Award WebMd Health Heroes Anthony Zhou, Aditi Merchant and Allen Zhou: ConnectorsTo curb loneliness, cofounders Anthony Zhou (top), Aditi Merchant (middle), and Allen Zhou (bottom) link generations through Big & Mini, a virtual volunteering
News Feature Forbes Health 11 Meaningful Ways Older Adults Can Volunteer Right Now11 Meaningful Ways Older Adults Can Volunteer Right NowJennifer LagemannForbes
News Feature Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2021/12/03/seniors-loneliness-solutions-technology-virtual-reality/
News Feature Houston Chronicle The Rice Business Plan Competition unveiled 54 startups that will showcase their business ideas at a virtual event next month. The competitors include five student teams from three Texas universities.
News Feature The Wall Street Journal Among recent efforts, in 2020 two University of Texas students and a high-school senior created Big & Mini, a free video-conferencing service to match older and younger people who felt isolated because of the pandemic. Around 2,600 people have met on these phone or video calls.
Award 1st Place Award AWS US University Startup Competition These winners received up to $20,000 in cash, up to $100,000 in AWS credits, an interview with a Techstars Accelerator of their choice, and an interview with Dorm Room Fund. Big & Mini also received a free branding consultation from PitchPages.
News Feature New York Times By way of her faculty, she additionally labored with Big & Mini, a service that connects college students with older Individuals for cellphone or video chats. “Everybody got here out of their shell,” she stated.
Big and Mini Blackstone LaunchPad annual startup pitch competition Finalist This year, the finals of the Launchpad Annual pitch competition will be held virtually at Startup Grind’s Global Conference, a global convening of leaders in technology and big brands on the forefront of innovation.
News Feature Rewire I recently met Gayle, a high-spirited, 60-year-old Austin, Texas resident online. We found each other through Big & Mini, a free intergenerational video conferencing service started by three students in response to widespread shelter-in-place orders.
Project Update Big & Mini 2.0 Is here! And we couldn't be more excited for you to try it out! Thanks to this new update, the last few weeks have been a blur of late nights, early mornings, and keyboard mashing for us. And, we've loved every second of it.
News Feature Scientific American You can get through this dark pandemic winter using tips from disaster psychology
News Feature MarketWatch Big & Mini is a community that’s reducing isolation by helping to create intergenerational friendships.
Project Update Announcing Big & Mini 2.0 Welcome to the first edition of Big & Mini's Project Updates, where we share current progress and future features. We'll get straight to it. Today, we (the Big & Mini team) will share what the near future looks like for Big & Mini and address some of your pressing concerns.
News Feature Thrive Global While the pandemic continues to spread throughout the U.S., innovators — from all parts of the country and of all ages — are ushering in new ways to connect the generations, easing social isolation for both generations.
News Feature Texas Engineer Magazine "There are many unknowns with how long our COVID-19 social isolation will linger. But one thing is for sure, Big & Mini will continue to be a space of community and connection." - Texas Engineer Magazine
News Feature Greater Good Magazine I love my husband and my son. But I never expected that they would be practically my only companions for seven months in a row. Since COVID hit, we’ve been cooped up at home together.
Award Big & Mini Awarded Gen2Gen Innovation Fellowship The Gen2Gen Innovation Fellowship supports practical visionaries of all ages with ambitious initiatives to bridge generational divides.
Blog Post Why I Joined Big & Mini: A Big's Story Hi, I am Anita Mallinger. Some several years ago I retired (voluntarily) from a therapist job I LOVED (but there were changes in the agency which I could not live with) and at the same time left my partner of 11 years (also voluntarily).
News Feature Reform Austin “I’ve learned that kindness is at the heart of any successful entrepreneur. It is that one thing that is free and returns so much more than it costs. It truly makes a difference,” he wrote.
News Feature Austin Monthly "I’m very introverted and hate awkward silences, so I was worried at first,” says Lee, “but the meeting went better than I expected.”
News Feature OneZero Interview Check out this interview with Aditi Merchant about all about the ins and outs of our creation process, journey of growth, and plans for the future!
Blog Post College Advice to Your Younger Self I reached out to a handful of my friends and asked them if they could give their younger self some advice before they entered freshman year, what would it be and why?
News Feature KVUE Austin One of the first seniors to use the program had their call and it was 48 minutes long. She told us, 'Wow, my mini was so nice. Forty-eight minutes flew by in a minute.'
Blog Post Six Classic Books You Should Read Buckle up, if you’re looking for a good book to curl up with or a story full of deeper meaning, you’ve come to the right place.
Featured Match Meet Jude and Naomi! I love the friendship that Jude and I have forged, despite our differences and our geographical separation!
