Ryan Goldstein and Duncan Niederauer on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange

"I’m impressed by the fact that Kairos has brought you together from around the world to share your ideas and to join with one another to tackle some of the daunting problems facing our society."
--Bill Gates Sr., Co-Chair of the Gates Foundation

"In previous times, college entrepreneurship was confined to campus borders, and most entrepreneurs were confined to national borders, but Kairos transcends these boundaries because in our inter-dependent world, there are no borders when it comes to the pressing issues that we all face."
--William J Clinton, 42nd President of the United States

We would like to thank the Kairos Society for such a fantastic event.

Included are three nights in a King room at the Millennium Broadway Hotel and attendance to all Summit events, including those at the United Nations Headquarters and the New York Stock Exchange.

The Kairos Global Summit 2011, taking place February 25th-26th in NYC, is bringing together 350 of the most innovative and entrepreneurial students from the United States, China, India, and Europe to meet 150 of the world's most influential and globally impactful leaders. Over the course of two days, these current and future world leaders will gather at the United Nations and New York Stock Exchange to explore humanity's most pressing challenges, develop sustainable and entrepreneurial solutions to these problems, and unveil 50 of the most innovative student startups that are working to change the world.

Ryan will have the opportunity to take part in:

• A gathering at the United Nations to hear from a group of social entrepreneurs about their innovative solutions to global issues using emerging science, technology, and entrepreneurship models.
• Multiple breakout sessions at the New York Stock Exchange, led by groups of prominent CEOs, to develop models for sustainable and profitable social ventures.
• Roundtable discussions with global leaders to identify and address some of the world's most pressing issues.
• Meetings with leaders of prominent companies and private tours to get an in depth understanding of how global business operates in various industries.

The impressive list of Kairos Mentors includes William J. Clinton (41st President of the United States of America), Bill Gates, Sr. (Co-Chair, The Gates Foundation), Ellen Kullman (CEO, DuPont), Bob Berkowitz (Former White House Correspondent), Phil Condit (Former Chairman & CEO, Boeing Co.), Admiral William Owens (Former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff), Duncan Niederauer (CEO, New York Stock Exchange), and many more.

View full information about the Kairos Global Summit 2011 [pdf].

ChronoWake in VIP Spotlight

We'd like to thank Wharton VIP for its continued support.

• Provide an opportunity to share entrepreneurial stories with the media
• Connect with other top students who might join their venture
• Share cutting-edge ideas with other bright minds
• Provide selected investors with a first look at the companies of tomorrow
• Create lasting mentoring relationships with successful leaders from around the world
• Foster relationships with select professional firms

In attendance will be over 100 highly successful mentors, over 500 of the world's most innovative students, and members of the local, national, and global media.

Additionally, an impressive group of featured guests will be in attendance, including Admiral William Owens (Former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff), Peter Diamandis (Founder & CEO, X-Prize Foundation), Maria Bartiromo (Anchor, CNBC), Duncan Niederauer (CEO, New York Stock Exchange), Bob Berkowitz (Former White House Correspondent), Ellen Kullman (Chairman and CEO, DuPont), and many more.

The ChronoWake Team would like to thank the Kairos Society for the unique honor of presenting our company at this summit.

The first such competitor utilizes a motion-detection mechanism to attempt to determine the ideal time to wake up by estimating sleep stages. However, monitoring movement is only an indirect measure of sleep stage, and is thus, by definition, less accurate and precise than utilizing EEG (electroencephalography), the primary mechanism utilized by ChronoWake. It may occasionally wake the user at the ideal time, but not nearly at the rate of our product.

The second competitor does, in fact, attempt to utilize EEG to determine sleep stage. With some of our funding, the ChronoWake Team purchased this $400 product and tried it out ourselves. Despite a higher price point than our product, it doesn't seem to work at all. In fact, during testing by one of our team members, he awoke several times during the night, once actually getting up and leaving the bed for a few minutes. In its sleep summary the next morning, this product claimed that he slept soundly through the night and never awoke until the morning. Obviously, if this product cannot detect whether one is awake or asleep, it will not be able to initiate waking at an ideal time.

In summary, both products appear to rely at least partially on the placebo effect. Conversely, our product relies on proven scientific methods to determine sleep stage. In fact, the only scientifically and medically valid way to determine sleep stage is primarily through EEG, as demonstrated by these papers, among many others.

Emergence of competitors is not a negative. In fact, we consider it a great sign - that the basis of our product has been validated in the business world. Other companies that have also done the market research have come to the same conclusion as us: there exists a large enough market to warrant large research and development expenditures. As a well-respected entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and professor once said, "If you can't find any competitors, you either haven't looked hard enough, or no one will want your product." And with a technologically superior product, we have no doubt that ChronoWake will dominate this market.

From November 16-17, 2009, top bioscience leaders will be at Biotech 2009 to network, connect with potential partners, share business strategies, and learn from their peers.

These leaders include top executives from the region's global pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, and diagnostic companies; venture capitalists and other investors; university researchers; university-industry liaison officers; government officials; and support organizations.

In its ninth year, this annual joint symposium of BioNJ and Pennsylvania Bio is designed to advance the growth and development of the bioscience industry in our region. It will facilitate opportunities for information sharing, new skill development, networking, collaboration, and partnering among companies at all stages of the continuum.

Fred Hassan

Biotech 2009 will be featuring world-renowned speakers, including David Holveck (President and CEO of Endo Pharmaceuticals, a global pharma company with over 1,200 employees) and Fred Hassan (pictured on right, Chairman and CEO of Schering-Plough Corporation, a $50 billion healthcare company).

