Looking back to when Lassonde Studios existed solely as an abstract idea, Troy D’Ambrosio, the executive director of the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, can vividly recall the process of selecting the building’s architect. For hours, he’d listened to different firms present to his team and show PowerPoints full of images of similar buildings they created. Then […]
Dances are a common event at high schools across the nation. Despite the popularity of these events, three students at Herriman High School — Edison Velasco, Maelyn Dougher, and Peyton Williams — saw a problem. These dances can often be very difficult and expensive to plan and execute, especially when lead by students with limited […]
Students share their perspective on learning the entrepreneurial mindset at the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute and David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah. The students featured are from programs including MBA, law and bioengineering. What is an entrepreneur? How can you gain skills to be successful? Watch the video to find out.
We had so much fun in November at Lassonde Studios. We hosted a jazz jam session, Make It activities, a Get Seeded Pitch Event, a fellow fair, workshops and so much more. All U students are welcome to attend our events and live here. Grant programs are open to any college students in the state. […]
All students at the University of Utah can apply now to travel to Europe for summer 2019 through the Global Entrepreneurship Program, which is provided by the Department of Entrepreneurship & Strategy at the David Eccles School of Business. Participating students will gain entrepreneurial experience while creating a startup or innovation of their own, being taught […]
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The Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute announced the top 10 teams today in the 2018-19 Opportunity Quest at the University of Utah. The teams are competing for $10,000 in prizes, including a $5,000 grand prize, in the business-model, executive-summary competition. The competition at the U is one of 11 Opportunity Quest competitions at colleges across the state. All the […]
The FY 2018 Annual Report is now available (see link below) for the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, an interdisciplinary division of the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah. The report highlights student startup activity and programs at Lassonde Studios, the new home for student entrepreneurs at the U. Highlights for the year […]
Registration for the 2018-19 Utah Entrepreneur Challenge is now open. The statewide business model competition is open to all university students in Utah. Teams compete for $100,000 in cash and in-kind prizes, including a $40,000 grand prize. The registration deadline is Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. The competition is managed by the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, an […]
Seven student startup teams received $6,100 in milestone grants at the monthly Get Seeded Final Pitch Event at Lassonde Studios on Nov. 26. See below for a list of teams and their product ideas. Get Seeded is a monthly milestone grant funding program open to all college students in Utah. The first step is to apply […]
