It’s another short week! We hope the long weekend gives you an extra day to rest and recharge for Week 7.
Tomorrow, on Tuesday, Feb 16 @ 7:30 PM PST, we’ll be hosting a very special fireside chat with Brooke Bachesta from Outreach about what it takes to break into the tech industry without a technical background! Learn from a real, working professional about how she first got into tech and what convinced her to stay. Don’t miss the chance to get tips and tricks on ways to get your foot in the door. Come hang: https://tinyurl.com/beweeklynight.
ICYMI (Some Current Events)
Parler Returns
After a month of being disconnected from the Internet, Parler returned today with a new website. Read more here.
Amazon Sues New York AG to Prevent COVID-19 Charges
Amazon sued Letitia James, the New York Attorney General, last Friday over charges against the company regarding workplace safety at two of its warehouses. Read more here.
Upcoming Events + Opportunities
LA Hacks 2021 Hacker Applications
Join LA Hacks for their first-ever week-long, virtual hackathon from the comfort of your own home 🏠! From March 21-28th, LINK UP with hackers from all over the world to create innovative projects and get ready for a whole week of collaborative hacking, workshops, gaming tournaments, and other fun surprises they have planned 😃.
If you can't hack the whole week, don’t worry! To find out more about their event and hacker application, visit ✨lahacks.com✨. They welcome high school and college students of any major and background! 🤩
🖥️ Apply at: lahacks.com and RSVP at their Facebook Event
🕒 Applications close: Friday, February 19th @ 11:59PM PST
If you’re an expert in your field and want to help others with their projects, sign up to be a mentor! Mentor applications can be found here.
Follow their social media for more updates:
FB: https://www.facebook.com/LAHacks, Insta: https://www.instagram.com/lahacks/, and email: info@lahacks.com with questions.
Connect@Nuleep
Connect@Nuleep events give students the opportunities to build relationships and develop skills with professionals and recruiters from awesome startups and companies such as AT&T, Disney, and Facebook.
These events focus on professional career-building panels and training opportunities divided into 12 1-hour-and-15-minute workshop sessions where 30 minutes will be about career topics, 20 minutes will be for Q&A, and 15 minutes for breakout sessions.
The entry-level certification requirement for the Level 1 LEEP Certification is to attend 8 out of the 12 sessions and to complete 1 mentor/mentee hour. The Level 1 LEEP Certification authenticates that the participant completed 10 hours of leadership, mentorship, and workforce-readiness training.
Their first event will be today, Feb 8th, 2021, @ 8 PM PST!
Event: Maximize LinkedIn for your Career Discovery: Building Authentic Relationships
With current networking and recruiting events being virtual, they’re transitioning from in-person coffee chats to virtually building authentic relationships. Learn how to develop your professional skills, start conversations, and connect with amazing leaders, including Linh Bick from Netflix, Brandt Hill from Salesforce, and Emily Inestroza from Deloitte.
Spring Quarter Tech Bootcamp
Bruin Young Tech Professionals, an Innovate@UCLA student group, is hosting a 6-week tech bootcamp during spring quarter to give students the skills they need to break into product development and project management. Throughout the program, students will learn from real industry leaders, address a social issue, and learn the steps required to produce real results that help the local community.
The topics this year are smart city tech, health tech, clean tech, and edtech.
Sign up by March 7th here!
Bear @ UCLA
Bear is a student consulting organization that helps build and scale fellow student organizations to stand out and increase engagement. Its objectives are to improve the experience of navigating the complex student organization network, to enhance the quality of student organizations and maximize their impact with its free consulting services, and to connect students with the resources to start an organization.
Learn more at their website here!
Startup Labs Newsletter
Bruin Entrepreneurs’ in-house startup accelerator, Startup Labs, has its very own newsletter! Sign up to get all the info about what Startup Labs is doing, its 2020-2021 cohort, and general information on the startup scene.
Sign up below!
General Members Discord
If you’re a general member, make sure to join us on Discord to get updates on BE, chat with board members, and get exclusive resources and opportunities. The link to our Discord is below!
UCLA Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Map
Bruin Entrepreneurs’ very own Startup Labs director, Paolo Shamoon, compiled a UCLA Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Map to give our general members a list of all of the entrepreneurship resources available on campus. This includes clubs, organizations, accelerator programs, and even non-UCLA affiliated programs, complete with descriptions and links. If you’re interested in entrepreneurship, click the button below to check it out and shoot Paolo an email to say thanks!
Relief Organizations
GiveDirectly
GiveDirectly is a nonprofit working to deliver cash directly to families living in poverty, particularly those heavily affected by COVID-19. They're currently on a mission to raise $200 million to respond to the financial effects of the pandemic in the U.S. If you’re willing and able, you can support their mission by using the button below to donate.
Direct Relief
Direct Relief is a humanitarian aid organization providing financial relief to those in poverty - regardless of religion, politics, or ability to pay. Right now, their focus is providing PPE, essential medical items, and emergency funding for healthcare workers across the U.S. If you’re willing and able, use the button below to donate.
Americares
Americares is a health-relief organization whose primary focus is providing medicine, care, and supplies to disaster-stricken communities. They’re focusing on providing critical supplies and clinical care to healthcare workers and the most vulnerable communities. If you’re willing and able, use the button below to donate.
Keep pushing,
Bruin Entrepreneurs 💓