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. […]
Author: Lassonde Staff
Situ: A Design Consultancy Reducing Textile Waste Worldwide
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: Hand-blended Spices for All
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 […]
Dirty Man Scrubs: Sustainable Body Scrubs for Men
First-year MBA student, Collin Straka, has spent the last year working for tech companies in the Bay Area, living the “Tiny House” life in a modified van. He says, with a laugh, that the most common question he received was, “Where do you shower?!” “I would go to the gym every day before work to […]
Chew on This: Free Bagels & Info about Living at Lassonde Studios
Come to our “Chew on This” info session for free bagels and information about living at Lassonde Studios. Join us on Monday, Nov. 27, at 10-noon in the Warnock Engineering Building (WEB) lobby or Monday, Dec. 4, at 10-noon in the Spencer Fox Eccles Business Building (SFEBB) lobby. Learn about the benefits of living in the […]
Make Project: How to Build a Cornhole Game Set
Watch our how-to video for making a cornhole game set. The game is also known as bean bag toss. Our Make program team explains step-by-step how to make this game using the tools and equipment at Lassonde Studios. All students at the University of Utah are welcome to use the tools. Learn more at […]
VIDEO: Life at Lassonde
Take a look inside the life of someone living at Lassonde Studios. All students at the University of Utah are welcome to “live, create, launch” here. Learn more and apply to live here at lassonde.utah.edu/studios.
Neighbor, “the Airbnb of Storage,” Disrupting a $38B Industry
All of us are familiar with peer-to-peer marketplaces like Uber and Airbnb. These disruptive companies are changing the way that we get around and how we travel. A University of Utah alum is disrupting the way you use storage. Neighbor, considered the “Airbnb of Storage,” is an online marketplace that connects hosts with extra space […]
Roots Wins Startup Bootcamp with Prison Literacy Program
Roots, a student startup that wants to teach literacy to inmates by using music, won first place at the fall ENTP 1020 Bootcamp hosted by the Department of Entrepreneurship & Strategy at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business. “Reading is such an important skill to have in the modern world, and more […]
VIDEO: Workshops at Lassonde Studios
All students are welcome to attend our regular Workshops at Lassonde Studios. We cover a broad variety of subjects from public speaking to software skills. Watch our events calendar to find out what Workshops are coming next. Learn more at lassonde.utah.edu/workshops.