I came across this blog post about getting a computer science degree as the best degree for getting into venture capital or working at a VC-backed start up. I just completed an exercise where I went out to hire a new associate for my VC firm, GRP Partners.  Almost all of the finalists were MBAs (Stanford x2, Wharton, Harvard x2, MIT, UCLA).  This is part of my ongoing series called “ Start-up Lessons .” 8221;

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In a conference on March 24, UCLA/CNSI launched a “technology incubator” – the first of its kind for UC – in conjunction with UCLA’s Office of Intellectual Property and Industry Sponsored Research (OIP-ISR). The event, held in the CNSI auditorium, brought together faculty entrepreneurs, representatives of industry startups and venture capital firms. The UCLA on-campus technology incubator will be housed in the CNSI building and will offer four to five separate startup projects access to a total of 1,000 square feet of flexible lab space for 18 to 24 months.

Tuesday, January 13, 2009 -- UCLA MBA Intern Fair for VC / Portfolio / Small Companies. The goal of the fair on January 13th is to match companies with both paid and academic interns. Over 100 MBA students have expressed interest in obtaining an internship in a variety of industries and functional roles this winter. See [link] (mor

Los Angeles-based NanoH2O , a UCLA spinout commercializing water filtering and desalination technology, has raised $5M in a equity funding, according to a regulatory filing from the firm Wednesday. The filing continues to list Samir Kaul of Khosla Ventures and Brian Hinman of Oak Investment Partners on the board; both Khosla and Oak are prior investors in the firm. Tags: nanoh2o Details on the funding have not yet been released by the company. The filing also indicates that Gilad Amogy, and executive from Applied Materials, now also sits on the board.

Monday, December 15, 2008 -- UCLA MBA Intern Fair for VC / Portfolio / Small UCLA MBA Intern Fair for VC / Portfolio / Small Companies. Companies Registration Deadline. The goal of the fair on January 13th is to match companies with both paid and academic interns. Over 100 MBA students have expressed interest in obtaining an internship in a variety of industries and functional

Meet John Taylor, VP Research at the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). For venture capital to be successful all the pieces have to flow," the companies "go public and the money then is cycled back into the next generation of companies. What to listen for : It's not all bad news; there's lots of talent available, and good business plans, but the attention span of the venture capitalist is an issue. He joined to provide quality data on the industry and with help of Thomson and PriceWaterhouseCoopers he generates gobs of statistics. "For Right

This was evident at the Twiistup pre-event company pitch last week at UCLA.  Francisco I spotted my fellow VC Leo Spiegel (from Mission Ventures) who had spoken previously to the same group and asked about his experiences. My choices – talk about the VC industry and where it is heading (which is what the dean asked me to cover), talk about how to start companies (which is partly what Lada Rasochova , the director of the entrepreneurship program asked me to cover), talk Most people suck at presenting to big groups.  It’s It’s a shame because the

Aragon's technology comes from research developed at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and UCLA. Tags: aragon pharmaceuticals venture capital lifescience cancer therapeutic La Jolla-based Aragon Pharmaceuticals reported Wednesday that it has raised $8M in a Series A financing. The firm, which is focused on small molecule therapeutics for treating hormone-resistant cancers, said that the financing was led by The Column Group and OrbiMed Advisors.

Solarmer is a spinout of UCLA, and is applying its photovoltaic technology to create solar power panels which can be incorporated into fabrics, for consumer electronics, and other applications where flexible panels overcome limitations of existing technology. Tags: solarmer energy photovoltaic solar panel flexible cigs venture capita El Monte-based Solarmer Energy , which is developing flexible solar power technology, has raised $4.3M in an equity funding round, according to a filing by the firm today.