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Experiencing the Startup Life in Silicon Valley | A Self-Initiated Mega Tour Part 2

Experiencing the Startup Life in Silicon Valley | A Self-Initiated Mega Tour Part 2

Julie Taeko
Female Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurs II

Recently, my professor Chihiro Suematsu of the Graduate School of Economics and Management at Kyoto University sponsored 5 MBA students to join him in a weeklong tour of Silicon Valley startups (Google, EchoUser, Chewse), and universities (Stanford, UC Berkeley, USF). Through both my professor’s connections and my contacts, we scheduled a whirlwind, often back-to-back tour of Silicon Valley companies and highlights.

In Part I, enjoy an FAQ-style overview about Silicon Valley. In Part II, you will learn something unique about each of the places we visited.

Experiencing the Startup Life in Silicon Valley | A Self-Initiated Mega Tour Part 1

Experiencing the Startup Life in Silicon Valley | A Self-Initiated Mega Tour Part 1

Julie Taeko
Female Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurs II

Recently, my professor Chihiro Suematsu of the Graduate School of Economics and Management at Kyoto University sponsored 5 MBA students to join him in a weeklong tour of Silicon Valley startups (Google, EchoUser, Chewse), and universities (Stanford, UC Berkeley, USF). Through both my professor’s connections and my contacts, we scheduled a whirlwind, often back-to-back tour of Silicon Valley companies and highlights.

All in all, we all felt it was an outstanding success! Thank you very much Professor Suematsu and Kyoto University for allowing us to participate in such an enriching and positive experience.

Wisdom from Founder of Women 2.0 — Shaherose Charania

Wisdom from Founder of Women 2.0 — Shaherose Charania

Julie Taeko
Women Leaders, Female Empowerment, Female Entrepreneurship, Japan, Entrepreneurs II

In a brand new co-working space called Galvanize in SOMA, San Francisco, I was fortunate enough to meet the founder of Women 2.0 — Shaherose Charania.

For those who don’t know, Women 2.0 is one of the most impressive organizations that can safely say its made a difference in the lives of 55,000 women who attended its 500 events in 25 different cities around the world — eight of which I have personally volunteered for and attended. In addition, a whopping 5,000 articles were posted by female entrepreneurs on the Women 2.0 website. Beyond events and articles, the organization has empowered over 100 women to start pre-seed companies with people they met at one of the events.