Your Weekly eClub Newsletter

We will be collecting resumes on behalf of club members to distribute to interested startups and incubators. Any members (2nd year, 1st year or 1Y) interested in having their resumes included in the resume book will need to submit their resume by midnight on Wednesday, January 21. Send resumes to eclubcareers@kellogg.northwestern.edu. Be sure to carefully proofread your resume prior to submission as the e-club will not be conducting a review prior to including resumes in the resume book. If you have any questions, please direct them to Shani Taylor, staylor2016@kellogg.northwestern.edu.

Our second eChat featuring Albert Wenger, managing partner at Union Square Ventures, is coming up on February 3. Albert will be joining us via Skype to share his perspective on big technology shifts over the next 10 years. While the event is currently sold out, we frequently move people off the waitlist so please sign up.

Register here:  https://kellogg.campusgroups.com/rsvp?id=261627

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Join eClub, High Tech Club and Big Data & Analytics Club as we co-host TG on Friday, January 23. 

Thanks to all those who were able to join us for our kickoff of the Kellogg eChats speaker series last Tuesday. We were thrilled to have Brad Feld join us - he spoke on topics ranging from the future of Bitcoin to the value MBAs can add to startups.

Please keep on the lookout for a video of that chat and future eChats to come!

The Kellogg Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative is proud to present the second annual U.S. Cellular Innovation Challenge. The Innovation Group within U.S. Cellular® is sponsoring a team-based Innovation Challenge at The Kellogg School of Management. U.S. Cellular will be at Kellogg for a kickoff event to provide further information about this great opportunity to work on a real-world issue with an established corporate innovation team while competing for a cash prize. ABOUT THE CHALLENGE:
U.S. Cellular will present a business problem currently being contemplated by the company for student teams to solve. This will be an opportunity for student teams to work on a real-world issue while leveraging their skills and creativity in solving unique business problems.This year's challenge will ask students to identify a win-win partnership between U.S. Cellular and an outside company that creates a unique product or service that helps families manage their home, health, finance, or education. Attend the kickoff to learn key considerations, deadlines, and more!

ABOUT THE U.S. CELLULAR INNOVATION GROUP:
U.S. Cellular’s Innovation Group works with all areas of the company to identify, create and help foster the development of new ideas, products, services or market offerings. 

Are you planning your summer internship?

There are a wide variety of school-supported summer opportunities available to students. If you are interested in learning about the entrepreneurship and innovation options offered through KIEI and the CMC, then be sure to attend the KIEI Summer Opportunities Kickoff. 

INTERNSHIPS AND FUNDING:
Opportunities discussed will include funding, exclusive job listings, stipends, and formal programs that cover categories such as:

• Entrepreneurship
• Social Impact
• Family Enterprise
• Corporate Innovation
• Impact InvestingPrivate Equity

Don't miss out on learning about these great opportunities to further your career.

Questions about this event? Contact KIEI via: KIEI@kellogg.northwestern.edu

Gordon concentrates on acquisition opportunities in the Products sector with a particular focus in consumer and healthcare companies. Gordon serves as the Chairman of the Investment Committee for Baird's U.S.
Private Equity and Venture Capital groups. Gordon also oversees Baird's Asia operations team, which provides manufacturing, sales and distribution support to portfolio companies in Asia.Lunch with speaker and small group of students/faculty at AC following. Opportunity for students to meet one-on-one for office hours. More info forthcoming. 

Contact: Debbie Brauer

http://cglink.me/r252453

Join us for an inspiring evening on Wednesday, January 21st, from 6 to 9 p.m, when entrepreneurs from our third cohort, Impact 3, showcase their for-profit solutions for addressing today's societal and environmental challenges. The event will include seven presentations featuring innovative business ideas for making the world a better place, from poverty alleviation to autism education. Presentations will be followed by cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, and networking.

Discount: 30% off general admission ($25.00)
Discount Code: STUDENT 

Join eClub, High Tech Club and Big Data & Analytics Club as we co-host TG on Friday, January 23

Come hear form IDEO Chief Creative Officer, Paul Bennett, "A bonafide rock star in the innovation and design world."

