Category: Summer tracks

How these sisters conducted interviews and tested pricing for South Asian athleisure

Sisters Astha and Ayushi Sinha created Yustha Yoga, South Asian inspired athleisure. Courtesy of Ayushi Sinha.

Sisters Astha Sinha and Ayushi Sinha joined the 2021 Female Founder Track with Yustha Yoga, which makes South Asian inspired… Continue reading How these sisters conducted interviews and tested pricing for South Asian athleisure

Amelia De Paola: Reflections from Female Investor Track

Amelia De Paola at MIT Sloan School of Management in Cambridge, Massachusetts in August 2021. Courtesy of Amelia De Paola.

This summer, I had the opportunity to participate in Dorm Room Fund’s First-Ever Female Investors Track (FIT), a three-week masterclass… Continue reading Amelia De Paola: Reflections from Female Investor Track

How a Ph.D. student thinks about artificial intelligence, VC

Chinasa T. Okolo at a CRA-Grad Cohort Workshop in Waikoloa, Hawai’ (March 2019). Courtesy of Chinasa Okolo.

Chinasa T. Okolo is a computer science Ph.D. student at Cornell University. She’s part of the 2021 Blueprint Investor Track,… Continue reading How a Ph.D. student thinks about artificial intelligence, VC

How marketing and travels in Egypt inform Kerdany’s VC experience

Ramy Kerdany next to the Great Sphinx and Pyramids of Giza in Cairo, Egypt. Courtesy of Ramy Kerdany.

Ramy Kerdany graduated from the University of Florida with a marketing degree. He’s part of the 2021 Blueprint Investor Track.… Continue reading How marketing and travels in Egypt inform Kerdany’s VC experience

Schwarzman Scholar Austin Mejia on the value of a track for LGBTQ+

Austin Mejia, right, in San Francisco in July 2021. Courtesy of Austin Mejia.

Austin Mejia, an incoming Schwarzman Scholar at Tsinghua University, graduated from Princeton University in 2020. He joined the 2021 PRISM… Continue reading Schwarzman Scholar Austin Mejia on the value of a track for LGBTQ+

What Alec Zorrila learned from going vegan as a football player

Alec Zorrilla, right, at a Dallas Cowboys game in December 2020. Courtesy of Alec Zorrilla.

Alec Zorrilla is a rising second-year at the University of Miami pursuing dual B.B.A./M.S. degrees in Business Analytics and Economics.… Continue reading What Alec Zorrila learned from going vegan as a football player