Dear BASES members,
Hope your Week 6 is off to a good start! Here are some of the latest events and internship/job opportunities listings, as well as Stanford Winter Quarter courses that may be of interest. Click on a link to jump to the complete description.
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Have any questions or something you'd like us to feature? Feel free to email mle...@stanford.edu with any such events, jobs, internships, or other opportunities.
Best,
Michelle Leung
VP Marketing
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Learn more about BASES on our website and social media!
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Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP) | Events & Fellowship
The Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP) helps students grow their entrepreneurial mindset. Below are two opportunities STVP is offering this quarter that you may find interesting:
→ Attend a Speaker Series: Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders’ Seminar (free event)
This season #StanfordETL is hosting a number of speakers who will inspire, provoke, and activate your inner-entrepreneur. Here are a few of the industry influencers taking center stage to share what it takes to become a disruptor:
- Oct 30 - Srin Madipalli: Airbnb product manager who’s using the power of technology to make travel more inclusive for people living with disabilities
- Nov 6 - Aileen Lee: Founder and Managing Partner at Cowboy Ventures, and the VC who coined the term “unicorn”
- Nov 13 - Arlan Hamilton: Founder and Managing Partner at Backstage Capital who built a VC fund from the ground up, while homeless
Stanford ETL (MS&E 472) is a 1.0 unit course open to all students and can be repeated for credit. If you can not take on any more units, feel free to attend a talk that you find interesting. Check out the full lineup on STVP’s events page.
→ Leadership Opportunity: Threshold Venture Fellows (Application Deadline Oct 31)
Stanford engineering master’s students who are interested in launching and leading entrepreneurial ventures are welcome to apply to be a Threshold Venture Fellows (TVF). Over six months, twelve fellows will get a front-row seat to venture creation and growth, observe VCs in action, and receive mentorship from professionals and a growing alumni network.
Application deadline is Oct 31, midnight! For more information and to apply online, visit stvp.stanford.edu/tvf.
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Talar | Social media intern
Talar is the first in-home delivery system -- groceries and necessities delivered straight to your fridge & pantry. We’re closing the delivery loop by marrying smart locks with a trusted inventory management system that removes the need to be present for delivery. Talar is YC company and is VC-backed by Khosla Ventures and NFX.
We are looking for a Social Media Intern to lead our social media and branding efforts. This is a unique opportunity to lead social media marketing for a service operating at the last frontier of retail and logistics.
You will be responsible for helping to create and execute social media campaigns that educate, inform and convert our target audience. You will have a creative flair and the ability to learn our voice and tell our story at fast pace.
Getting started, you will be tasked with identifying the key topics and trends in our industry. You will learn quickly how to attract and engage our target audience. As an important member of a fast-growing start-up, you will be expected to become an expert and thought-leader on your topics of choice. In addition, you will be responsible for:
- Defining the objectives and strategies for social media marketing at Talar
- Managing social media channels and ensuring a consistent pulse of activity
- Working closely with the rest of the team to support product launches, events and field marketing
- Develop copy and creatives
- Connecting with online influencer groups, websites and strategic partners to build co-marketing initiatives
- Staying abreast of the industry landscape and becoming a go-to source for the latest trends and debate
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience in social media/marketing
- Excellent written communication skills
- Creativity and a very keen sense of brand aesthetics
- In-depth working knowledge of Facebook, Instagram, Google, YouTube, and Pinterest
- Experience with social media analytics, including Facebook Insights and Google
- Analytics
- Basic knowledge of Photoshop and/or Canva
To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume to Anna Pinol (an...@talardelivery.com)
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CS 182 | Stanford Course: Ethics, Public Policy, and Technological Change
Cross-listed: PoliSci 182, Phil 82, PublPol 182, EthicSoc 182, and Comm 180
In this Winter Quarter course (5 units), our aim is to explore the ethical, social, and policy dimensions of technological innovation. We will be covering a wide range of topics on the frontier of technology and politics today:
- Algorithmic Decision-Making and Bias
- Data Collection, Privacy, and Civil Liberties
- Ethics of Artificial Intelligence and Automation
- Free Speech and Power of Private Platforms
Three award-winning Stanford faculty are co-teaching the course: Rob Reich (Political Science/Center for Ethics in Society), Mehran Sahami (Computer Science), and Jeremy Weinstein (Political Science/Stanford Global Studies).
Last year, we invited illustrious speakers to the class, including Brian Acton (Co-Founder of WhatsApp), Marietje Schaake (Member of European Parliament), Ellora Israni (Co-Founder of she++), and Reid Hoffman (Co-Founder of LinkedIn). Look forward to more this year.
