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At just 18, Nextie Rose N. is already shaking up the scene in the tech and aerospace world! What is Rose up to? ⭐️ Head of Marketing and Product Management Minimis Technologies, a hardware and software tech startup, particularly targeting social media and phone addiction ⭐️ Studying Aerospace Engineering at UNSW ⭐️ Recently won the 2024 Innovator Pro Pitch Fest, 'This Sydney Life' with the City of Sydney council to improve and diversify nightlife 🔮 She has a super keen interest in startups to do with rockets 🚀 & space 🪐 and would love to found something in this area in the future. Here are Rose’s 5 biggest learnings over the past 3 years: 1. When you have a goal and vision for what you want in your future, it makes it far easier to be laser-focused, stay on track, be motivated and prioritise your time: ‘for me this is space’ 2. Strive for justice and always speak up for people whose voices may be underrepresented; recognise one’s privilege — that we did nothing to deserve the life and context we were born into — and try to use it to life other’s out of injustice: “I believe no one is free until we are all free” 3. Pass on the luck and opportunities you've been given: give other people the chances you have been given: pay it forward 4. Be kind to people and value everyone’s time, energy and work 5. Show the people around me that they matter to me a lot; try to show gratitude for people — even if it is awkward Check out some of Rose's recommendations and favourite quotes below!

Two things we can never get enough of at Wistia: feedback and hackathons. Your feedback is what pushes us to innovate so we can help every business thrive with video. We want to know what you want more of in the product and what has to go. Hackathons spur creativity and are a fun way to get our product design and engineering teams together on the same page, working on the same problems and big ideas in rapid fire. So, we decided to take your feedback and hold a hackathon to improve the product in the ways you asked. Check out our video to learn what we did in our latest product update and read more here: https://lnkd.in/ex8Qc_Je

Last week, I faced a challenging moment as we didn’t advance past the final stage of the LEAP MIT Challenge. Being a finalist—top 20 out of 200—is a remarkable achievement, but not making that final cut revealed a wave of emotions and insecurities. It was a tough pill to swallow, so let's reflect on what we learned along the way so we can move on. Here’s the first minute of our pitch and 3 lessons from this process: 1. Communicating what you truly want to say, in a different language, with coherence and speed, is no easy task. 2. The judges highlighted that TONGO’s strength lies in being educator-driven, and that truly resonated with our mission, of making educators lives better. 3. This experience has sharpened our focus, helping us better articulate what we want to measure and why. We’ve emerged with a clearer vision for our pilot program, ready to continue to tackle an urgent need with the creativity it demands. I must admit, that one of the hardest parts has been facing everyone I so happily told we had made it as finalists. But that is a story for another time 😉

Applications for the Transcend Fellowship are now open! 📢 Finding PMF is the #1 priority for early-stage founders – our mission is to help you make progress in finding it! This core belief is the foundation for all that we do for our Fellows. From enabling you to run weekly PMF experiments to giving you access to exited founders, our programs and our network are designed to help edtech founders cut through the BS and work towards what actually matters in the early stages. So far in 2024: ➡️ 79 founders have participated in the Fellowship, serving K-12, higher ed, corporate learning, and future of work audiences. ➡️ 96% of Transcend Fellows run weekly PMF experiments, and one in four founders are running 1 per day! ➡️ 97% built meaningful relationships through our mentor matches, coaches and personalized introductions. We are now opening up a new cohort (TF15) and will accept 30 early-stage founders into our network this Fall! What we do with each fellow: 1️⃣ Run weekly customer experiments to find PMF 2️⃣ Get 1:1 coaching from an exited founder in your specific sector 3️⃣ Get matched with 4 successful mentors in our network (founders, angel investors and customers) If this sounds like you or someone you know, say hello in the comments and we’ll reach out to chat 1:1 with you! Link to apply ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dkXydVV4 Applications close 📅 October 18

