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Interaction Salon: "Venture Capital from a Design Perspective: A Talk with Gary Chou"

Friday, November 4, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (ET)

New York, NY

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This fall, the MFA Interaction Design Department welcomes visiting lectures in an intimate lecture series to inspire conversation, pursue change, and incite creation. 


About the Event

Designers have always been uniquely positioned to assume the role of an entrepreneur. We observe the human condition, identify needs, and design innovative products and services to meet those needs. So what? How do we pivot from enhancing someone else’s products toward creating our own?

Gary Chou, of Union Square Ventures, will share successful product development stories from a design perspective. He will provide a broad overview of the funding process and offer practical tips, insights, and advice to designers interested in funding their ideas.

About the Speaker

Gary Chou is the General Manager of the Union Square Ventures Network. Over the past 10+ years he has held product development and design positions at Trilogy, Tribe.net, and Cisco, building web applications for both consumers and enterprise customers. Gary has a bachelors degree in Molecular Biology from Princeton University where he also studied Computer Science, and Photography.

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MFA Interaction Design
136 West 21 Street
3rd Floor
New York, NY 10011

Friday, November 4, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (ET)


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MFA Interaction Design



The MFA in Interaction Design program trains students to research, analyze, prototype, and design concepts in their business, social, and cultural contexts. It explores the strategic role of interaction design in shaping everyday life, and intends to increase the relevancy of design to business and to society so designers can make a difference.

More information, visit: http://interactiondesign.sva.edu/