Startup Mindsets
Startup Mindsets
Dan Gonzales
UC Berkeley's Chief Innovation/Entrepreneurship Officer: Professor Darren Cooke
54 minutes Posted May 3, 2025 at 5:49 am.
What's up Startup Mindsets Nation! We've been out on the book tour in the Philippines but are BACK and better than EVERIf you've bought a copy of Startup Mindsets already, you don't know how much that means to me, thank you 🙏If you'd like to order a copy, find it on Amazon. Today's guest is Darren Cooke, the Chief Innovation/Entrepreneurship Officer at UC Berkeley. I was honored to have Darren on the podcast. Time Stamps
What does a CIO do? Coordinates resources
Working for biotech companies
How does Berkeley select which startups to work with
Publishing a book
Opinion on students pursuing entrepreneurial careers
Experience at Columbia Law School
Darren's Big Career Break
What was your first job
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What's up Startup Mindsets Nation! We've been out on the book tour in the Philippines but are BACK and better than EVERIf you've bought a copy of Startup Mindsets already, you don't know how much that means to me, thank you 🙏If you'd like to order a copy, find it on Amazon. Today's guest is Darren Cooke, the Chief Innovation/Entrepreneurship Officer at UC Berkeley. I was honored to have Darren on the podcast. Time Stamps (8:00) What does a CIO do? Coordinates resources(15:00) Working for biotech companies(25:00) How does Berkeley select which startups to work with(36:00) Publishing a book(37:25) Opinion on students pursuing entrepreneurial careers(43:00) Experience at Columbia Law School(45:00) Darren's Big Career Break (47:00) What was your first job(48:42) Book recs