Reweaving the Clothing Industry: Beth Esponnette ’10 is founder of unspun, a Series B startup that's transforming how we make clothing more sustainably
- what unspun does, and why it's important for sustainable apparel
- why she chose Cornell's fiber science and apparel major
- the journey of building a Series B startup


(0:00) what is unspun? why is clothing important? (6:00) limits of robotics in clothing manufacturing (11:14) how weaving changes (13:33) onshore manufacturing (15:35) business model (17:27) reduce lead times (19:38) sustainability (23:00) custom fit for expression (26:25) recycling apparel (27:44) wardrobe changes (31:39) creating holistic systems (32:13) startup journey (36:49) growing the startup (41:22) closing question

AI and Health at Weill Cornell: Professor Fei Wang is Associate Dean for AI and Data Science at Weill Cornell, we chatted about:
- why Cornell is the best university for AI health research
- examples of how AI is used throughout Weill Cornell
- Cornell's amazing culture of collaboration and innovation

(0:00) AI at Weill Cornell (2:21) specific examples of AI (4:55) clinical care improves with AI (6:14) how collaboration happens at Cornell (9:52) why Cornell is the best for AI health research (11:39) integrating AI with clinical workflow (13:40) creating a culture of AI and health (16:13) funding grants, and cross-campus collaboration (19:10) funding sources for AI (24:56) research group organization (28:00) starting as an assistant professor (30:22) balance of industry and academia (34:59) how industry can work with Weill Cornell (37:26) Fei Wang's path to AI and Health (40:23) closing question

Building the Data Layer for AI Agents: Chris Pisarski ’11 is Founder of Crustdata, an AI startup that provides B2B data for AI agents!! we chatted about:
- importance of B2B data in AI workflows, helping AI agents access data
- how to think bigger and move faster, to build momentum in the startup
- the future of AI agents buying from AI agents

(0:00) what is B2B data (3:35) example recruiting website (5:05) more specialized data than foundation models (9:24) listen to customers when market changes rapidly (12:04) marketing to AI agents (18:46) how YC is helpful (22:39) fundraising from position of strength (16:29) co-founder matching (24:19) building momentum (28:04) starting multiple startups (31:01) entrepreneurship learnings at Cornell (32:54) finding the first startup job coming out of Cornell (36:32) where to build an AI startup (38:14) final question

Commercializing Cornell's Breakthroughs: Loren Busby is Director of Weill Cornell's BioVenture eLab!! we chatted about:
- innovation at Weill Cornell, how the BioVenture eLab help researchers and clinicians
- how to commercialize research, through licensing, startups, and more
- how academic successes translates to commercialization successes

come to the Weill Cornell BioInnovate Conference on 4/23!! (registration info in comments)!! the most amazing research and commercialization!!

(0:00) what is the bioventure elab (4:18) regulatory pathways and go to market (8:22) founder-market fit in healthcare (11:07) specific example of starting startups (13:07) designing a new product (14:00) specific example #2 (15:33) balancing research and startups (18:35) pathway to commercialization depends on where the money comes from (21:25) understanding the biotech market (23:03) understanding the marketplace (27:05) building up a reputation in academia and commercialization (30:22) research and patents (33:40) come to the BioInnovate Conference on 4/23 starts at 3pm (36:02) successes from past BioInnovate Conferences (38:38) creating a culture of innovation (41:35) closing question

Rajni Aneja, MS ’85, helps Food Companies connect with Cornell Researchers, and organizes the Cornell Food Hackathon!! we chatted about:
- how to start a startup in the food/beverage industry
- the incredible resources at Cornell to help entrepreneurs
- the amazing food hackathon, every student should participate
(0:00) entrepreneurship in food industry (2:48) how to start a food business (7:00) financials of a food business (11:35) manufacturing and food safety (15:14) understanding the market (17:52) how it gets from manufacturing to customer (20:56) benchmarks to hit in a food business (23:13) build a portfolio of products (26:07) effect of glp-1s (28:56) the food hackathon is so amazing (32:35) students love the food hackathon (38:53) more entrepreneurship at Cornell (39:47) more professors become entrepreneurs (41:32) Rajni's path to food entrepreneurship (43:53) closing question

JD/MBA Law Firm Founders: Mehak Rashid, JD/MBA ’16, and Neil ODonnell, JD/MBA ’16, started the #1 boutique law firm in finance!! we chatted about:
- what does the law firm do in fund formation and debt financing
- how the law firm built financial expertise and help clients
- writing airtight contracts and the importance of creativity
(0:00) what does the law firm do (5:00) goal seek of clients (9:08) how to find the right fit between borrowers and lenders (12:36) how the law firm fits into the finance ecosystem (15:18) how to differentiate from other law firms (18:10) how the law firm uses AI (20:48) example of a specific issue (25:11) billable hours and transparency (29:46) client acquisition (32:00) the earliest clients (40:16) airtight contracts and stress testing (42:26) choosing to do JD/MBA (43:30) creativity in debt finance practice (48:01) closing question

How to Get a Job: Lisa Rangel ’92 is an expert at finding work!! we chatted about:
- how to find a job, the importance of networking
- how recruiters and hiring managers hire the best talent
- importance of the resume in the job process
(0:00) importance of networking (4:17) how to schedule your week (13:39) 1-1 conversations (17:47) networking at beginning of career (19:55) the recruiter's perspective (22:44) how managers find the best talent (26:00) importance of the resume (33:00) cultural fits (35:53) talking about your resume during the interview (43:34) entrepreneurship, starting a resume company (50:36) the right size of business to build (51:53) closing question

AI for Human Health: Chethan Sarabu ’09 is building Cornell's Health Tech Hub!! we chatted about:
- what is health tech, healthcare tech, and all the exciting AI advances
- come to the Cornell Health Tech Summit 3/2-3/3, the #1 Health Tech Summit
- why Cornell is the best university, for health tech research and innovation
(0:00) what is health tech (5:06) everyday applications of AI (11:01) health tech research at Cornell (15:35) healthy environments (22:21) collaboration at Cornell (25:51) patient care, saw wildfire and asthma (31:07) from policy to clinical best practices (35:42) come to the Cornell health tech summit (41:39) closing question