Vol. 4 No. 35; Oct. 2, 2016

NJ Tech Meetup, Princeton Tech Meetup, TEDxNJIT, Women In STEM And More

• At the NJ Tech Meetup, Angel Ho of Nookhub, Rick Rome of WashClub and Ian Goldberg of iSports360 presented their apps.
• In a fireside chat with Aaron Price, designer Bobby Goshal spoke about lessons learned from his previous startup Flud, which folded.

Aaron Price presents Bobby Goshal with the mayor's proclamation. | Stephanie Wu

• Now with WeWork, Goshal said it is a common mistake to think WeWork is just about real estate.
• It is about community, services and working in inspiring spaces.
• The Princeton Tech Meetup featured a demo and discussion of 3-D sound.
• Princeton professor Edgar Choueiri described how he used software to solve technical problems associated with 3-D sound.

• A person can sit in a room and hear the various instruments of an orchestra or the various voices of a choir coming at them from precise locations.
• Princeton University has patented the invention and successfully licensed it.
• Many members of the New Jersey tech community including Gerard Adams, Medina, Donald Sebastian, Mark Scotland and Ron Gold presented at TEDxNJIT this week.

Ron Gold of LeanOnWe | TEDxNJIT screenshot

• Gold told his story about how personally needing home healthcare drove him to create the startup LeanOnWe, an online system that makes home healthcare more affordable.
• At a meeting of Million Women Mentors-NJ, speakers addressed the lack of women in many STEM fields and what could be done to increase their presence.
• Particularly troublesome is the tendency for women to drop out of their STEM careers after several years.

Panel discussion at Million Women Mentors | Esther Surden

• One speaker proposed that a strong community at work could help keep women happier in their STEM jobs.
• In higher education, having women on search committees leads to a likelihood of women being hired for STEM teaching positions.
• Monica C. Smith of Marketsmith said that her company recruits women re-entering the workforce and retrains them to bring them up to speed on the newest technologies.
• In company news, Gordon Coburn, president of Cognizant (Teaneck), resigned.
• The company reported that it was investigating possible violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

• The NJTC Leadership Summit 2016 is Oct. 5.
• NJ Strategic Design + Tech will hold a workshop for CEOs on driving tech sales with digital PR Oct. 6.
• NJTC will present an information and communications industry forecast Oct. 6 and Oct. 13.
• The NJIT-EDC presents How to Talk to Money: Investor Pitch Coaching Oct. 6–7.
• Asbury Agile an informal, single-track conference for technology professionals and students will be held Oct. 7.
• Jersey Shore Tech hosts a user experience and web-design bootcamp for beginners Oct. 12.
• The 2nd Annual Unmanned Aircraft Systems Conference will be held in Cape May Oct. 13–14.
• The Feliciano Center for Entrepreneurship holds the Women Entrepreneurship Week Conference Oct. 19.
• NJTC presents a program called "Competing for Tech Talent: Keeping Tech Jobs in New Jersey," Oct. 20.
• The NJIT Enterprise Development Center holds its annual EDC Venture Summit on Oct. 21.
• Scarlet Startups is presenting "What I Learned from the $3 Billion Jet Sale Plus Other Stories of Unicorns" Oct. 26.
• Please check our Events Page for additional events.  

Fownders – An Accelerator For Entrepreneurs By Entrepreneurs

 

 

“Do Something Completely Unexpected,” Montclair Entrepreneurs Urged At Meeting On Innovation

By Esther Surden
 

Innovation panel at Feliciano Center for Entrepreneurship | Esther Surden
 

Innovation, even in big companies and massive organizations like the military, can be accomplished with some ingenuity, and the courage to implement programs first and ask forgiveness later. More.
 

Commvault Celebrates 20 Years In NJ And 10 Years As A Public Company

By Esther Surden
 

On Thursday, Commvault officials and 30 software developers rang the closing bell at the NASDAQ stock market. | Chiristopher Galluzzo

Commvault, the  tech company that built its headquarters on 55 acres in the former Fort Monmouth area of Tinton Falls, threw itself a party Sept. 23 to celebrate the company’s 20th anniversary and its 10th anniversary as a public company. More.
 

Catching Up With Paul Boyer, Managing Partner Of Mount Laurel-Based Ancero

By Marc Weinstein
 

Paul Boyer, managing partner, Ancero | Marc Weinstein

Last New Year’s Eve, Paul Boyer, managing partner at Ancero, a Mount Laurel-based communications solutions provider, received word his company had won one of its biggest accounts. More.
 

Additional Articles:

Marlton-Based Software Firm eMaint Enterprises Acquired By Fluke Corporation By Tom Paine / Philly Tech News
Verizon Plans Phone, Internet Upgrades After Gripes From Rural South Jersey By Don E. Woods / NJ.com
Urgency To Define Rules For Telemedicine In New Jersey By Lilo H. Stainton / NJ Spotlight