NewsFarley Center's 2014-2015 Year in Tweets
It's been a fantastic year here at the Farley Center and we're so grateful for everyone who joined us. Take a look at some of the highlights of the 2014-2015 academic year.
The NUvention: Web alums of @BlinkfireStats have raise $1 million from venture backers: http://t.co/SXdio5nMT0
— Farley Center (@FarleyCenterNU) September 17, 2014
NUvention Energy alums @getampy raised $30k+ in the first 12 hours on Kickstarter. Join the movement: http://t.co/PXwg6MScOT #NUstartups
— Farley Center (@FarleyCenterNU) October 9, 2014
The e@nu Speaker Series kicks off this Friday at 4pm in McCormick Tribune 3-127 with @marylousong #nustartups http://t.co/oDhWdPcAHv
— Farley Center (@FarleyCenterNU) October 14, 2014
Do what you love; work with people that you love, and walk on fire for it - @marylousong #nustartups http://t.co/CEf55MC906
— Farley Center (@FarleyCenterNU) October 17, 2014
NUvention: Medical alum NuCurrent announce $3.5 million round of funding http://t.co/7GMATdCEDt @NuCurrentTweets #NUstartups
— Farley Center (@FarleyCenterNU) October 23, 2014
http://t.co/FnIVjCP4yE Avery Wang breaks down the algorithm behind Shazam he nearly gave up on.
— Farley Center (@FarleyCenterNU) November 14, 2014
500+ hackers hit Norris this weekend (the 300+ cited is an understatement :). It's gonna be a crazy show @NUWildHacks http://t.co/tJUhPHK6Yq
— Farley Center (@FarleyCenterNU) November 21, 2014
#WildHacks opening ceremonies are in full swing. Hope you got here early--it's standing room only! @NUWildHacks pic.twitter.com/YstoDfzIi7
— Farley Center (@FarleyCenterNU) November 22, 2014
"It's really taking the opportunity and taking the right kind of investment" - @SaeedAmidi on his most successful venture: Dropbox
— Farley Center (@FarleyCenterNU) December 1, 2014
Packed house for @peterthiel at the e@nu Speaker Series #nustartups
— Farley Center (@FarleyCenterNU) December 8, 2014
If everyone thinks that someone else will solve the problem, no one will solve it. #tragedyofthecommons @FarleyCtrEntrep #peterthiel
— Sami Nerenberg (@saminerenberg) December 8, 2014
Happy New Year from the Farley Center - http://t.co/eKyEreEKnI
— Farley Center (@FarleyCenterNU) January 1, 2015
#Northwestern .@getampy co-founders named to 2015 Forbes #30under30 #Energy list! http://t.co/eRbMRPdEUO cc: @FarleyCtrEntrep @NU_McCormick
— ISEN (@ISENatNU) January 5, 2015
Our first Entrepreneur-In-Residence is Bret Maxwell, a managing general partner at MK Capital. Get excited! http://t.co/9xNOxfCNBF
— Farley Center (@FarleyCenterNU) January 16, 2015
NU is one of two universities that accounted for 2/3 of IL startups since 2010 #NUstartups #gocats http://t.co/olzJpKZhqy
— Farley Center (@FarleyCenterNU) January 28, 2015
Farley prof/AB member and @KelloggSchool alum Brad Morehead announced the $67 mill sale of his company @BradMorehead http://t.co/kJsPkkcvUP
— Farley Center (@FarleyCenterNU) February 27, 2015
We expect & embrace the possibility that studying something off center may give us an edge in the market- Sam Barnett http://t.co/Gx4MIcxsTZ
— Farley Center (@FarleyCenterNU) April 6, 2015
We sent our 1000th tweet today! It was also the last tweet from @FarleyCtrEntrep. Take note of our new username @FarleyCenterNU
— Farley Center (@FarleyCenterNU) April 10, 2015
#NUstartups killed it at the @CleanEnergyTrst #Challenge2015 and took home a combined $500k yesterday http://t.co/avCkg6IsTh
— Farley Center (@FarleyCenterNU) April 15, 2015
http://t.co/zLIMW4JQS7 "Attention has become the fundamental currency of the modern economy" @benparr
— Farley Center (@FarleyCenterNU) April 22, 2015
Created by @EPICatNU's @suzeehan, this infographic recaps @NorthwesternU's Startup Career Fair. #NUSCF15 pic.twitter.com/2yCb3XHFjr
— Kellogg Entrepreneur (@KelloggEntrep) April 23, 2015
And we're off! It's time for the annual NUvention Web + Media launch event #nustartups pic.twitter.com/X24piPd9UR
— Farley Center (@FarleyCenterNU) April 28, 2015
"Don't be afraid to hear "no" and learn from that" - Al Goldstein on approaching investors http://t.co/VOnblCxOKc
— Farley Center (@FarleyCenterNU) May 5, 2015
Alok Choudhary #FarleyFellows http://t.co/dW82kJc6QW http://t.co/lHxwujWPhD
— Farley Center (@FarleyCenterNU) May 14, 2015
This world is moving so fast that the technology you start off with is not going to be the one that earns you a lot of $ - Alok Choudhary
— Farley Center (@FarleyCenterNU) May 14, 2015
Grand Prize winner of #NUVC15 is Opticent Health!!!
— Farley Center (@FarleyCenterNU) June 4, 2015
Congrats to G Trans and MDAR Technologies on their 2nd and 3rd place wins respectively #NUVC15 http://t.co/yw7mZ1dbvR
— Farley Center (@FarleyCenterNU) June 4, 2015
Farley certificate students (and favorites!) Arabella and Ben took home 3rd place undergrad prize #NUVC15 pic.twitter.com/b9yw6mG6Ru
— Farley Center (@FarleyCenterNU) June 4, 2015
Time to call it a night, and to roll on into summer. Epic year, everyone. So proud of all our phenomenal NUvention businesses #rockstars
— Farley Center (@FarleyCenterNU) June 12, 2015