Week 2: What excites me? Who do I want to work with?

I am really excited to learn about what it's like to create to a startup with a team of diverse interests. I'm eager to see how our different minds and ways of thinking can be used to accomplish one goal over the course of this semester because of everyone's various strengths.

In terms of our project, I am interested in creative ideas/fields, particularly involving technology and software as that is where I have the most knowledge from past internships and it's a constantly developing area to jump into (although, I am very open to seeing what others have in mind). I am hoping to develop something that can truly have an efficient & sustainable impact. Ultimately, I would like our project to reflect our strengths, interests, and creativity in a unique manner. Lastly, I would like to work with people who are equally driven so that our collaboration, effort, and quality can be easily displayed in the final product.

About Me

Hello! My name is Varsha Sundar, and I am a first year intending to major in Business or Economics. I grew up in Pennsylvania, and about 4 years ago, I moved to Irvine, California before coming to Cal. I am a full-time lover of Netflix, crossword puzzles, hiking, and going to concerts. After interning with a couple startups, I became interested in further exploring startup culture, specifically towards the social media marketing strategies ventures employ in order to reach a larger client base. One day, I hope to have a startup of my own that is driven by current technological trends, creating a sustainable, meaningful impact. With IEOR 185, I am excited to get a glimpse of what developing a startup is like. 

For this class project, I am interested primarily in technology and how that is applied to industries such as healthcare, automobile, etc. although I am very open to hearing other ideas. Because technological trends are always growing and evolving,  I am curious to see how ventures implement their ideas based on these trends and ultimately, scale their business from there.