Paul is s sought-after speaker and is invited to speak at major forums including: The World Economic Forum, Boao Forum for Asia, TED Global, TEDx Tohoku, Dubai and Amazonia, the Economist Redesigning Business Summit, The AOL CEO Conference, The American Express Luxury Summit and Tokyo Midtown Opening and more.

Interested in working at a startup, tech or VC? Curious about the latest trends in technology?

Please join the eClub for our second KELLOGG eCHATS event, featuring Albert Wenger, a managing partner at Union Square Ventures. Albert will be joining us via Skype to share his perspective on big technology shifts over the next ten years.

Sign up for the second talk presented by the eClub, HTC & PE/VC Club on February 3, 2015, 12:15 - 1:15 p.m. @ Jacobs 1246: https://kellogg.campusgroups.com/rsvp?id=261627

More about Albert: Albert is the former president of del.icio.us, an entrepreneur many times over, and prominent angel investor (in companies such as Tumblr and Etsy). His firm, Union Square Ventures, is NYC-based with over $1B under management, and was an early investor in Twitter, Tumblr, Kickstarter and Foursquare, among others.

To learn more about Albert, follow him at https://twitter.com/albertwenger or read his blog at http://continuations.com

What is eChats? A speaker series and Q&A featuring tech entrepreneurs, VCs and thought leaders sharing their vision for big tech shifts.

When? Once a month, kicked off in January with Brad Feld.

How? Skype/Google Hangouts (this is tech after all) – we might surprise you with an in-person chat once in a while.

Why? Because tech has changed the way we think about the world at a never-seen-before pace and we’re just getting started…

Stay tuned for more on the Kellogg eChats series!

The NYC Venture Capital & Start Up Trek is scheduled to take place February 25th.  Planning for this trek needs to begin soon.  At this time, we have no applicants for trek leaders.  The CMC is working with the PEVC club along with the E-Club to identify 2 leaders for this trek.  If you are interested in leading this trek please reach out to Mary Simon, mary-simon@kellogg.northwestern.edu, in the CMC by Friday, January 9th 5:00pm.

Also, the Chicago Start Up Trek is scheduled to take place April 15th.  Planning for this trek needs to begin soon.  At this time, we have one applicant for trek leader.  The CMC is working with the E-Club to identify 2 leaders for this trek.  If you are interested in leading this trek, please reach out to Mario Vela, mario-vela@kellogg.northwestern.edu, in the CMC by Friday, January 9th 5:00pm.

Application deadline: January 15, 2015 

Start Date: 3rd week of June

We are looking for 6 interns, from top Universities, with business and technical backgrounds who have an interest in start-ups and want to develop their business development and execution skills. The interns would be using start-up methodologies in a high innovation environment to help with our global expansion. We provide a competitive salary, return flights, accommodation and an opportunity to network with some of the key players in one of the hottest start-up communities in the world! The recruitment process is highly competitive, we received over 500 applications last year! For more information and applying for the internship, you can visit http://bit.ly/novasummerinternship

Luxury Garage Sale ("LGS") is a fast growing startup in Chicago. LGS is a curated, high-fashion retail experience and consignment boutique rolled into one. We sell standout merchandise through our retail channels and our emerging online presence.

We are a rapidly growing company (about to close a round of Venture Financing with Brian Spaly joining our board to help us with expansion), and we are looking for great candidates to run business development and manage our sales teams (both on the consignor relations and retail stylist fronts).

If interested, please email your resume and a cover letter to Kelsey Lutz at careers@luxurygaragesale.com

The Diplomat Fellowship is dedicated to creating and discovering solutions for the greatest social impact, in urban communities throughout the world. The Fellowship is an experiential, relevant, practical and exciting way to rethink our assumptions, our collective genius and the ways we solve problems. We aim to produce the next generation of thought leaders who will change not only a community, but also the world.

The 2015 Diplomat Fellows will be visionary change agents, hard at work, incubating new approaches to the planet’s toughest challenges. The program—exposing Fellows to negotiation, entrepreneurship and innovation—is committed to social impact through entrepreneurial action.

More info and applications here

The Wireless Innovation Project application period is now open! Competition for the best movile and wireless solution designed for social impact. $600,000 in prizes awarded over three years. Apply online by February 27, 2015 at vodafone-us.com.

Deadline: February 27, 2015

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