Cassidy Chambers
Detroit, Michigan, United States
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Cassidy Chambers reposted thisCassidy Chambers reposted thisWhat are the six core issues growing businesses should consider when developing their AI Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)? Harlan Mechling and Priya Vivian, Seattle-based lawyers and members of our Artificial Intelligence Initiative, set forth recommendations for developing an AI AUP that establishes clear expectations for employees and guards against adverse legal consequences. Read their full article, published in Oregon Entrepreneurs Network’s OEN News, at this link: https://bit.ly/4gNUjDf #AILaw #AIPolicy #BallardAITeam
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Cassidy Chambers shared thisCalling all student entrepreneurs! The BASE startup accelerator application is now open for our 2026-2027 cohort. Some of the program perks include $10,000 in free legal support tailored to your startup, educational seminars, mentor and industry connections, and more.Cassidy Chambers shared thisExciting news for student founders and entrepreneurs: the Ballard Academy for Student Entrepreneurs (BASE) 2026-2027 application is officially open! BASE helps founders build, fund, and scale ventures confidently with pro bono legal support, educational programming, and tailored mentorship. As a participant, you’ll work directly with Ballard Spahr attorneys and gain access to: • $10,000 in free legal support tailored to your startup • Monthly academic seminars • A pool of experienced mentors • Nationwide networks through Ballard Spahr If you’re a student founder with an innovative business idea who needs expert legal help to get started, this accelerator is for you. We can’t wait to see the next wave of entrepreneurial talent apply! For more information and the application click here: https://bit.ly/3PzGOMy #BASE #VentureCapitalLaw #StartupLaw
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Cassidy Chambers reposted thisCassidy Chambers reposted thisThank you to our current and past cohorts, judges, investors, and BASE friends who joined us to celebrate the culmination of our 12th year! El Techo supplied the delicious food, drinks, and an incredible rooftop vibe while the ideas and connections flowed for hours. Applications for next year’s cohort open in a few days on June 1. Please share with your network! Click the link to learn more about the program: https://lnkd.in/esVrX7R9 #BASE #VentureCapital #LegalIndustry
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Cassidy Chambers reposted thisCassidy Chambers reposted thisOur yearly BASE (Ballard Academy for Student Entrepreneurs) program culminated last week in a “Shark Tank”-style pitch competition, empowering participants to put their learnings into action and pitch before investor judges and mentors. The nine-month, virtual accelerator program, which connects student-led ventures with legal and business resources, is designed to help founders build, fund, and scale ventures confidently. Congratulations to our winners: First Place: The Zillennial Advisors Second Place: Prism Optics Third Place: Apovo Learn more about BASE, this year’s cohort, and visit our new LinkedIn Showcase page to connect with BASE alumni, participants, mentors, speakers, and all interested in the program. Next year’s application opens June 1: https://bit.ly/4f3RRbb #BASE #VentureCapital #LegalIndustry
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Cassidy Chambers reposted thisCassidy Chambers reposted thisWe’re thrilled to launch a new LinkedIn showcase page dedicated to BASE (Ballard Academy for Student Entrepreneurs). BASE, our in-house pro bono startup accelerator, is an important service pillar of the firm, supporting student and early-stage founders with their startup ventures. This page will serve as a hub connecting BASE alumni, current BASE participants, mentors, speakers, and all interested in the program. We invite you to follow this page if you’re a past participant in BASE, interested in a future cohort, or want to receive the latest news in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Follow us for updates as our 2025-2026 BASE cohort competes in their final pitch competition this week – results to come soon!
