Hi everyone,
You can now get the hard copy version of
Jessica Livingston's book, "Founders at Work:
Stories of Startups' Early Days,"
at the New Rizal Library, Ateneo de Manila.
As the founder of Usbong, I decided
to donate a copy of the book to the library,
so as to inspire students, faculty, and staff
to also become founders and entrepreneurs,
whose aim is to solve problems
and make the world a better place.
For those who may not know, Usbong
is a tech startup that helps people
build Android apps for various contexts.
We provide capacity building training workshops
on topics such as Android development,
Software Engineering, and Social Entrepreneurship.
Our flagship product is also called Usbong.
Usbong (the product) is an open source platform
that helps even non-technical people build Android apps
for use in data collection, assessment, training,
screening, diagnostics, and also digital storytelling.
For a sample of what my students have done
(with a focus on education/language literacy),
For presentations (health/education),
For specific customization needs beyond
our generic flagship product, Usbong,
we also offer software development services.
Eventually, we want our company to become
a training ground which adheres to the mentorship model,
where each of our mentees are trained
to become ICT-empowered social entrepreneurs,
so they can build their own companies,
solve problems/issues on efficiency, intensity, and longevity
in areas such as education and healthcare,
as well as generate livelihoods for people,
especially the Filipino people.
So for those of you who may be interested
in collaborating with us, or want to avail of our services,
feel free to get in touch with me,
or via the usbong mailing list.
This is all for now.
Cheers,
Mike
Mike