Last year, my big takeaway after 120 conversations with members of the Fremont community was that our advanced manufacturing companies are looking for creative problem solvers and lifelong learners above all else. Brian Paper, the CEO of Bay Area Circuits, said, “I don’t need people who know how to run the machines — I can […]
Taking our smart city initiative to new heights, Fremont was recently featured as the only North American location for IBM’s Call for Code Challenge. In partnership with 42 Silicon Valley, the City itself was the subject of this hackathon, which tackled a topic very near and dear to our hearts — disaster preparedness. Innovating through […]
Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a drone! Well, technically it’s a DJI Mavic Pro, but not to worry, it’s not there to spy on you or drop off your Amazon package. This summer, my partner, Haojin Chen, and I took a school project out of the classroom and […]
Exactly how does the Bay Area stack up against the nation’s top knowledge-based economies? How competitive is the Bay Area economy on a global scale? How well have we recovered from the Great Recession? This month, the Bay Area Council Economic Institute published the 10th economic profile of the Bay Area since 1997, which answers […]
While the conversation around autonomous vehicles (AVs) is largely focused on passenger vehicles and the impact on our daily commutes, the reality is that AVs are anticipated to change the trucking industry and distribution channels much sooner. By reducing distribution cost and time, the transition to autonomous long-haul trucks may well disrupt industrial land use […]
Last week, Lawrence Livermore National Lab and the City of Fremont partnered with Nationwide Boiler, Inc., Lam Research and other East Bay employers to launch a pilot called Vets2tech Week. The event aimed to “pre-recruit” veterans into appropriate college programs, educate them on required skills, and provide information about work opportunities with local employers. The […]
With intense focus on improving energy efficiency (among other focus areas like the smart grid and new materials for energy), as well as developing new, clean, affordable and sustainable energy sources at the Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), we are very interested in developing partnerships across the world […]
On January 30, Startup Grind Fremont hosted Atelier Advisors & Finance for Entrepreneurs’ founder, Lili Balfour. Lili has advised more than 100 companies across various industries, helping them to raise more than $200 million. She has also served as a finance expert to universities, accelerators, and media outlets. The event took place at Peerbuds […]
When TechShop announced it was closing all its locations earlier this month, the response from the maker community and other supporters was swift and filled with emotion. Many described, in deeply personal terms, the role TechShop played in not just their careers but in their lives. David Lang’s post on Medium is a great example. […]