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Cassidy Chambers reposted thisCassidy Chambers reposted thisThe lawyers in Ballard Spahr LLP's Emerging Companies and Venture Capital Group have decades of experience helping emerging companies thrive — from entity formation, angel and seed financing, preferred financing rounds, and ultimately through a sale or initial public offering. The group is drawn from the practice areas that are integral to such efforts — business and finance, intellectual property, labor and employment, tax, health care, government relations, and litigation. Clients also benefit from the firm's vast network of relationships with venture capital and private equity firms, angel investors, investment funds and banks, and public companies that invest in emerging companies. Learn more about Ballard Spahr's services and connect at the link below 👇
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Cassidy Chambers reposted thisCassidy Chambers reposted thisAI coding agents mean wireframes, prototypes and even fully functioning applications can be created with less time and effort than ever. But these tools come with risks. Writing for Technical.ly, Kimberly Wexler Klayman and Harry Levin explore the hidden exposure that AI tools can create, particularly with respect to liability around intellectual property, confidentiality, open-source software, and cybersecurity. Their thoughts are a word to the wise, especially for founders and entrepreneurs. Read more of their piece here: https://bit.ly/4cAwM6R #AI #Coding #Risk
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Cassidy Chambers reposted thisCassidy Chambers reposted thisMy girlfriend lost 4 $40 water bottles in 4 months. So I built the solution. And now it’s on Amazon. Meet AirBoot — the first AirTag-compatible bottle boot. I sold 120 prototype units in 90 days. Customer feedback allowed me to reiterate. My next batch sold out twice as fast. So I went all in… I’m honored to have been selected for the Ballard Academy for Student Entrepreneurs program, featured on the cover of the Campus Marketing Specialists winter catalog, awarded 2nd place at the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA), and accepted to Texas Christian University’s CREATE accelerator program.
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Cassidy Chambers reposted thisIt’s wonderful to see Tonight's Dress, a former participant in the Ballard Academy for Student Entrepreneurs (BASE), continue to thrive! Tonight’s Dress, a peer-to-peer closet sharing platform, enables college students to rent dresses, game-day attire, shoes, and accessories directly from classmates on their own campus. We’re thrilled to see the company featured recently in Forbes. Read more about their thriving enterprise below.Cassidy Chambers reposted thisThrilled to share that Tonight's Dress has been featured in Forbes! ✨📰 This article will take you through the ins and outs of answering the very important question of… what to wear tonight? From on-campus rentals to real impact, this is an entrepreneurship that fits the moment, literally and figuratively. 👗💫 Thank you so much Jane Hanson for this incredible article, we are so honored and excited! Read the full story below! https://lnkd.in/e6f8nd5c #ForbesFeature #Entrepreneurship #WomenInBusiness #StudentStartups #SustainabilityWith Jobs Harder to Find, Two College Women Built a Scalable Peer-to-Peer BusinessWith Jobs Harder to Find, Two College Women Built a Scalable Peer-to-Peer Business
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Cassidy Chambers liked thisCassidy Chambers liked thisToday, please join us in congratulating the four attorneys who have been elevated to Counsel! These lawyers embody our firm values of client service, legal excellence, and commitment to our communities, and we are immensely proud of their achievements. Scroll through below and read more about their practices in this press release: https://bit.ly/4p7gbM4 #BallardGoesBeyond #Litigation #IP #IntellectualProperty #LawFirm
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Cassidy Chambers liked thisCassidy Chambers liked thisMany entrepreneurs consider AI an essential tool when growing an early-stage business, but how do you ensure that you are developing quality AI governance for your organization? In this article, Harlan Mechling and Priya Vivian, Seattle-based members of our Artificial Intelligence Initiative, discuss key issues and set forth recommendations for developing an AI Acceptable Use Policy that establishes clear expectations for employees and guards against adverse legal consequences. Their article, published in Oregon Entrepreneurs Network’s OEN News, is essential reading for founders. Read their piece in full here: https://bit.ly/4gNUjDf
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Cassidy Chambers liked thisCassidy Chambers liked thisCharley Brown is the new Chair of our Intellectual Property Department! As Department Chair, Charley will lead a team of more than 70 IP attorneys and IP professionals, guiding the continued growth and excellence of our firm’s intellectual property practice. Learn more about Charley, his practice, and our IP Department in this press release: https://bit.ly/4wlLXHA #IP #IntellectualProperty #IPLaw #Patents
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Cassidy Chambers liked thisCassidy Chambers liked thisTombstones. I first heard that word used in a business context when I started in the national marketing department of an accounting firm in New York, fresh out of college. I couldn't figure out why everyone kept talking about tombstones. (This was pre-Google, so I couldn't exactly look it up!) It was driving me crazy, so I finally asked. Someone explained that the term came from the investment banking world, where newspaper announcements of completed deals looked like - you guessed it - tombstones. Decades later, the term is still around, and the content behind it is just as important as ever. Whether you call them tombstones, representative matters, or experience highlights, they're much more than a list of past work. They provide proof. They help prospective clients see that you've solved similar challenges, understand their industry, and know how to navigate complex issues. They answer one of the most important questions every client is asking: Why should I trust your firm with my matter? Creating tombstones is actually one of my favorite parts of my job. The BD and marketing team isn't involved in providing the legal services, but we do help tell those stories. Every tombstone starts with a conversation—asking the right questions to understand what made a matter significant. Was it the complexity? The creative strategy? The outcome? The impact on the client's business? Our job is to turn those stories into evidence that helps the next prospective client see what's possible. I'm curious...Does your firm still call them tombstones, or has another term become the norm?
