Learn about some of the amazing student startup companies at the University of Utah. Students from all departments are inventing new products and starting businesses.
Talk with David Toledo, the founder of Power Practical and an engineering alumnus of the University of Utah. Toledo talks about his experience starting a consumer electronics company that received $250,000 in funding from Mark Cuban on ABC’s “Shark Tank.” Lassonde Podcast RSS
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 […]
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 […]
We can all agree that fitness and health are extremely important. Similar to entrepreneurship, being healthy requires a lot of dedication and hard work. There are constantly boundaries being pushed and limits being broken. One Lassonde student, Michael Asihene, is at the forefront of innovation in this sector. In 2014, Asihene had an idea. He […]
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 […]
At first glance, Annie Connolly seems like just another face in a throng of new students entering the University of Utah this fall semester — but after speaking with her, you’ll learn she’s a bit different from the average college freshman. An active member of the new Lassonde Studios, she’s already doing more for her […]
Salt Lake City has some great restaurants to offer. Who doesn’t love the Red Iguana, Even Stevens or Cafe Rio! But there is one thing we’re missing. Crepes! Jordan Nilsson, a business administration major at the University of Utah, noticed a serious lack of restaurants serving crepes in Salt Lake. After visiting restaurants in other […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
