At the young age of just 10 years old, Sole Case Display’s founder Charles Rind already had a passion for footwear and fashion. “In 2003, I first laid my eyes on the patent leather Air Jordan 1 Retro sneaker in the Chicago Bulls colorway,” he said. “Ever since that moment I was hooked.” A year […]
KB Medical, a student startup developing a wound drain, was named the first-place winner and recipient of the $5,000 grand prize at the 2017-2018 University of Utah Opportunity Quest (OQ) business-model competition today. Ten collegiate teams advanced to the final judging and awards event. The competition is managed by students at the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute at the […]
Passion for chocolate has been a source of happiness regardless of age, nationality or gender for centuries. A number of studies support this fact by demonstrating chocolate boosts morale and reduces stress. Hakan Erdagoz, a University of Utah Ph.D. student in political science at the U, was always amazed by the taste of German chocolates […]
Bharath Velagapudi is finishing up his Ph.D. in biomedical engineering at the University of Utah. He is studying neural engineering and thought he was destined for a job as a researcher and professor. But that was before he enrolled in the Pierre and Claudette Lassonde New Venture Development Center. The technology commercialization program is provided […]
The Tiburonia Granrojo, better known as the “big red jellyfish,” was discovered in 2003. Although it is an unknown species to most, the jellyfish is considered the world’s most efficient animal. That is much like what Big Red Jelly, a University of Utah student startup, wants to provide through a marketing and strategy formula in the […]
The first round of the 2017-2018 University of Utah Opportunity Quest is now complete, and the top 10 teams have been selected from 58 total applications. The top teams advance to the remaining rounds to compete for $10,000 in prizes. The finalist teams demonstrated their ability to propose a viable business model through their executive summary […]
Seven student startup teams received milestone grants at the Get Seeded Final Pitch Event on Nov. 27 at Lassonde Studios. 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 online. Top […]
The application is now open for the 2018 Utah Entrepreneur Challenge. Every year, this event provides college students the opportunity to compete for a $40,000 grand prize and more than $100,000 in cash and in-kind prizes. All college students in Utah are welcome to participate in this business-model competition. The registration deadline is Thursday, Feb. […]
When Cameron Hooyer and Taylor Dickinson were preparing for their senior thesis in the University of Utah’s Multidisciplinary Design Program, they had no idea what they wanted to do. “I knew that both Cameron and I were raised in the mountains and deserts of Utah,” Dickinson said. “We both grew up backpacking and camping on […]
Weg’s Seasoning is a company that can help “spice” up your life! The company was founded by Nathan Finch, a University of Utah MBA student. It specializes in hand-blended spices with no MSG or artificial flavors. Finch recently received a grant from the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute Get Seeded milestone funding program to further his business. We […]
