Advice – Dorm Room Fund

Celebrating Dorm Room Fund’s Forbes 30 Under 30 Trailblazers

The Forbes 30 Under 30 list for 2024 is out! It’s buzzing with young leaders who are making waves in… Continue reading Celebrating Dorm Room Fund’s Forbes 30 Under 30 Trailblazers

From Dropping Out to Raising $20M: Sara Du’s Journey with Alloy Automation

DRF alumna Sara Du launched integration infrastructure platform Alloy Automation with her cofounder Gregg Mojica in 2019. Backed by a16z… Continue reading From Dropping Out to Raising $20M: Sara Du’s Journey with Alloy Automation

My journey to DRF, from Duke University

DRF Partner Chris Liang shares her entrepreneurial experiences. I started college with a very loose idea of what I wanted… Continue reading My journey to DRF, from Duke University

A Comprehensive Guide to Breaking into Venture Capital (as a STUDENT)

Hi Final Draft friends! We know a lot of you are interested in breaking into venture capital, but might not… Continue reading A Comprehensive Guide to Breaking into Venture Capital (as a STUDENT)

Hear from Our Alumni: 4 Ways DRF Can Advance Careers in Startups & VC

Breaking into venture is hard. Building startups is harder. And yet, at Dorm Room Fund, over 78% of our alumni… Continue reading Hear from Our Alumni: 4 Ways DRF Can Advance Careers in Startups & VC

Getting your first internship in tech

The hardest part of starting a career in tech – of starting any career, really – is getting your foot… Continue reading Getting your first internship in tech

Reducing busy work in gym with IRON founders

Co-founders Kyle Collins (left) and Elijah Mishkind (right) of IRON in Chattanooga, TN in April 2022. Courtesy of IRON.

Weight lifting is the second most popular form of exercise, yet weight lifters are left using notebooks, spreadsheets, and the… Continue reading Reducing busy work in gym with IRON founders

My journey to DRF, from Berkeley

Cronk Gate to the Haas School of Business. Courtesy of UC Berkeley.

Content associate Kevin Wu shares his entrepreneurial experiences. Though I came to UC Berkeley aware of the vast entrepreneurial ecosystem,… Continue reading My journey to DRF, from Berkeley

Part 2: Becoming a Gen Z Investor

Alex Marley. Courtesy of Alex Marley.

In the last blog post, I posed the following question: How can you use your experiences to source, support and… Continue reading Part 2: Becoming a Gen Z Investor

Aktiv Learning brings life to college math and science classrooms

The Aktiv team at the most recent American Chemical Society (ACS) conference. From left to right, Amanda Kutney (Director of Content), Dvora Inwood (VP of Marketing), Justin Weinberg (Co-Founder & CEO), and Eric Gates (Sr. Sales Executive). Photo courtesy of Aktiv team.

As a college tutor in 2010, Justin Weinberg recognized that mobile was the future of education, and built an app… Continue reading Aktiv Learning brings life to college math and science classrooms