Check out last year's course website: http://cs181.stanford.edu/. Email Mohit (momo...@stanford.edu) with any questions.
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ENGR 245 | Stanford Course: The Lean LaunchPad: Getting Your Lean Startup Off the Ground
Apply the Lean Startup principles including the Business Model Canvas, Customer Development, and Agile Engineering to prototype, test, and iterate on your idea while discovering if you have a profitable business model. This is the class adopted by the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health as the Innovation Corps. Team applications deadline is November 15. Proposals can be software, hardware, or service of any kind. Projects are experiential and require incrementally building the product while talking to 10-15 customers/partners each week.
See the course website for more information: http://leanlaunchpad.stanford.edu/. Prerequisite: Interest in and passion for exploring whether your technology idea can become a real company. Limited enrollment.
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Innovator Series on Diversity in Cybersecurity | World Innovation Lab
You're all cordially invited to join the Innovator Series on Diversity in Cybersecurity, Oct. 29th from 6-8 PM, at the World Innovation Lab just off of University Avenue (minutes from campus!)
See sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/diversity-in-cybersecurity-confronting-the-barriers-tickets-77935770989 (VIP code: INNOVATORS to attend for free!)
This event is co-hosted with Intertrust and focuses on trends, opportunities, and challenges in cybersecurity, with a particular focus on addressing issues around acquiring talent, retaining people, and promoting more diversity and inclusion in the field. WiL Partner Vicky Shum will moderate the talk with Galina Antova of Claroty, Sid Trivedi of Foundation Capital, and Ambriel Pouncy of Intertrust.
On World Innovation Lab (WiL):
WiL is a US & Japan-based VC, with capital base from governments and leading global corporations in Japan and throughout Asia - including Sony, Nissan, NTT, KDDI, 7-Eleven & others. We invest in companies that are ready to scale and enter new markets. We help US startups expand to Japan and Asia, and we help Japanese startups expand worldwide.
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SpeedLegal | Full stack developer
We are a team of 4 developers using ML to make legal contracts easier to understand and we are looking for a dev to join our team. We have an MVP with 70 lawyers testing it and 10% paying. We are looking for a full stack developer in an early stage startup to create the MVP of the product. Our data scientists have elaborated models to understand the structure of contracts, we now need to build the backend and frontend pieces to deliver the product. We are looking for somebody that is willing to deliver fast and iterate on the learnings and can perform a task in ⅓ of a normal developer. We offer unlimited growth, mentorship and ownership.
Responsibilities are to develop the frontend and the backend pieces that call the data science models we have created. Qualifications include Python, JavaScript, React, and Google cloud. If interested contact hans...@shaforms.com.
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Goldman Sachs | Exploratory Program
The application for our 2020 Exploratory Programs is now open! Our Exploratory Programs allow college freshmen and sophomores to learn more about financial services as well as our firm’s business, people and culture. Our goal is to bring students together from different schools, majors and backgrounds and to help set them up for success as they explore future career interests and opportunities. Our program includes skill-building workshops, interactive case studies and networking sessions with Goldman professionals. Click here to learn more.
Diverse Abilities | New York
Undergraduates graduating between December 2021 - June 2023 who identify as having a disability
Pride Summit | New York
Undergraduates graduating between December 2021 - June 2023 who identify as LGBTQ+
Women's Leadership Camp | New York, Salt Lake City and Dallas
Undergraduates graduating between December 2021 - June 2023 who identify as women
Undergraduate Camp | New York, Salt Lake City and Dallas
Undergraduates graduating between December 2021 - June 2023 who identify as black, Hispanic/Latino, Native American, and/or first-generation college students
Veterans Career Summit | New York
Undergraduates graduating between December 2021 - June 2023 and candidates beginning a MBA program in fall 2020 who are military veterans
Virtual Insight Series | Virtual
Undergraduates graduating between December 2021 and June 2023
Application Deadlines:
- December 1st Diverse Abilities, Pride Summit, Women’s Leadership Summit, Undergraduate Camp
- March 15th Insight Series, Veterans Summit
Exploratory Programs will take place in 2020, late winter through spring. Final event dates will be shared with all applicants. You may apply to as many exploratory programs as you are eligible for & interested in, but can only be selected to attend one in-person program. Apply here.
Please note: Goldman Sachs will provide domestic travel within the U.S. and hotel accommodations.
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TigerLaunch | Student Founders
Applications have just opened for TigerLaunch, the nation's largest student-run entrepreneurship competition. We're looking for student founders to join our startup pitch competition.