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Cassidy Chambers liked thisI would love to tell 20-year-old me that he'd make a Jeep ad good enough for Cannes. He'd probably be too busy explaining how he totaled his first Grand Cherokee, though. I keep thinking about what would've surprised the younger me the most. Maybe that he'd get to work on Jeep at all. A hometown brand, for a kid from outside Detroit, and the same one that gave him his first car... And his second. You already know what happened to the first. Or that the whole thing was made with AI, working alongside some of the best people in this advertising industry, on tools that didn't exist anywhere back when I was in school, trying to figure out how marketing even worked. Or that the work would end up at Cannes. And that it made people cry. (Still confirming that last part. Someone told me, and I've decided to believe them.) Advertising is a grind. But every so often, something like this comes along and resets how I think about all of it, and reminds me how fun this creative world can be. Grateful to be at Highdive. And grateful to make that 20-year-old kid proud. #advertising #Google #creativeCassidy Chambers liked thisLast week we wrapped up our presentation with Jeep at the Google Creative Lighthouse Luncheon at Cannes, where we proved that generative AI can do more than automate, it can tell epic, emotional, long-form stories. 🏔️🚙 By leveraging Veo for physics-driven video and cinematic consistency, we turned a rogue tire into an unforgettable protagonist. #GoogleBeach #CannesLions2026 #impossiblead #client Megan Lally, Chad Broude, Mark Gross, Kaley Lambeth, Jen Passaniti, Nathan Monteith, Isabel Long, Mariana Delacqua, Jon Gallo, Matt Collier, Wayne Robinson, Ben Doessel, Frank Viglione, Gaby Bates, Larissa Berringer, Carlos Lowenstein, Joe Flood, Lilly Beck, Lindsay Vetter, Shobin Mathew, E.B. Jackson, Luc Johnson, MS | Olivier Francois, Randy Ortiz, Diane Morgan, Lindsay Dyer Fifelski | Pull (a music company) Inc, Mitch Davis, Low Wire, Tesseract Music, 1986 Studios, Jake Thomas, Andrew Oleck, Jeff Kyle, Attila Newey
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Cassidy Chambers reacted on thisCassidy Chambers reacted on thisWhat are the six core issues growing businesses should consider when developing their AI Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)? Harlan Mechling and Priya Vivian, Seattle-based lawyers and members of our Artificial Intelligence Initiative, set forth recommendations for developing an AI AUP that establishes clear expectations for employees and guards against adverse legal consequences. Read their full article, published in Oregon Entrepreneurs Network’s OEN News, at this link: https://bit.ly/4gNUjDf #AILaw #AIPolicy #BallardAITeam
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Cassidy Chambers liked thisCassidy Chambers liked thisWe are ranked No. 1 in the nation for the odds that its graduates will go on to found a “unicorn”—a privately held startup valued at $1 billion or more—according to a new analysis from a Stanford University researcher. In a study published this month, Stanford Graduate School of Business professor Ilya Strebulaev determined that University of Utah graduates are about 2.3x as likely to build a unicorn as the average founder. “This recognition reflects what sets the U apart: we are a place where world-class research becomes real companies. Our students and faculty don’t just study big ideas—they build them, and a University of Utah degree gives our graduates one of the strongest chances in the country to launch a company that lasts. We are proud of this distinction and focused on expanding the opportunities behind it.” -President Taylor Randall
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University of Michigan
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Activities and Societies: Zeta Tau Alpha, Circle K International, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital Volunteer.
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C.S. Mott Children's Hospital Volunteer
Michigan Medicine
- 2 years 10 months
Volunteered in the Pediatric Oncology and Pediatric Intensive Care Units
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