Dolly and Phil Casper, a husband and wife team who are enrolled in the Master of Business Creation program at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business, are co-founders of STOHZ, a company devoted to making stowing your AirPods a lot easier. Their product, called the STOHZ PIN, is a small, lightweight, AirPod […]
Here are the photos from events and activities at Lassonde Studios and other locations in February 2023. During this month, we attended the Utah Entrepreneur Challenge final event, attended class with the Master of Business Creation, built things in our Make Space, attended Workshops, enjoyed more fresh snow, met interesting new people, and more. Find […]
Browse photos from the Utah Entrepreneur Challenge 2023 final awards event on Feb. 25, 2023, at the University of Utah. College entrepreneur from across the state competed for more than $70,000 in cash and prizes. Learn more about the competition at lassonde.utah.edu/uec.
Zaymo, a drag-and-drop, email-design tool that enables users to embed interactive web apps in an email, won the $30,000 Simon Gibson Grand Prize and first place in the 2023 Utah Entrepreneur Challenge today at the University of Utah campus. The statewide business-model competition is managed by the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, an interdisciplinary division of the David Eccles […]
The NBA All-Star 2023 Weekend and Game brought more than exceptional basketball talent and excitement to Salt Lake City. It also brought attention and opportunity to Black entrepreneurs through the first-ever NBA All-Star Pitch Competition, which was hosted through a partnership between the Utah Black Chamber, the NBA, and the NBA Foundation. A founder in […]
The new Master of Business Creation (MBC) Online program option welcomed the inaugural class of founders for 2023-24 at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business this semester. The MBC is an academic offering of the Department of Entrepreneurship & Strategy in partnership with the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute. Both are part of the […]
Metopio provides easy-to-use tools to help everyday people understand populations and places and make better decisions regardless of their data-science experience – something that was missing in the data landscape, according to co-founder Angie Grover. She is leveraging the resources and expertise delivered in the Master of Business Creation (MBC) Online program at the University […]
The Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute’s Lassonde Studios won the Spaces & Places Award at the 2022 Silicon Slopes Hall of Fame & Awards at the Grand America Hotel earlier this month. The event brought together, 1,300 leaders, entrepreneurs, and guests. Launched in 1999, the awards identify and applaud the breakthrough leaders and companies who have contributed […]
Here are the photos from events and activities at Lassonde Studios and other locations in January 2023. During this month, we enjoyed heaps of fresh powder on the ski slopes, created things in the Make Space, attended E-Club Startup Forums, launched our big ideas, met with old and new friends, and more. Find upcoming events […]
The top 20 teams in the 2023 Utah Entrepreneur Challenge were announced today. The student startup teams advance to the final round of this statewide business-model competition that is open to college students across Utah. Teams are competing for over $60,000 in cash and prizes, including a $30,000 grand prize. The winners will be announced […]