You will get the chance to present your idea to leading VCs and win thousands in prizes. We'll connect you with our extensive mentor network of founders, designers, and investors to launch your startup to success! Visit our website or e-mail us at te...@tigerlaunch.com.
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Uventure Internship Competition | Samsung Strategy & Innovation Center
Samsung Strategy & Innovation Center has launched its 2nd annual Uventure Internship Competition where students can bring their big ideas to life as a 2020 Samsung intern. In the summer internship program, called Samsung Uventure, you propose an idea -- in artificial intelligence, robotics, mobility, digital health, or artificial and virtually reality -- by December 2, 2019. If our judges think your idea is innovative, relevant, realistic and worthwhile, you’ll win a summer internship at Samsung Strategy and Innovation Center in San Jose, California, to Be Your Own BOSS. Last year, 7 out of 8 of the Uventure winning interns came from Stanford.
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Duolingo | Software engineering, machine learning, and product management internships and full-time
Come help teach over 300 million people how to learn another language with Duolingo, the world's #1 downloaded education app and the best way to learn a new language! Some exciting new initiatives we're working on include launching new courses like Arabic and Latin, improving learning across all courses, building AI tools for applications like evaluating language difficulty, and disrupting the testing industry with the Duolingo English Test. Working for a company with a strong ethos and a passion for education makes me really excited to go to work every day, and I know some of you can relate.
We're currently hiring for internships and full time positions across software engineering, machine learning research, and product management. We're growing really fast and we value people from vastly different backgrounds, so we can continue to support learners around the globe.
You can learn more about jobs and our culture, and apply at the following link: https://university.duolingo.com/ If you have any questions about the company or my experience, just shoot me an email at nat...@duolingo.com. ¡Gracias por leer!
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Window | Software engineering
Window is a 2-sided marketplace for apparel shopping. On one side, Window is a mobile mall curated by and personalized to each user. On the other side, Window is a platform where brands engage communities through content and digital experiences.
I am looking for programmers to build an MVP for Window, my new venture. The MVP would be a mobile application for the purpose of demonstrating to brands and investors. Happy to discuss compensation options.
Please contact Oladoyin Oladapo MBA '20 at oola...@stanford.edu for more info.
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Girls Who Invest | Sophomore Summer 2020 internship program
Girls Who Invest is a non-profit organization started by Yale/Wharton alums and aims to increase the number of women in portfolio management and executive leadership in the asset management industry. Girls Who Invest currently has a network of 700+ young women and 100+ partner firms including Goldman Sachs, TPG, Vista Equity Partners, and other financial firms. You can read more about Girls Who Invest here.
The 2020 Sophomore Summer Internship program is a highly-immersive 10 week program held from June-August 2020. The program is meant for candidates who are:
- Stanford sophomores (any major) with an interest in investment management
- good communicators and analytical thinkers
- excited about working in teams and collaborating with others
The program comprises of a four-week intensive academic program led by elite industry experts at universities like University of Pennsylvania and is followed by a six-week paid internship at a prestigious investment management firm where you will work closely with investment teams. Some partner firms of the program include Goldman Sachs, PIMCO, Wellington Management, TPG, among others.
Applications are currently open and will close on November 15th. You can apply here or through the link in the flier and poster. Please note that this is a Stanford-specific link. Please feel free to reach out to me on dsha...@stanford.edu with any questions,
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Contrary Capital | Venture partners
Contrary capital is wrapping up its yearly talent search for the next venture partners across the country. VP’s get the chance to deploy up to $500,000 in Stanford startups, and work with a super-talented cast of VP’s across the country to make decisions on investing in companies. We have 80% conversion to top seed funds (YC’s is ~40%). Apply here.
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Insight Partners | Analyst program
Insight Venture Partners is a venture capital and private equity firm based out of NYC with over $24B in committed capital. The firm was the primary backer in three unicorn IPOs last year - Smartsheet (NYSE: SMAR), Pluralsight (NASDAQ:PS) and Tenable (NASDAQ:TENB). We invest in software companies all over the world – 40% of our portfolio is based outside of the US.
We are looking for freshmen & sophomores interested in our 2021 summer internship and juniors interested in 2021 full time. Our analyst program teaches world class training in finance, strategy and consulting. Insight analysts go on to be partners at the firm, CEOs of tech companies, top grad schools and more.
Please let me know if you have any questions at jwi...@insightpartners.com!
