Disruptive Innovation
MIW Disruptive Podcast Episode 2021-011: Sesie Bonsi, Founder & CEO of Blue Sesie K. Bonsi is the Founder and CEO of Bleu (https://www.bleuco.com/). Bleu facilitates mobile transactions utilizing Bluetooth, low energy beacons. Listen to the Latest Episode of the MIW Disruptive Podcast About the MIW Disruptive Podcast The MIW Disruptive Podcast is …
The Minority Innovation Weekend Planning Committee seeks volunteer pitch competition judges for our upcoming pitch competitions on Saturday February 26, 2022 and Saturday May 14, 2022. If you are a current or former tech startup founder, investor, or member of the tech startup community we invite you to sign up to be a pitch competition …
Call For Speakers – MIW 2022 Startup Fundamentals Calling all tech startup founders, co-founders, and tech startup experts! Minority Innovation Weekend (MIW) is coming back for its 6th year! MIW 2022 will occur on Saturday, May 14, 2022. Minority Innovation Weekend is a weekend summit dedicated to aiding innovators of color launch tech-focused startups, explore …
Call For Volunteers – Minority Innovation Weekend (MIW) 2022 Planning Committee Minority Innovation Weekend (MIW) is a weekend summit dedicated to aiding innovators of color launch tech-focused startups, exploring emerging technologies, and showcasing tech startups that have a founder or co-founder of color. MIW’s success is built by volunteers! Please consider volunteering for one of …
The MIW Planning Team is looking for volunteer coaches to coach 4-6 startups for the upcoming Minority Innovation Weekend (MIW) Pitch Competitions. Coaching will be virtual and use PitchCreator.com to help the applicants get ready for the pitch competition. We estimate that coaching will take roughly 4 hours per week for 12 weeks. Minority Innovation …
MIW Disruptive Podcast Episode 2021-003: Monique Mills, MBA, PMP, Founder & Chief Strategist, TPM Focus Monique Mills received her undergraduate electrical engineering degree from the Rochester Institute of Technology and her MBA, with a concentration in Management of Technology, from the Georgia Institute of Technology. After many years of corporate industry experience, she took the plunge and stepped …
MIW Disruptive Podcast Episode 2021-002: Dr. Sanna Gaspard, PhD, CEO, Rubitection Dr. Gaspard has a passion for entrepreneurship, healthcare, medical devices, and innovation. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering (BME) at the University of Miami in Miami, FL (‘04). She completed her Masters (’05) and PhD (’11) in BME at Carnegie Mellon University. …
OVERVIEW The Comcast HBCU Tech Weekend 2022 Pitch Competition & Innovation Marketplace will showcase tech-focused startups that have been launched by a founder of color or by founding teams that include a co-founder of color and are current students or Alumni of an HBCU. The Pitch Competition & Innovation Marketplace will occur on Saturday February …
OVERVIEW The Minority Innovation Weekend (MIW) 2022 Pitch Competition and Innovation Marketplace will showcase tech-focused startups that have been launched by a founder of color or by founding teams that include a co-founder of color. REQUIREMENTS Each applicant should be: A U.S. citizen, From early stage tech-focused company. A tech-focused startup is a company whose …
MIW Disruptive Podcast Episode 2021-001: Black and Brown In STEM According to a Pew Research Center report, “the majority of STEM workers in the U.S. are white (69%), followed by Asians (13%), blacks (9%) and Hispanics (7%).” In this episode we discuss African American and Hispanic American experiences in the STEM workforce with Andres Marquez …