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 […]
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Browse our many announcements for news and updates about our many programs related to entrepreneurship, innovation and business at the University of Utah.
New Make Space & Tools Available to All Students
The Make Program at the Lassonde Studios has everything you need to bring your ideas to life. It’s the perfect place for students to build, prototype and design any idea they may have. “We help students across the whole spectrum,” said Kathy Tran, a student director in the Make Program. “On one end you could […]
Where are they now? Aura Optics 2015 OQ Winner
Aura Optics, the second-place winner of Opportunity Quest (OQ) 2015, has gained success since their experience with OQ last year. Not only have their sales increased but they are also in the process of launching three new models of goggles for the upcoming season. Jake Nelson, the cofounder, met with us to tell us where they […]
Meet Portal Power: Homegrown at Lassonde Studios
When Mica Sloan and Aidan Daoussis moved into the Lassonde Studios in the fall of 2016, they both had one thing in common: a shared loft space. Placed together by chance, the two strangers quickly discovered that they shared a bit more than just a living room and kitchen – these two out-of-staters would stumble into a […]
Track Campus Shuttles with New Student App
In response to the lacking presence of a native iOS application for the University of Utah’s shuttle system, Nick Porter, a Lassonde Studios resident and computer science student, developed an application to provide detailed real-time information to students, staff and visitors across the campus. The iOS app features the ability to track all of the […]
Get Seeded: Who Got Funded in September and October
The Get Seeded program is off to a great start this semester. In the last two months, 18 student-run startups have been funded for a combined total of $34,540.60. The Get Seeded business pitch competition has been helping student startups move forward with their next milestone by giving seed funding to those practicing lean startup […]
Introduction to the Foundry at the Lassonde Institute
It’s 6:50 a.m. on Monday morning. It’s the first day of fall break for the University of Utah, and the campus is as empty as you would expect it to be. Except for one corner of Lassonde Studios, where a group of students is huddled around a table. What madness could get students out of […]
Troy D’ambrosio teaches Executive Summary Workshop
If you have a business idea and you plan on pitching it to a competition or an investor, chances are you will have to create a document like an executive summary. Time and time again, startups can have a really good idea, but they may not quite understand how to structure their thoughts and focus on […]
Q&A: Breaking into the Big Data Industry
If the startups that entrepreneurs created were reflections of their minds, Mark Pittman’s Blyncsy – a company that generates and aggregates big data from any internet-connected device – would fit the bill. It’s because of Pittman’s desire to make sense of an interconnected world that Blyncsy successfully secured $2.6 million in venture capital from Pelion Venture […]
A Look Back: Lassonde Studios Renderings
Take a walk through the design process for Lassonde Studios by browsing through these renderings. The images, from the bottom of the page to the top, illustrate the different concepts and styles explored during the design phase of the construction process. A key element of the design is a flexible structure that will evolve over […]