The High School Utah Entrepreneur Challenge (HSUEC) announced the top 20 teams that will advance to the final stage of the competition today. The competition is open to all high school students across Utah, ages 14-18. They are competing for $30,000 in cash and prizes. This competition is hosted by the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, a […]
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Get Seeded Awards $7,476.91 in Grants in February
Four student startup teams received $7,476.91 in milestone grants at the monthly Get Seeded Final Pitch Event at Lassonde Studios on Feb. 25. 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 […]
Top 20 Announced in 2019 Utah Entrepreneur Challenge
The Utah Entrepreneur Challenge (UEC), the state’s largest collegiate entrepreneur competition, announced the top 20 teams for 2019 today. Hundreds of students from colleges across the state entered the business-model competition. The teams are competing for over $100,000 in cash and prizes, including a $40,000 grand prize. The winners will be determined at a final […]
Photo Gallery: January at Lassonde
Here are photos from our events and activities in January 2019 at LassondeStudios and other places. During the month, we hosted a Finding Collaborators Meetups event, built serving trays and dorm decor in our Make It activities, awarded grants through Get Seeded and Opportunity Quest, traveled to South America in the Global Entrepreneur Program, and […]
Guide to Adobe Creative Cloud Software (Free for U Students)
The Adobe Creative Cloud suite of software is available for free to University of Utah students. The software has wide-ranging applications and uses, from photo and video editing to motion graphics and website development. Below is a useful guide from our friends at Adobe to help you understand how to get the most from Creative […]
Spoonful: Get Cereal Delivered Anywhere on Campus
Spoonful is a student startup selling cereal by the bowl and delivers cereal anywhere at the University of Utah by using its newly release app on the Apple App Store. It sounds like a lot of fun (and it is!), but the company started as a solution to a serious problem. The company’s mission from the beginning […]
Clockwork Forge Games: Exploring the Klondike
Clockwork Forge Games is a video-game development team led by Entertainment Arts & Engineering students at the University of Utah. With the release of their first game, “Hyperborean Charter,” the team is excited to show everyone the world they’ve built. “Hyperborean Charter” takes place in the far north in a climate like the Klondike and […]
Get Seeded Awards $6,920 in Grants in January
Three student startup teams received $6,920 in milestone grants at the monthly Get Seeded Final Pitch Event at Lassonde Studios on Jan. 28. 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 […]
Video: Opportunity Quest 2018-19
Watch our video featuring the final judging and awards event for the University of Utah Opportunity Quest business model executive summary competition for 2018-19. Learn more about the competition here: lassonde.utah.edu/oq
PreOv Wins $5,000 at University of Utah Opportunity Quest
PreOv, a student startup developing a fertility monitoring technology that helps people with family planning, won first place and the $5,000 grand prize at the 2018-2019 University of Utah Opportunity Quest business-model, executive-summary competition today. Ten U teams advanced to the final judging and awards event. The competition is managed by students at the Lassonde […]