Startup Shell

Student-run incubator + coworking space @UofMaryland. RTs ≠ endorsements.

[Learn Prompting @learnprompting]

Thrilled to host @shyamalanadkat from @OpenAI at @startup_shell Our CEO @SanderSchulhoff joined us as we dove into the future of generative AI.

Big takeaway, GenAI will fundamentally change knowledge work!💡

More below 👇🧵

[Startup Shell @startup_shell]

Valentine’s Day or Shell Grind Night?

[Startup Shell @startup_shell]

Weekly FFT, (Friday at Four Thirty but it’s actually Thursday at Five Thirty…lol) where Shellers get to chill and chat.

[Startup Shell @startup_shell]

Great Shell talk today with Carter teaching us how to juggle and unicycle!

[Startup Shell @startup_shell]

Shellers being shellers... lol.

[car @Carcraftz]

tf is bro doing

[Startup Shell @startup_shell]

We are so back.

[Startup Shell @startup_shell]

Great Job fellow sheller, @SanderSchulhoff for getting Best Theme Paper at EMNLP!!!!

[EMNLP 2026 @emnlpmeeting]

EMNLP 2023 Best Theme Paper

Ignore This Title and HackAPrompt: Exposing Systemic Vulnerabilities of LLMs Through a Global Prompt Hacking Competition

(Sander Schulhoff, Jeremy Pinto et al.)

https://t.co/TneDwai0dX

#EMNLP2023 #NLProc

[Startup Shell @startup_shell]

Our weekly community event, FFT, where we see how everyone’s week went and how we can support their journey!

FFT stands for Friday at Four Thirty, but we actually do it on Thursdays at Five…lol

[Startup Shell @startup_shell]

Shoutout to fellow sheller, @ShellShock56091 for being featured by Fallout! 🌟

[Fallout @Fallout]

The many faces of our favorite mascot, Cappy! #FalloutFanArtFriday

🎨by Errnimations on Tumblr

[AJ Kaladi @ajpogo_]

I’m on a metro bus.

Not like in one, like actually on it.

[Startup Shell @startup_shell]

Startup Shellers @imnotfady and @snpranav built KarenAI, an AI-powered chatbot and voice synthesizer designed to solve annoying customer service situations!

Check out the article written about KarenAI in the @thedbk!

[The Diamondback @thedbk]

Companies with poor customer service have a new force to reckon with — KarenAI.
https://t.co/uwFizl3eP2

[The Diamondback @thedbk]

Companies with poor customer service have a new force to reckon with — KarenAI.
https://t.co/uwFizl3eP2

[Startup Shell @startup_shell]

Meet Korion Health, a Shell company that is developing the first guided, at-home electronic stethoscope to combat heart disease!

They are currently raising their seed round through crowdsourcing, and their goal is to raise $100K by the next month! https://t.co/rRC4h7inzg

[Korion Health @korionhealth]

If you think of #AI and #healthcare, what's the 1st thing that comes to mind?

A smart stethoscope is what came to mind for a team of students dedicated to addressing the #1 killer in the world: #heartdisease. thread🧵 (1/n)

#crowdfundingcampaign link: https://t.co/94HhGXsD6l

[Startup Shell @startup_shell]

Startup Shell alumni are doing big things 🤯🤯

[shariq @shariq]

An early timelapse video of Alfie, the general purpose teleop robot we've been building at @prosper

Here it cleans a kitchen table, wipes the surface, rinses dishes in the sink before placing them in the dishwasher, throws trash, and puts other items away.

[Learn Prompting @learnprompting]

Don't miss out on the HackAPrompt Competition kickoff TODAY at 3 PM PT / 6 PM ET, featuring Co-founder of @PreambleAI, Jon Cefalu!

Come learn about prompt hacking, the security challenges it poses, and how you can contribute to making AI systems more secure 🔒

Sign up now 👇
https://t.co/eQ5schjTUu

[Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices @FischellInstUMD]

Interested in entrepreneurship?

There is a roadshow at @startup_shell in the IDEA factory this Thurs, May 4th, 4pm. The Center of Advancing Innovation is recruiting participants to its newest initiative, the Global Health Innovation Challenge!

Details ⬇️
https://t.co/FOdaTwN3d5

[Learn Prompting @learnprompting]

📢 Announcing the HackAPrompt competition!

The first ever prompt hacking competition, designed to enhance AI safety, launching this Friday 👇

🕵️ Become a prompt hacker
🏆 Win over $35,000 in prizes
😎 Get featured on Learn Prompting

Register now
https://t.co/gL5c1AGiNi

[Startup Shell @startup_shell]

Thank you for coming, @William_Blake and @1517fund!

Excited for future events together! 🐢

[Michael P Gibson @William_Blake]

Start Up Shell at University of Maryland. Corrupting the Terps! 🐢🐢

[Startup Shell @startup_shell]

🚨 Upcoming ShellTalk! 🚨

ShellTalk w/ Michael Gibson, General Partner of 1517 Fund and Co-Founder of the Thiel Fellowship!

Happening this Tuesday, April 25th at 6 - 7:15 PM EST in the Startup Shell space!

Space is limited so please RSVP!

https://t.co/rYOdmbG6FN

[Joe Speiser ⚡️ @jspeiser]

Meet Ben Khakshoor and Sam Drozdov, the founders of Bloxbiz, an advertising platform for the $28B online gaming platform Roblox.

Bloxbiz's ad product hits 75M monthly active players on Roblox.

Bloxbiz dominates the Roblox ad market - because there's no competition.