SVIA: Biggest Takeaways

7 Weeks of intensive effort, concluding just like that.

Evolving SVIA for 2017

Every year is an experiment, and the Silicon Valley Innovation Academy for 2016 was no exception. The team made some big changes, some of which didn’t work well for a significant number of students. We’ve reviewed the feedback extensively and are going to make a lot of changes for 2017…

[SVIA] Bruxism Detection 101: Problem

The problem we focuses on is Bruxism(excessive grinding of teeth and/ or jaw clenching). Bruxism is commonly considered to be “the main contributor to dental attrition, periodontal disease and joint disorder”. It normally occurs during sleep, which makes it…

Finding a niche in the world of health-tech

As a strong team of link minded entrepreneurs from varying backgrounds — medicine, business, computer science, mathematics, and mechanical engineering — we are driven by big problems. Problems as they stand don’t come any bigger than tackling one of the…

[SVIA] Sprint- Creating an ice-cream business in a day with 50+ people

| Written by Ling Ye and Steve Renda

Silicon Valley is where innovation happens. Innovation happens at Stanford, too, just faster. The SVIA Innovation Sprint challenges Stanford…

SVIA: The First Week — People, Problems, Pivots

Our team was united by a same set of values — commitment to starting something executable and impactful. The idea that we were drawn to, online gift-giving, seemed interesting, relatable yet workable. We had team members who were responsible…

ImmediAid: Being Agile in Buiness

Describing the Problem

Sudden cardiac death is the biggest cause of death among adults in the US and one of the most important considerations is response time. Each year, 326,200 in the US experience SCA (Sudden Cardiac Arrest)…

Bringing Value to our Chain

The business model we proposed — and with it, the app that seams it all together — would be incomplete without the partners that offer the benefits. What we propose is relatively simple: discounts and benefits to those who help maintain that which keeps the tourism afloat or…