What I Learned At Cornell Tech

When I was considering MBA programs, I thought I was too old to apply. Although I had thought about going back to school for eight years, I hadn’t found the right fit. It seemed difficult to start school and move to a new city at a time when my life felt fragmented and the…

Cornell Tech(OpenIDEO) = 💡

Cornell Tech Student Summer Reading List

Despite the fact that Cornell Tech’s one-year program doesn’t allow much time for summer reading, here’s a list compiled by our students, for all of us that are fun-employed, flying to new cities, figuring out a new commute or enjoying one or two minutes by…

Cornell Tech Gala

The first annual Cornell Tech Gala was on May 13, 2016, thanks in large part to the…

Algorithmic Racism

We oftentimes look at the use of algorithmic systems based on large datasets as a way to create more objective systems. In the case of search engines, we rely on the results to be unbiased and in the case of recommendation systems, we rely on the suggestions to be in our best interest. The…

What is the Cornell Tech Student Experience? Read the Cornell Tech Student Newsletter

In a recent student meeting, Christine Sneva, the senior Director of Enrollment Management and Student Services at Cornell Tech, passed on an interesting piece of advice from the…

Narrative Complete Person

A version of your product that meets its narrative. That’s the definition of a Narrative Complete Product. No extra bells. No extra whistles. No extra frills. Just a stripped-down version that still represents the core purpose of the product.

Currency of Happiness

“Do what you love”. This is often the advice you hear when trying to figure out what you want to do with your life. And it sounds great! I love hiking, mountain biking, food, beer… many things really. But turns out, I’m not a professional athlete. I believe I do my best cooking while…

Maalka: Making a Network of Building Data Come Alive

Rimas Gulbinas is a postdoc in the Runway program. His company is Maalka. Interestingly, Maalka is Lithuanian for log. Behind the brand is the idea that you can burn a log for resource consumption or leave it to rot for a place of…