Registration for this event normally costs over $1,000. Thanks to a generous grant from the U.S. Department of Labor and the DVIN Life Science Fellowship Program, Ryan's registration fee has been subsidized fully, allowing him to attend this event for free.

Find registration information here. If you'll be attending, let us know, and be sure to say hello!

Penn Startup Internship Fair

ChronoWake has been invited to participate at the Penn Startup Internship Fair being held on November 20, 2009, in Jon M. Huntsman Hall. The event brief is pictured on the left (click for full resolution). This fair will give us an excellent opportunity to recruit some of the brightest Ivy League students, in disciplines ranging from business to engineering. View the logos of the participating companies.

Thanks to Eduardo Orozco of Campus Escapes, a fellow Wharton VIP company, for organizing this fair.

VIP Networking Event in the Science Center

Please join Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs and the University City Science Center in a Networking Event with students from the Wharton Venture Initiation Program on Monday, November 9 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm at University City Science Center. Join us for refreshments and mix with Wharton/Penn's best and brightest student entrepreneurs along with some of the Philadelphia region's leading business professionals including numerous Wharton and Penn alums. This event is a rare opportunity for the area's VC, angel, legal, and financial services communities to meet and mingle with both rising and seasoned entrepreneurs.

The area's leading professionals were in attendance, and ChronoWake has made many valuable contacts, including investors and legal consultants.

We would like to thank the Wharton Venture Initiation Program and the University City Science Center for this great opportunity to help fulfill our business objectives.

• Startup Operations
  Alex Gellman, President & COO, Global Tower Partners
• Launching a Successful Business as a Penn Student
  Nathaniel Stevens, Founder, Yodle
• Fundraising for Startups
  Deepak Sindwani, Principal, Bain Capital Ventures
• Grant Funding for Early Stage Ventures
  Christopher Laing, PhD, Director of Science & Technology, University City Science Center
• Prototyping
  Jason Halpern, Founder, Power Flower Solar

The ChronoWake Team gained excellent information and assistance to further venture objectives. We would like to thank Wharton VIP for organizing this great event.

We are looking for top emerging private companies that are having the most impact on the public sector. This includes private companies that are demonstrating significant market traction and pursuing game-changing technology.

We're thrilled to have been nominated for this renowned competition, contending with such companies as Clearwire, Education.com, and FireEye.

The winners will be honored at OnDC 2009, taking place October 19-21 at the Four Seasons Hotel Washington DC.

We're happy to announce that we've been featured by University Startups, including a well-written article by Ashish Sharma. Additionally, our news feed has been added to Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs' Entrepreneurial Advantage Blog. This increasing publicity has been fostering even more interest in our company.

We're enthusiastic about the progress we've been making. It's nothing short of exhilarating to witness the evolution of our product from a concept to a physical, functional entity!

ChronoWake will be presenting from 3:20 PM - 3:40 PM. A reception, with food and refreshments, will be held from 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM. The Awards Ceremony will take place from 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM.

Please attend and help support ChronoWake! The team with the best ratings wins the $500 Audience Choice Award, and each audience member who submits a rating is entered in a raffle to win a Nintendo Wii! We hope to see you there.

Bright Ideas? Philly has them. The Entrepreneur Expo, a Philly Startup Leaders, Inc. event, sponsored in part by the Science Center and University City Keystone Innovation Zone, will showcase the work of top Philadelphia-area entrepreneurs in a tradeshow setting, with an estimated 50 exhibitors and a select number presenting keynote addresses about their emerging businesses.

The Expo welcomes entrepreneurs, students, educators, and investors; leaders in the political, legal, and business communities; as well as those who are thinking about starting a new company, to actively participate in this event. Participants will experience a vibrant setting while networking with future business leaders to learn about their exciting new businesses.

This event is free and open to the public.

• Date: Thursday, April 2, 2009
• Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
• Place: University City Science Center (3711 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA)

Register to attend and get your free ticket here. If you'll be there, feel free to stop by and say hi!

Please join Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs and the University City Science Center in a Networking Event with students from the Wharton Venture Initiation Program on Wednesday, March 25 from 6:00 - 8:00 PM at the University City Science Center. Join us for refreshments and mix with Wharton/Penn's best and brightest student entrepreneurs along with some of the Philadelphia region's leading business professionals including numerous alums.

We were given the honor of being invited to exhibit our company along with five other startup ventures. Consequently, Ryan Goldstein, President/CEO, presented an overview of ChronoWake to the 100+ attendees of this event, including renowned venture capital, angel, legal, and financial service professionals. We have gathered significant additional interest in our venture, plus several offers of resources and support.

We greatly appreciate the effort and resources of Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs and the Science Center to put together this excellent event.

We were recently notified that we have been selected to present ChronoWake at the exclusive, invite-only Kairos Summit, being held aboard the USS Intrepid aircraft carrier on April 3-4, 2009. Some of the distinguished speakers include:

• Bill Clinton: 42nd President of the United States.
• William Gates Sr.: Co-Chairman of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
• Admiral Bill Owens: Former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
• Scott Mednick: Founder of Legendary Pictures and Mandalay Entertainment.
• Naveen Jain: CEO of Intelius Inc.
• Ellen Kullman: CEO of DuPont.

In attendance will be 500 of the country's most innovative students from the nation's top universities, business and political leaders, and local, national, and global media. We are extremely fortunate not only to have been invited to this event, but to have been invited to present our venture to the hundreds of attendees.

Watch a CNN interview with Ankur, founder of the Kairos Society, and view the press release for this event. The ChronoWake Team is eagerly anticipating presenting at this spectacular venue on the flight deck of the USS Intrepid aircraft carrier!