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I’m on the board of a venture-backed startup that sells software-as-a-service. At a board meeting a while ago, the CFO enthusiastically announced that the company’s customer retention rate was 96 percent. I didn’t want to be a killjoy, but commented that, in my opinion, this was actually a bad sign. If customer churn was really […]
Hello everyone, My name is Taren Rohovit. I’m currently a sophomore here at the University of Utah, majoring in psychology. Both last year as well as this year I’ve lived at Lassonde Studios, and it’s been an amazing experience. Last year, I started a company called Index with my partner Mathew Beseris — Index, if […]
Although originally intended for personal profiles, businesses have found social media platforms to play a vital role in their branding and marketing. According to Josh Webber, founder of The Society and Big Red Jelly, startups should consider making their own public profiles for mass visibility for the best price imaginable — free! Webber is so […]
Seven student startup teams received milestone grants at the Get Seeded Final Pitch Event in April 2018 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 teams advance […]
In a new study, Amazon ranked Utah No. 1 in a list of the Top 10 Most Entrepreneurial States with the most small and medium-sized businesses per capita selling on Amazon. “It is exciting to see Utah at the top of our list ahead other great entrepreneurial states like California and New York,” said Nicholas Denissen, […]
Learn how to solve social problems using business skills by enrolling in the new course in Social Entrepreneurship (ENTP 2030) offered by the Department of Entrepreneurship & Strategy at the David Eccles School of Business. The course will be offered for the first time during the fall 2018 semester. It is open to students in […]
After a long, busy, intense year and relying heavily on the resources offered by Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, I built up The Society to the point where I was able to sell the business. However, I must admit that most of the time that I spent working on this business, I didn’t have an exit strategy. […]
The good news: public speaking is the most efficient way for hundreds or even thousands of people to hear about your product or idea. The bad news: many people don’t utilize this approach effectively. Not only has our culture cultivated a dread for public speaking, but it has become quite daunting, causing a great loss […]
Not all students working at the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute become serial entrepreneurs. Some develop valuable skills that they apply to many other industries and professions. Katherine Aiello is one of these students. Aiello participated in the Pierre and Claudette Lassonde New Venture Development Center in 2016-17, while pursuing a Ph.D. in bioengineering at the University of […]
For beginner 3-D printers, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Recent advances in 3-D print technology have made the impossible, possible: 3-D printing organs, food, even new 3-D printers. At the Lassonde Institute, the Make Space’s free prototyping area focuses on tearing down barriers between non-tech students and 3-D printing. Here are some tips to get […]
