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Turning Your Idea Into Something Real: Lessons From Y Combinator (Part 2 of 3)

Turning Your Idea Into Something Real: Lessons From Y Combinator (Part 2 of 3)

by rfoland | Jan 7, 2026 | Start-up Skills

If you’ve identified an idea that seems promising, the next temptation is to plan. Students especially love planning, and I do too—writing outlines, mapping features, drawing flowcharts, and imagining everything being perfect before anyone ever uses it. It’s...
Side Hustler Stories: Interview with Yuze Yang, Gianna Zhan, and Alex Cortes of Petch

Side Hustler Stories: Interview with Yuze Yang, Gianna Zhan, and Alex Cortes of Petch

by aachun1 | Aug 6, 2025 | Innovation Challenges, Start-up Skills, Startup highlights, Stories

We at the UCI ANTrepreneur Center are excited to highlight student entrepreneurs and share their personal experiences, achievements, and brilliant insights. We invite you to join us as we celebrate these ANTrepreneurs and get inspired by their stories.  In this...
Student ANTrepreneur Receives Prestigious Korean National Startup Grant

Student ANTrepreneur Receives Prestigious Korean National Startup Grant

by aachun1 | May 29, 2025 | Uncategorized

Recently, second-year UC Irvine computer science major JeWan Youn was awarded a prestigious grant from the Korean government to support his supplement management startup Dosety. We at the ANTrepreneur Center connected with JeWan back in December 2024 to discuss his...
Meet the ANTrepreneur Center External Committee: Maryam Garg

Meet the ANTrepreneur Center External Committee: Maryam Garg

by rfoland | Feb 7, 2024 | ACE Member Interviews

In this special interview series, we are proud to highlight the incredible members of the ANTrepreneur Center External Committee (ACE) and discuss their entrepreneurial experiences, their reasons for joining the ACE, and their best advice for aspiring student...
UCI AI Innovation Challenge: Semifinal Victors Set the Stage for the Grand Finale

UCI AI Innovation Challenge: Semifinal Victors Set the Stage for the Grand Finale

by rfoland | Dec 18, 2023 | Innovation Challenges

With its central goal of fostering innovation and academic excellence, the University of California, Irvine (UC Irvine) has become a leading advocate for future technologies through the UCI AI Innovation Challenge. Spearheaded by the UCI ANTrepreneur Center, the...
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