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(1974 - 1980)
2009
Design for Extreme Affordability is a two-quarter, graduate-level project course, where students design comprehensive solutions to challenges faced by the world’s poorest citizens. The course is hosted by Stanford University's Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (d.school), and involves graduate students from all seven schools at Stanford. Multidisciplinary student teams work to create innovations that lie at the intersection of business, technology, and human values. A selection of Spinout and Partner organizations and the Extreme projects they have brought to market: Angaza: Pay-as-you-go tech for off-grid solar d.light: Affordable, high quality solar lighting products - 80 million lives empowered Driptech: Affordable, small-plot farmer irrigation tool - 27,000+ acres of drip sold EarthEnable: Creating healthy home environments through affordable, sanitary flooring Embrace: Low cost infant warmer for premature babies - 300,000 lives saved HandHero: Hand splint to aid in burn therapy Healyx: Making advanced medical therapies accessible to low-income people MiracleBrace: Affordable, high quality clubfoot treatment brace Noora Health: Trains family members for nursing care Pelle Cobra: Cocoa pod harvesting and processing tool Proximity Designs: Tripod frame, pressure pump, storage bag, connection for elevated pump - 102,000 rural households increased income Real Skin: Nepal’s first skin bank re.source: Urban waste management service Sanku: Mill-based dosing machine for fortified nutrients - 500,000 people receiving fortified grains Shonahold: High-quality postural care for children with physical disability SolFlo: Solar powered irrigation pump SuperHabla: Speech therapy for children after cleft-repair surgery The Pepper Eater: Small-scale pepper grinder
2017
One of the seven schools at Stanford University, Stanford's GSB is one of the top business schools in the world. The school's mission is to create ideas that deepen and advance our understanding of management and with those ideas to develop innovative, principled, and insightful leaders who change the world.
2007
2007
Papera Ranch is an old-vine Zinfandel vineyard, located on the eastern side of the Laguna de Santa Rosa in the Russian River AVA, Sonoma County, California. The vineyard is named for Celestino (Charlie) Papera, who planted the vines just after Prohibition was repealed in 1934. Most of Charlie’s original planting remains in place today. Since 2007, Stuart Coulson has worked to preserve and restore the vineyard so that, once more, its reputation is second to none. The old vines are head pruned and dry farmed to produce high quality harvests. The resulting intensely flavorful grapes are prized by a number of winemakers who produce great old-vine Zinfandel and historic field blends, most of which is vineyard designated. Carlisle Papera Ranch 2016 was named number 12 in Wine Spectator Magazine's Top 100 Wines of 2019 (out of over 15,000 wines tasted worldwide). Papera Grapes are lovingly transformed into critically acclaimed wines by: Morgan Twain-Peterson at Bedrock http://bedrockwineco.com Mike Officer at Carlisle http://www.carlislewinery.com Kathleen Inman at Inman Family Wines https://www.inmanfamilywines.com Jeff Mangahas at Williams Selyem http://www.williamsselyem.com
2016
As Ireland's university on the world stage, Trinity is recognized for academic excellence and a transformative student experience. The historic campus is located in the heart of Dublin city centre at the meeting place of the retail and cultural districts. With a tradition of scholarship spanning more than four centuries, Trinity is home to talented and inquiring minds, a liberal education, and research conducted at the frontiers of disciplines. The Provost's Council offers strategic advice to the Provost and Senior Officers.
2016 - 2023
For over 400 years innovation has been a key driver for the delivery of a world class learning experience at Trinity College Dublin. Trinity is committed to providing an environment that enables innovation and entrepreneurship at all levels across the university. As a result, the university has established Tangent, Trinity’s Ideas Workspace, housed in a designated space. We aim to inspire the next generation of student entrepreneurs and start-ups by enabling them to explore new possibilities. We collaborate with companies large and small who play an active role working with our start-ups, our students, and on our educational and training programmes. In addition, Tangent creates a front door to the dynamic and burgeoning entrepreneurship community in Dublin and to the many Trinity graduate entrepreneurs who are creating or driving new businesses globally. Tangent is a place in which to imagine, collaborate, and put ideas into action that can change the world.
2002
2002
A selection of active and recent investments: Amour Vert - The leading US brand for eco fashion and green clothing http://www.amourvert.com CombatIV - Reinventing battlefield medical treatment http://www.combativ.com Driptech - Alleviating poverty by creating extremely affordable, water efficient irrigation for small-plot farmers in developing nations. Acquired by Jain Irrigation http://www.driptech.com Girl Crew - The easiest way to make new friends. http://www.girlcrew.com Healyx Labs - Advanced medical therapies accessible to low-income people around the world http://www.healyxlabs.com Intercom - Customer communication made simple. http://www.intercom.io https://blog.intercom.io/35m-series-c-funding Talivest - Employee Lifecycle Management Acquired by Go1 https://talivest.com/ Local Motion - Powering Smart Fleets. Acquired by Zipcar http://techcrunch.com/2015/08/25/zipcar-buys-fleet-management-startup-local-motion/
2013
2013
Trinity Angels is a Business Angel Network connecting alumni with student entrepreneurs from Trinity College Dublin supported by the LaunchBox accelerator. LaunchBox runs a 3-month accelerator programme open to teams of Trinity students (undergrad and postgrad) with an early-stage business idea. This unique incubator provides coaching, expert advice, seed funding and access to space and facilities needed to test out and launch new ventures. The programme aims to support students in developing investor-ready ventures. Supported by the Trinity Angels, a network of our alumni and friends, LaunchBox offers an innovative combination of practice and education.
2010 - 2023
2010 - 2023
Social E Lab and Extreme Design Lab provide logistical, financial and mentorship support to student and recent graduate teams embarking on social ventures based on work previously developed through classes such as Design for Extreme Affordability and Liberation Technologies.
2010 - 2015
2010 - 2015
We believe in a world where we all have access to world-class medical treatment, no matter where we live. Millions of people suffer and die from preventable or treatable conditions. Equalize Health is a not-for-profit medical technology company on a mission to change that. - Fast Company Magazine's World's Most Innovative Companies 2013 (#25, #3 in Healthcare) - World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer 2014 - Tech Awards Laureate 2013
2013 - 2015
2013 - 2015
The Ashoka Support Network (ASN) is a fast-growing global community of almost 400 business leaders who share Ashoka's belief that 'Everyone can be a Changemmaker'. They engage with Ashoka, committing expertise, networks and resources to help achieve Ashoka's goals and accelerate impact. ASN members are business entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, top executives and consultants. Their advice and participation is integral to the success of the Ashoka Fellows and the organization as a whole.
2000 - 2002
2000 - 2002
Sabre Holdings provides distribution and technology solutions for the travel industry. Sabre Holdings supports travelers, travel agents, corporations and travel suppliers through its companies: Travelocity, Sabre Travel Network and Sabre Airline Solutions. Headquartered in Southlake, Texas, the company has approximately 9,000 employees in 59 countries. Full year 2006 revenues totaled $2.8 billion. Stuart held the position of Vice President, Product Development, with global product architecture design and development responsibilities for the Sabre .Res solution suite. Subsequently, Stuart held a number of roles within Sabre in corporate investment, acquisition due diligence and business unit management.