 2012 Mix & Stir alumni. Over the last year, Eric and the talented Mosey team have been working hard to build their

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Mentor Speak: Talking Big Data with Vipul Ved Prakash

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Vipul Ved Prakash is a serial entrepreneur and a pioneer in the fields of real time search, big data and collaborative filtering. He’s also a Mix & Stir Mentor and we’re delighted to have him bring this expertise to our

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Innovators & Artists: “Teach Me to Tango”

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Denise is captivating. She moves her hips effortlessly to the music, holding her upper body erect and confident. Her feet seem to manage themselves and even her skirt plays along, flirting with the edges of her frame. She exudes calm,

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Mentor Speak: German Aparicio

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German J. Aparicio Jr is a founder, faculty member and consultant whose work revolves around the future of cities and how technology can enable and support that future. Talking with him is our equivalent of having a crystal ball: German, your

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Mentor Speak: Brenda Laurel

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Brenda Laurel, legendary designer, researcher and writer, is helping shape hearts and minds of Mix & Stir’s entrepreneurs. We chatted at 35,000 ft. on the way to Atlanta. Brenda, you’re a Silicon Valley design pioneer with more perspective than most. What industry

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Mentor Speak: Tom LaForge

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Tom LaForge, our newest Mix & Stir mentor, brings a unique and seasoned perspective on cultural and consumer trends. He shares his insights on what’s really shaping the world of 2020: Tom, your job as Global Director of Human &

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Mentor Speak: Clement Mok

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Clement Mok, an award winning designer, digital pioneer, software publisher, app developer, author, and design patent holder, is one of Mix & Stir Studio’s highly experienced mentors. We treasure his perspective on digital design –  see why: Clement, you’ve been at the

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Mentor Speak: Nathan Shedroff

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Nathan Shedroff, Chair of California College of the Arts DMBA program, is one of Mix & Stir Studio’s highly experienced mentors. We interrupted his crazy schedule with a few questions: Nathan, you started the MBA program in Design Strategy (DMBA) with a

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Why Not?

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We love ideation sessions. The more post-its the better. We just insist all the ideas relate to real people, real pain points or real desires. Here’s a few we think are begging to be addressed: We have devices that can capture

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