Friday, February 10, 2012

Clean tech opportunity

HCL CleanTech is looking for two Interns or Co-ops with a chemistry or chemical engineering, or alternatively with a mechanical engineering background, to start as soon as possible (ideally within 2 weeks).  They are open to undergraduate, Masters or PhD students.   They are a highly innovative VC-funded company, focused on breaking down biomass to sugars, lignin and tall oils, testing their technology at a demonstration scale.  They are located in Danvile, VA (around 1 hour drive from Duke).  I have been interacting with this company for over three years, and I am happy to provide more background on their technology, goals and working style, if anyone would like more information. The resumes should be sent to John Rutledge (Director of Human Resources, HCL CleanTech, Inc.) at John.Rutledge@hclcleantech.com.

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Jon Fjeld, Ph.D.
Professor of the Practice, Strategy
Executive Director
Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation
The Fuqua School of Business
Duke University
(919) 660-8052
http://www.fuqua.duke.edu/centers/cei/

Entrepreneurship at Duke: www.EntrepreneurshipAtDuke.com
A Duke Resource for Entrepreneurs:  http://www.dukeven.com/
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Local startup opportunity

PopSeal, LLC. (www.popseal.com) is looking for business student help with a study into a specific area of technology licensing.

 

PopSeal has invented a 100% aluminum top for beverage cans that is self closing, self sealing, and eliminates the tab. This provides a savings in aluminum and achieves the "holy grail" of reseal-ability. PopSeal has now developed demonstration cans and is beginning to talk with can makers and beverage companies. Industry interest is high.

 

We are developing a strategy or basis for negotiating licensing and/or technology sales. We have contacts at several levels within the industry including ALCOA, Ball Corporation, Pepsi and Miller/Coors.

 

We would like student help to study the economics of the major beverage companies…including advertising budgets and the value of market share points. This will give PopSeal a third party study to use as a basis for our negotiations. 

 

Please contact:

Everett Kemp, PopSeal LLC senior advisor

everett@popseal.com

919-616-1195


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Jon Fjeld, Ph.D.
Professor of the Practice, Strategy
Executive Director
Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation
The Fuqua School of Business
Duke University
(919) 660-8052
http://www.fuqua.duke.edu/centers/cei/

Entrepreneurship at Duke: www.EntrepreneurshipAtDuke.com
A Duke Resource for Entrepreneurs:  http://www.dukeven.com/
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Monday, January 23, 2012

Internship Opportunity with Zaarly - Campus CEO

Hi everyone,

For those of you interested in an opportunity with a startup, check out the following.

In case you haven't heard, Zaarly is a startup that's gotten a lot of buzz this past year. This could be a great opportunity for the right Duke student.

Contact them directly if you have more questions.

Howie

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Danny Sauter <dannys@zaarly.com>
Date: Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 10:26 AM
Subject: Internship Opportunity with Zaarly
To: hwr2@duke.edu


Hi Howie,

Alice Yen suggested I be in touch in regards to an internship opportunity for Duke students. 

I'm with the team at Zaarly, where we're building the best local commerce platform the world has ever seen. We're a buyer-powered marketplace - if you've ever said, "I'd pay $___ for ____," then Zaarly is for you. 


I run our college program, Zaarly U. Currently, we're at 25 campuses across the country - from Ohio State to Syracuse to Georgetown and Stanford. A lot of brands do college rep programs, but we're looking to do something bigger and better. We really think Zaarly can be the basis for a student to run a small business around. And, having just graduated myself this spring from Miami University, I'm very set on making this the best experience for every student we work with. 

The opportunity for a Duke student is to be the Zaarly Campus CEO. They'll work to build a new marketplace on campus, team up with other students and organizations in doing so, and work on nearly all aspects of a business - from marketing to digital strategy to operations - to ensure the success of their new venture. Pay is based on goals met within the program - we expect our top Campus CEO's to earn a few thousand dollars this year. And, our Top 3 students will be flown out to San Francisco this Spring for a Board Meeting with Meg Whitman and our team. 

The job description and application is available here: http://www.zaarly.com/jobs?jvi=oPG8Vfwi

Interested students can also e-mail me (dannys@zaarly.com) or feel free to give me a call (614-795-1166)

Thanks Howie - happy to answer any questions you might have. I really think this is a great opportunity for the right student, so I'd appreciate any help you can give in spreading this opportunity to the right communities on campus!

Thanks 
-Danny Sauter


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Danny Sauter
Marketing Coordinator 




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Managing Director, Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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919-923-7113 Mobile
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Friday, January 20, 2012

Cool opportunity for Duke students Fwd: Want to work at one of Bain Capital Ventures' StartUp Portfolio Companies? Come to Schiciano on Monday, at 6:30 PM

The Duke Entrepreneur (TDE) is the undergraduate club, recognized by DukeGEN.
This is open to undergrad, grad, and professional students. 

Howie

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Vidhan Agrawal <va21@duke.edu>
Date: Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 2:42 PM
Subject: Want to work at one of Bain Capital Ventures' StartUp Portfolio Companies? Come to Schiciano on Monday, at 6:30 PM
To: ugradentrepreneurship@duke.edu



The Duke Entrepreneur is delighted to welcome Bain Capital Ventures to Duke. 


Presenting the launch of StartUp Academy, Bain Capital Ventures' new program that pairs top technical talent with leading portfolio companies! 

                                

 Participating companies include: BloomReach, Nomis Solutions, Rent the Runway, sneakpeeq, SurveyMonkey, TargetSpot, TellApart, and tokbox


What: Bain Capital Ventures' StartUp Academy, with The Duke Entrepreneur

When: Monday, January 23rd 6:30 PM

Where: CIEMAS, Schiciano Auditorium B

Why: To learn more about full-time and internship opportunities at cool startups! ...And free food and drinks! Also a fun raffle, bring resumes !!


To learn more or apply click here: StartUp Academy  


Here is a recent press release to check out as well!

http://thedp.com/index.php/article/2011/10/startup_academy_matches_students_with_growing_business


Please contact Shannon Harrington if you are unable to attend or have any questions about the program: sharrington@baincapitalventures.com


The Duke Entrepreneur is Duke University's undergraduate entrepreneurship club, and is dedicated to providing Duke students with the best entrepreneurial experiences both at Duke and beyond. To learn more go to  www.thedukeentrepreneur.com or email:  vidhan.agrawal@duke.edu.




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Howie Rhee, MBA
Managing Director, Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
Office A236
919-923-7113 Mobile
919-660-1929 Office

Me
- Web
- Blog

Program for Entrepreneurs

DukeGEN
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