22- Dr Narine Hall- Becoming an entrepreneur whilst an academic

Research lives and cultures

Dr Narine Hall is an Assistant Professor and Program Director in Data Science at Champlain College (USA) in Vermont. Her experience in industry and start-ups has been key in innovating tools for educators during the pandemic.
Experiencing the frustration of more limited interactions with her students during tutorials at the beginning of the pandemic, Narine put into action her entrepreneurial and computational skills. She started to develop an interactive online platform that could replicate some of the key elements so critical when teaching face-to-face.

As an academic with teaching and research responsibilities, her move into setting up a start-up and becoming a CEO in the middle of a pandemic was embedded in her core commitment as a professional to creating products and solutions derived from research, that could make people’s lives easier.

She is now CEO of the start-up In Space which is transforming interactivity in online classrooms. (https://inspace.chat/)
Listening to our conversation will prompt your thinking about:

• What kind of entrepreneurial experience is available to you that could fuel your interest for the world of start-ups and industry?
• Have you considered “your fit” to your current institution or to the position you are applying to?
• Why all our varied experiences are part of constructing our path.
• What are you doing to lift up those who are coming behind on the career path?
• Who are you reaching out to to be part of your “village”?

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