Blog 2

I was working for a venture capital firm in Bay Area over the past summer, and I’m quite familiar with the importance of having patents. I have seen it many times that lacking certain patents on the products can result in losing potential massive amount of funding from ventral capitalists.

I am interested in this course because now I want to see the other side of the story from an engineer’s perspective. Since I will start working at Cornerstone Research this summer and doing a lot of cases that will involve patent infringements, I would like to dig into the mechanics of patent claiming and learn more about it in depth. I would like to take up the challenges and go through the process from protecting intellectual properties to avoiding patent infringements. There is no doubt that this course would help me think more critically and analytically, and allow me to contribute my full potential to my company. 

Blog 1

My name is Tian Zou, a current Economics senior year student at Cal. I’m originally from Beijing, and I lived in Philadelphia before I came to Cal. I will start working at Cornerstone Research, an economic consulting firm in New York post graduation.

I’m open and easy to get along with. I like to social and mingle with others; I get to know many interesting people with very diverse backgrounds this way. I’m also adventurous and like to think about things from different angles. I am always up to trying new things and I want to acquire new skills. I have been trying gymnastics and fencing so far this year and having a blast. I am a huge believer in that the learning curve should never end. I enjoy and appreciate the beauty around me and there are times that I would just jog into the sunset along Berkeley Marina to enjoy the scenery and peacefulness.