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Fintech Company Executives Actually Met at NSO Toga Party

NEWS | Alex Xu Friday, Sept. 7, 2018Fri, Sep 7, 2018

For some, networking begins on day one. CEO Jake Howard (E '10) and CFO Adam Kaminsky (W '10) of CryptoCrack, a revolutionary fintech company that describes itself as the “Venmo, Square, and Robinhood of Crypto,” reveal the story of how they met—during New Student Orientation of their freshman year.


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Junior Rejected From Summer Internships Goes Back to Starting Fake Companies Again

NEWS | Alex Xu Wednesday, May 9, 2018Wed, May 9, 2018

He created a hip new startup that was a crowdsourced way to choose your own driver, or “Tinder for Uber” as he called it. Since he was a determined, Type A, business-minded hustler, he called up a few of his more technically inclined friends to code the app, after which they were promised equity and experience for their resume.


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'This is the Hardest Week, and Then I’m Done,' Says Junior Every Week Since February

NEWS | Alex Xu Sunday, April 29, 2018Sun, Apr 29, 2018

Junior Ben Collins (C ‘19) has two notable qualities: he’s an optimist, and he’s a procrastinator. Whenever schoolwork gets tough, he keeps his head up. “You’ve gotta have some dark times to appreciate the good ones,” he always thinks to himself. During every difficult, stressful week he has, Collins thinks of the bright future ahead.