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Announcing Nautilus: A three-month gap program where you get paid –no strings attached– to dive into your craziest, most ambitious project. Yes, you read that right. Come live with us in San Francisco and build the next Renaissance. How it works:

Thank you to David, Drew, and Sol for their time and insights, and for inspiring the next generation of innovators here at USC! #USCTroylabs #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #LAStartups

Last Thursday, we had the immense privilege of hosting a superstar trio of innovators at our BUILD Accelerator session David Rosenberg, Drew Denbo, and Sol Tricot – leaders at the intersection of music and tech 🚀

After their talk, David, Drew, and Sol engaged directly with our startup cohort, offering tailored advice to founders across a diverse range of industries—from B2B fintech to storytelling content platforms.

🤝 Build Partnerships Early: Partnerships can be instrumental to your growth and even influence your exit strategy. Start building these relationships early!

🎯 Focus on Your Core Competency: Knowing and sticking to your strengths is key. Foster strategic partnerships that let you focus on what you do best, and leverage others' expertise to create value.

Latest update to Bliss: - intuitively add context to the AI chat via dragging a string to other tiles - able to generate fully functional apps one shot - share the pods you create with other people

@DormRoomFund @nickbkim @upfrontvc Can't wait to meet y'all 🕺

Randy Newman had it right – Los Angeles, we love you and we're coming to town! Thursday, September 26th we're hosting a Back to School Happy Hour and VC AMA with @nickbkim from @upfrontvc. Event details and RSVP link below! 🌴🎢🌆 youtube.com/watch?v=KcADqx…

Are you an MVP-stage startup at USC looking to build, scale, and grow your idea this semester? Apply to our BUILD accelerator. Applications close tomorrow midnight 9/11. lnkd.in/gvZh23tX

Many USC students have great venture ideas, but many struggle to turn them into reality. We're helping student founders break this cycle with BUILD, our accelerator that provides mentorship, workshops & access to our in-house development teams.

🎓From classrooms to boardrooms: How LA universities are powering the startup scene! @StartupUCLA @uclaanderson @USCMarshall @USCViterbi @USCStevens @innovateCaltech @CaltechCTME @GraziadioSchool #LAStartups #LATech #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #UCLA #USC #Pepperdine #CalTech

5/ Unithrifts: a campus-specific peer to peer marketplace.

4/ Pickle: with end-to-end campaign management, Pickle’s marketplace becomes the first true one stop shop for influencer marketing.

Here’s a glance at our BUILD startups this semester!

This season’s BUILD accelerator applicant pool is the strongest we have ever had. We’ve got some things in the works. Hope you’re ready.

Share this with students and recent grads who come from backgrounds underrepresented in tech. No exaggeration to say this could be a life-changing opportunity for someone.