For the seventh straight year, The Princeton Review ranked the University of Utah as one of the top 25 schools in the country in 2018 for entrepreneurship education in a new survey released today. Led by the David Eccles School of Business and its Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, the University of Utah ranked No. 15 for undergraduate and No. […]
Enjoy these new photos of Lassonde Studios from our architects at Cannon Design. We opened the building in August 2016. All students at the University of Utah are welcome to Live, Create, Launch here. Four hundred students live on the upper floors, while all students can use the resources and programs on the first floor. Learn more […]
As an entrepreneur, I am addicted to making a prototype, coming up with a company name, building a website and bouncing ideas off experts. You probably feel the same way. These are all fundamental steps to turn an idea into a startup, and great founders constantly strive to improve these steps through self-help resources and/or […]
I’m a 20-something-year-old, Caucasian, American, male living in Utah. Diversity is not the first thing anyone thinks when they meet me. And rightfully so. I’m part of the most privileged class of people in the world. Not only was I born in a developed country, am I college educated, come from Caucasian descent but I also […]
During a special Halloween-themed pitch event, seven startups received grants through the Get Seeded monthly grant program. Ten teams participated in the pitch event, some dressed up for the event. The program is managed by students at the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute and sponsored by Zions Bank. Here are the teams that received funding, the amounts and […]
No successful product has ever been launched in its initial prototype form. So how can you ensure that your prototype will get to a level that will impress the market and better yet, actually sell? Think about the steps below, each is an integral part in coming to an effective and successful final product. 1. […]
We just opened the application to live at Lassonde Studios during 2018-19! We invite all incoming and current University of Utah students to apply. The priority application deadline is Jan. 15, 2018. We also invite you to apply now for summer 2018. We’re planning many new summer activities you won’t want to miss. Those admitted to live at […]
For a limited time, student startup company Foster the Children is selling their unique shirts at the University of Utah Campus Store. The company sells shirts designed by children in foster care, and proceeds go back to help the community. The shirts at the Campus Store feature a hand-drawn block U logo. Buying and wearing […]
Makayla Hendricks has been taking photos since she was 6 years old, posing her teddy bears for a photoshoot just after she got her first camera. Now, as a sophomore at the University of Utah, she’s the owner of her startup Off the Frame Photography. Her company’s mission is simple: to take pictures that your […]
From the dawn of modern business practice, lawyers, accountants and marketers faced the dilemma of how to get clients. In the beginning, those professionals often worked under traditional corporate structures with large overheads, and relied on people in need of their services to find them in the phonebook and walk through their office doors. As […]
