Guy Kawasaki and the Graduating Class of Milestone Makers to Ring Nasdaq Closing Bell Remotely From San Francisco in Celebrat...
October 10 2017 - 12:05PM
What: In celebration of the two-year
anniversary of the nonprofit Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center in San
Francisco, Guy Kawasaki will join the Center’s fourth graduating
class of Milestone Makers to ring the closing bell remotely from
the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center in San Francisco (the
Center). In the first two years, the Center’s community of
over 7,500 founders has been made up of 49% female and 61% minority
entrepreneurs.
Guy Kawasaki is a renowned entrepreneur, educator, evangelist
and author of thirteen books spanning marketing, social media,
product launch and innovation. An expert on all things
entrepreneurial, Guy returns as a distinguished faculty to the
Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center today after teaching Art of the Start
2.0 to the Center’s community.
Milestone Makers is a 12-week program awarded to a group of
entrepreneurs representing a wide range of backgrounds and
experiences, company sizes, stage of development, capital and
industry. Supported by the Center’s extensive network of
experience and expertise, each founder is paired with a coach and
3-4 business mentors. Graduating entrepreneurs will also return to
the Center to teach future classes of Milestone Makers.
The fourth graduating class of Milestone Makers
includes:
-
Katerina Axelsson: Bottlefly generates
personalized food and wine recommendations to shoppers using
artificial intelligence and flavor chemistry.
- Adam Bolden: Sweat Tailor creates
the ultimate pair of everyday pants that are stylish, comfortable
and built to be worn from day’s start to end, no matter what life
throws at you.
- Michelle Cunningham: Chalet is
property management, reimagined.
- Alexander Durrant: JigTalk is a
dating app that unveil its users, piece-by-piece, through
exchanging messages.
- Gala
Gil Amat: YellowFinch develops IoT sensors
and software to predict roof collapse and to model risk.
-
Kimberli Haris: Fairyella Ice
Pops is a healthy Vegan ice pop handcrafted with freshly
juiced organic fruits and vegetables.
- Grace Leung Shing: Startwise is
a crowdfunding platform where people can invest in revenue sharing
deals with business owners.
- Tyler
Moyer: CooMo Travel allows individuals to
book and plan their entire trip based on peer recommendations and
suggestions.
-
Evin Ollinger: Golden is
the first financial assistant for taking care of your parents.
-
Ehsan Saeedi: Gate enables
secure unattended access to homes and business, through its
camera-equipped smart lock.
- Alex Schmotter: Phenoh makes
healthier, more effective hydration beverages available to
everyone.
Where:505 Howard Street, San Francisco,
California
When:Wednesday, October 11, 2017 – 3:45 p.m. to
4:00 p.m. ET
For the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center:Matt
Paget(323) 658-8684mpaget@extensionpr.com
For Nasdaq MarketSite:Emily Pan(646)
441-5120emily.pan@nasdaq.com
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About The Nasdaq Entrepreneurial CenterBased in
San Francisco, the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center delivers
world-class resources and mentoring to enable every entrepreneur
across the globe to realize their maximum potential. Over the last
two years, the Center has emerged as a leading resource in
entrepreneurial education based on its unique realtime assessments
of entrepreneur’s needs, in addition to customized mentorship and
coaching programs. Through its commitment to welcoming founders of
every stage and industry to receive the support they deserve, the
Center’s community of over 7,500 founders is made up of 49% female
and 61% minority entrepreneurs.
About NasdaqNasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) is a leading
global provider of trading, clearing, exchange technology, listing,
information and public company services. Through its diverse
portfolio of solutions, Nasdaq enables customers to plan, optimize
and execute their business vision with confidence, using proven
technologies that provide transparency and insight for navigating
today's global capital markets. As the creator of the world's first
electronic stock market, its technology powers more than 89
marketplaces in 50 countries, and 1 in 10 of the world's securities
transactions. Nasdaq is home to 3,800 total listings with a market
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