The Index app, created by University of Utah students, in essence is a virtual business card. It puts all of your contact information — including social media accounts— into one spot. Not only that but it creates a QR code containing all of that information so that can easily be scanned by another Index user […]
Author: Lassonde Staff
Dinner at Yours: Serving Food and Culture at Your Home
Can you really have culture without food, or food without culture? Hossein Dadkhah and Shahrzad Jalili would say they go hand in hand, but many dining experiences may fail to present food within the appropriate cultural context. Dadkhah and Jalili share a passion for travel, along with the desire to provide people with a uniquely […]
DJ Alive: Mixing High-Impact Music and Passion
Coming up on five years, University of Utah student and Lassonde Studios resident Parker Andriese has been delivering high-impact music as DJ Alive. He prides his ability to read and perform to just about any crowd and provide a special connection. At 21 years of age, Andriese has not only created his own twist as […]
Portal Power Wins $5,000 in Opportunity Quest at the U
Student startup Portal Power won $5,000 and first place in the 2016-2017 University of Utah Opportunity Quest (OQ) business-plan competition. Ten collegiate teams advanced to the final judging and awards event. The competition is managed by students at the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute at the University of Utah and sponsored by Zions Bank. Other top teams included Neiybor and Grace […]
Guest Lecture: Walt Maguire Vertica CTO, Advanced Analytics for Gaming
Please join Walt Maguire, Vertica CTO, for any informative presentation on Vertica and advanced analytics for gaming starting at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 17, at Lassonde Studios. Breakfast will start at 8 a.m. followed by the presentation at 8:30 a.m. Maguire has 30 years of experience in analytics and data technologies. He practiced data […]
Get Seeded: Almost $13K Awarded in November
The Get Seeded business pitch competition awards funding to help student startups move forward with their next milestone. Get Seeded finished off the calendar year strong with the November Final Pitch event held at Lassonde Studios. In all, eight student-run startups pitched to the audience and received enough votes to be funded for a combined […]
A Modern Way to Shop for Vintage Clothing
Finding vintage clothing can be difficult. Especially when it involves digging through racks of clothes and multiple stores in hopes of finding that one piece you’re looking for. Then when you finally do find the perfect piece, it’s overpriced … by hundreds of dollars. If it’s not overpriced, it’s extremely outdated. But not in a […]
GUEST TALK: Top 10 Lessons Learned from the Greatest Technologists of the Information Technology Age
Join a guest lecture to hear from Linda & David Bradford. The lecture is titled “The Top 10 Lessons Learned from the Greatest Technologists of the Information Technology Age.” They will draw on their interactions with highly influential personalities – from Bill Gates to Cindy Crawford – to share the most important insights for a society […]
Run a Kitchen: Compete to Serve Your Food in the Miller Cafe
DATE CHANGE: We moved the date for the “Run a Kitchen” event to Tuesday, Nov. 29, at 6:30-8 p.m. at Lassonde Studios. [Updated: 11-22-16, 3:20 p.m.] Our new Food Entrepreneur program has grown beyond our expectations, and now we’re bringing you the biggest opportunity yet: a competition to serve your food at the Miller Cafe! All students […]
U Ranks 15th for Grad, 18th for Undergrad Entrepreneurship Studies
The David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah, including its Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, is one of the best places in the country for students who want to launch their own businesses, according to The Princeton Review. In a new survey, the Eccles School ranked No. 15 for graduate and No. 18 for […]