Shout out to everyone who came out to our third Weekly Night! We talked about how to pitch an idea and made some pitches of our own in groups! Hereâs a recording of the Weekly Night if you missed it!
Interested in learning about design and branding? Weâre teaming up with ACM Design to break down the essentials of creating a solid brand at the next Weekly Night! Make sure to RSVP below and swing by Tuesday evening at tinyurl.com/BEweeklynights.
1000 Pitches
Thank you to everyone who submitted a pitch to our 1000 Pitches campaign! We loved to see your creativity and innovation shine in all of your ideas - as well as your sense of humor! Be sure to check out our final event this Saturday at 1:00 PM PST to see the finalists pitch their ideas in front of VC judges!
ICYMI (Some Current Events)
Quibi Shuts Down
Quibi is shutting down after just 6 months of activity due to failure to attract a solid and consistent customer base. Creating content specifically for smartphones, the streaming service struggled to find traction in the pandemic as people used their TVs or computers to access competing streaming services such as Netflix or Hulu. Quibi plans to return as much capital as possible to its investors to avoid risking more losses and shut down its operations by early December. Read more about Quibi here.
Snapchatâs New Sounds Feature
Snapchat launched a new feature known as âSounds on Snapchatâ which allows users to add music from a select catalog to their snaps. Unlike their rival TikTok, Snapchat designed the feature to allow users to click a link of the song, letting users listen to the full song on their preferred music streaming service. With TikTokâs future in the United States still unclear, Snapchat has capitalized by continuing to engage the Gen Z populations with more expressive and creative features. Read more about âSounds on Snapchatâ here.
Upcoming Events
Startup Labs
Startup Labs is an in-house pre-accelerator program hosted annually by UCLAâs premier entrepreneurship organization, Bruin Entrepreneurs. At Startup Labs, we select candidates at any stage based on their ingenuity, intelligence, and willingness to strive for success. Over a twelve-week period, we help our founders grow their startups by providing them with mentorship, virtual working spaces, alumni networks, weekly workshops, fireside chats, VC introductions, funding opportunities, and any other resources they need.Â
Apps are due November 20th.
Contact paoloshamoon@ucla.edu for any questions about the program!
UCI Design-a-thon
Feeling a little competitive? Ready to practice your designing skills?
Participate in our 2020 Design-a-thon by joining solo or in a team to design a product focused on mindfulness and productivity!
Open to all college students, this 3-day online event will take place on Nov 20 to 22! Our goal is to challenge and hone your design thinking process by introducing you to a real-life social issue that youâan aspiring designerâneed to address and solve. This event will include workshops, guest speakers, resources, and a community to help you through the designing process... And there will be prizes for the winners!!
Applications are live at https://designatuci.com/designathon
Registration closes on November 13, 2020 at 11:59 PM (PST).
No prior experience required so invite your friends! More information can be found through our Facebook event page or website.
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Jobs & Internships
Palgorithms
Palgorithms matches fellow college students with compatible friends using both personality and common interests. Since winning first place at BruinLabs, we've had 200+ sign-ups for our beta-testing sessions (check out our Daily Bruin feature!) and were recently accepted into the UC LAUNCH startup accelerator. Now, we're looking to create a web application to deliver our services to organizations such as the Anderson School of Management. If you have experience building web apps, and are passionate about building community through difficult times, consider applying for our Full-Stack Web Developer role! Check out the full role description and email youngghee@gmail.com to apply.
Relief Organizations
Childrenâs Hospital Los Angeles
Send a card to make Halloween a special day for a child at Childrenâs Hospital Los Angeles! For every card sent before October 29th, $1 will be donated to the CHLA Childrenâs Fund, which supports children through therapy, treatment, and recovery. Every card will come with a personalized message and Halloween goodies for the child to enjoy! Click here to send a card and spread some Halloween fun. Itâs super easy and cute!!! :3
Give Blck
Give Blck is a comprehensive database that compiles over 200 Black-founded nonprofits to help advocate their respective mission statements and give them a larger platform. They hope to alleviate societal problems while also empowering underrepresented communities by providing them with the resources, opportunities, and infrastructure to succeed. This is the first project from Work & Co Fundâs commitment to a $1mil investment in nonprofits to advance the Black community.
Feeding America
Feeding America is a domestic hunger-relief organization that is a network of over 200 food banks that provide support to millions of people. They are working to reduce hunger and food insecurity caused by the economic fallout of COVID-19. If you're willing, you can donate to their COVID-19 Response Fund here to help them purchase food and fund local food banks during this crisis.Â
Have a happy Halloween,
Bruin Entrepreneurs đ