Berkeley, CA – Small Business, Entrepreneurs

Mar22

“Imagine you are applying to business school and want someone to review your essays, but you cannot afford expensive admissions consultants and have no contacts at your dream school.”

Harvey Duan

UberEssays

CEO

http://www.uberessays.com/uberHome.jsp

Harvey Duan is not the perfect writer and has often asked his family and friends to help edit his essays. However, as he was applying to b-school, he wished there were students who were willing to provide him feedback. Now at the Haas School of Business, he and his classmates are trying to solve this problem by connecting current MBA students with future applicants.

For the last five years, Harvey has been busy with his event ticket company www.slickseats.com. When he is not working on school projects, running his company and spending time with his wife and dog, you can find him solving everyday problems.

UberEssays.com is a peer-to-peer essay review marketplace for MBA admissions. The site offers essay reviews by your dream schools’ students.

SlickSeats.com was created for the fans by real people who love attending live events. Whether you are planning your next experience or shopping for a gift, the site offers a variety of domestic and international sports, concert and theater tickets.

MO: How did you come up with the idea of UberEssays.com? How long did it take from having the idea to actually providing a service?

“Modify’s interchangeable watches offer dope design for anyday wear. Available in two different sizes and over 300 color combinations, Modify is a brand made for anyone—anytime, anyplace.”

Aaron Schwartz

Modify Watches

CEO

http://www.modifywatches.com/

Founded in 2010, Modify Watches is a brand built on freedom of expression. Mixable and matchable for individual style and character, Modify’s interchangeable watches offer dope design for anyday wear. Available in two different sizes and over 300 color combinations, Modify is a brand made for anyone—anytime, anyplace.

A proponent of exceptional personalized service and listening to the community, Modify engages local organizations and fans to help create and name watches. Modify watches are available for corporate gifting and licensing deals. We make watches for Major League Baseball Player’s Association, Cal, Google, [adult swim], deadmau5, Domo and more, with new interchangeable designs being introduced every few weeks!

MO: Where did the inspiration come from to create Modify Watches?

“Most people have more information when they buy a TV from Best Buy than when they choose a study or volunteer abroad program.”

Mitch Gordon

Go Overseas

CEO & Founder

http://www.gooverseas.com/

Mitch Gordon is from upstate NY and lived in Taipei, Taiwan for four years before moving to San Francisco, where he currently resides. Mitch is an entrepreneur, starting a number of companies in the field of education. His most recent company, Go Overseas, has quickly become the most trusted resource on the internet for researching study, teach and volunteer abroad programs around the world. Mitch is currently an MBA candidate at Berkeley.

Go Overseas is a Yelp!/Trip Adviser style review site listing every volunteer, study, teach and intern abroad program in the world. They’ve quickly become an authority in their field through a number of unique marketing and promotional campaigns.

MO: Are you seeing an increase in the number of people who want to study and volunteer abroad? If so, what do think the increase can be attributed to?

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“Imagine you are applying to business school and want someone to review your essays, but you cannot afford expensive admissions consultants and have no contacts at your dream school.”

“Most people have more information when they buy a TV from Best Buy than when they choose a study or volunteer abroad program.”

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