This month, I'm going to jump into 100+ calls with founders (and I'm not even mad about it!). Why? We are officially opening up applications to the Transcend Network Fellowship #15, and we'll select 30 founders from all over the world who are building the future of learning and work to join us! Over the course of the program, we'll help founders: 1️⃣ Identify their main PMF Challenge that's holding them back, so we can work on it through the program 2️⃣ Launch daily product-market fit experiments to validate and iterate their product & address their PMF Challenge 3️⃣ Get matched with a PMF Coach (who has built a company in their space) to meet weekly and get them to run more and better experiments 4️⃣ Meet with 4 mentors in our network that can help them make progress in their PMF challenge 5️⃣ Support them in building their fundraising strategy and funding model We spend so much time with founders during the Fellowship, that we need to make sure the founders we select are ready for the program and excited to put in the work. Doing all these calls is a happy investment from me to make sure we are working with the best! If you are building in the edtech & future of work space, I'd love to chat with you! Feel free to say hello in the comments and let's jam 🎸

We are extending our deadline to apply to October 23! 📢 Today is technically the last day to apply to the Transcend Fellowship's TF15 cohort. However, we are keeping applications open for anyone who gets a referral from a Transcend Fellow or a friend of Transcend! If you are a founder building in edtech or the future of work and are looking to: 1️⃣ Run weekly PMF experiments to finetune your product positioning and value props 2️⃣ Get 1:1 coaching from an exited founder in your specific sector (k-12, higher ed, corp learning, etc.) 3️⃣ Get connected with edtech veteran founders & investors in our network through mentorships then apply to the Transcend Fellowship asap! If you don't know anyone who can refer you, dm us directly and we'll share next steps! Over the coming week, we will be reviewing submitted applications and ask select founders to schedule a 1:1 working session with us. Since these slots are limited, we encourage you to apply asap! PS: If you know someone who may be a good fit, tag them in the comments or introduce them to us via dms!

The world faces several major challenges that future inventions can help address. Some examples are: 🌍 Climate Change and Environmental Degradation 💉 Healthcare and Disease Prevention 🌾 Food Security 💧 Water Scarcity ⚡ Energy Consumption 🔒 Cybersecurity and Privacy Congratulations European Patent Office for this great initiative inspiring our future inventors! #inventor #network #sustainability #healthcare #cybersecurity

Congratulations to Lambda agri, runner-up at Cambridge Tech Week! In the race to boost crop yields, Lambda Agri isn't genetically modifying plants or creating new fertilisers. Instead, they're tapping into a fundamental aspect of plant biology: light absorption. The insight: - Plants didn't evolve to maximise our harvests - they evolved to survive. - Sunlight is strongest in the green spectrum, which plants largely reflect. - Red light, crucial for crop yield, is less abundant. Lambda Agri's solution: Developing materials that shift light spectra to favour red light, potentially increasing crop yields by up to 20%. These can be integrated into existing agricultural infrastructure like poly-tunnel plastics or greenhouse glass. Why it matters: This approach could enhance agricultural efficiency without changing the plants themselves or introducing new chemicals into the food chain. Lambda Agri aims to license this technology across various agricultural sectors, potentially transforming food production on a global scale. Innovation is sometimes about seeing things in a different light! #AgTech #SustainableAgriculture #CambridgeTechWeek

I wasn't included in my friend's hackathon team, but got Invitation as a jury. 🙌🏻 Vishwakarma Government Engineering College invited me as a jury member for the Smart India Hackathon (SIH) to evaluate software startup ideas. I had the opportunity to listen to over 40+ teams and evaluate tech solutions spanning 10+ industries. The experience was amazing, and here are a few key points students should focus on: 1. Master the fundamentals: Solid knowledge is the foundation of everything. 2. Choose the right technology: Not every tech is suited for every project. 3. Avoid using fancy tech without reason: AI, AR, and VR should only be used when necessary. 4. Focus on the business model: A good product needs a viable business behind it. 5. Explain problems and solutions: Rather than listing features, emphasize how your product solves a real problem. Thank you so much, Prof. Amit sir, for the opportunity to be a part of this! 🙏🏻 I’m also excited to take a session on "Product Development" with the selected teams. 🚀

Here's a word on Itempass & take a spin around our founders Roald Parmentier and Arthur Stockman 🕺