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Cardinal Pitch Club (CPC) | Leadership applications
Founded by Stanford affiliates in April 2015, Cardinal Pitch Club is at the forefront of connecting early-stage startups with reputed, entrepreneur-friendly VCs and CVCs. CPC empowers people with big dreams, ideas and a desire to pitch, and aims to build an elite community of Stanford Alumni and San Francisco Bay Area’s top talents.
Our investment network is composed of more than 30 institutional investors and angel investors, including world-renowned capital firms Sequoia, Greylock, NEA, Intel Capital, A16Z, Polychain Capital etc. CPC currently has more than 2,000 community members, 164 companies in the field of AI, Blockchain, AR/VR, Fintech, Healthcare, and Enterprise, raised over $646M. In 2018, CPC community fund invested 10+ tech focused blockchain companies including IoTeX, Algorand, Oasis Labs, Nucypher, Celer etc. In the meanwhile, CPC organized more than 1000 developers to engage in discussions with world renowned crypto experts, including Turing award winner Professor Diffie, co-founder and CEO of IoTeX Raullen Chai, Professor Dawn Song from UC Berkeley, Zcash CTO Nathan Wilcox, Ethereum lead developer Jon Choi, Cofounder and CEO of Tendermint Jae Kwon etc. The world top crypto exchange Binance was first introduced into the U.S. by CPC in March, 2018.
If you are interested in a leadership role for the 2019-2020 academic year, please fill out this form. Roles available:
- President (1 opening)
- Vice President (3-4 openings)
- Director (5-6 openings)
President role is best suited for students or alumni who have some experience and a lot of energy who wants to leverage the network to serve the entrepreneur and/or developer community. VP and director role is best suited for students or alumni who have not so much experience but are interested in getting into the space while making some contribution to the community. To apply, please fill out this form. Please feel free to contact us at ad...@cpitch.com with any questions.
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Inspirit AI | Part-time fall internship
Inspirit AI is a company founded by Stanford graduate students focused on bringing modern Artificial Intelligence education to high school students globally. This includes both the technical knowledge of advances in deep learning, computer vision, natural language processing, etc. as well as the ethical and social considerations required to build socially relevant AI projects. After running a pre-college AI program at leading international schools in India, our team is excited to be working on new initiatives in the coming months!
We are currently hiring for the following part-time roles (paid, 10 - 20 hours/week) to work on campus with our team:
Business Development / Growth Strategy: We are working to bring the program to new locations (Dubai, Singapore, US, etc.) this Winter and next Summer. We’re looking to hire a team member to lead outreach and relationship building with leading schools, colleges, and other education organizations that are looking to champion AI education initiatives for K12 students globally. If interested, we'd love to have you join us at one or more of our programs next Winter / Summer.
Product Manager, AI Education: Spearhead the development of our new online and Zoom-based offerings for high school students. Work with instructors and high school students to develop an engaging and meaningful experience for all, in an online medium. Some experience with CS/AI courses (Python/Keras/Tensorflow) would be helpful. If interested, you could also work on creating exciting new AI projects as part of this role!
If you are interested in the above roles, or are curious about the project you can reach me at ade...@stanford.edu
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Boston Consulting Group | Associate and Internships
BCG GAMMA Internship Application Deadline and Process (Class of 2021)
Apply HERE for a GAMMA Full-Time role at BCG by Friday, December 6th at 11:59PM PST
· Learn more about GAMMA here!
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Malk Partners | Associate positions
Malk Partners is a boutique consulting firm and the leading advisor to private equity firms for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) management. Malk has advised many of the world's most respected private investment firms, helping them to define ESG goals, conduct diligence reviews, achieve their investors' expectations, and support portfolio companies in mitigating ESG risks and leveraging value creation opportunities.
Our Associate position is currently posted in Handshake here.
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Hive | Technical and non-technical roles
Hive is a full-stack deep learning platform that provides enterprise solutions through data labeling and custom ML models. Hive operates the largest data labeling platform with over 2M distributed workers processing 10M+ tags each day. We are the world’s leader in custom model development for enterprises and startups alike, building hundreds of models for customers in all industry verticals. We are hiring for both technical and non-technical roles! Learn more about us at thehive.ai.
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The Beacon Fellowship | Summer consulting programs
The Beacon Fellowship invites all Stanford students interested in boosting their consulting, entrepreneurship, or general business skills to apply for our Winter 2019 or Summer 2020 Fellowships. Accepted students learn firsthand from an experienced McKinsey, Bain, or BCG consultant during a month-long consulting project for one of our clients in London, Madrid, or DC.
Interested students can request an application here, and learn more about the Fellowship here.
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