When you come up with a new business idea, it can be tempting to jump right into developing the product or creating an impressive marketing plan. But first, you need to make sure that there are people out there who will want what you are selling. No matter how great you think your business idea […]
LIT Outdoors is a company dedicated to providing innovative products for outdoor enthusiasts. Freestanding and fully portable, LIT Outdoors created “The Tammock.” It’s not a tent, or a hammock. It’s a Tammock. LIT Outdoors released the Tammock on Kickstarter in April 2019, with a goal to raise $70,000. The campaign ended a month later exceeding […]
Here are photos from our events and activities in July 2019 at Lassonde Studios. During the month, we created things in our Make Space, hosted our Summer Demo Day, held workshops, mentored startups, awarded Get Seeded grants, and more. All U students are welcome to attend our events and live here. Find upcoming events and […]
Mocha Motive is a student-owned, student-operated mobile cafe serving the University of Utah at Marriot Library five days a week owned by Alex Johnson, who is studying information systems. Johnson started serving coffee in the winter of 2017 after driving the hazardous 1970’s truck back from California, but only recently landed a spot at the […]
Attend the Eccles Entrepreneurship Celebration & Reception on Monday, Aug. 12, 2019, from 6:30 to 10 p.m. (Eastern Time) at the USS Constitution Museum in Boston. The event features tours of the famous Navy ship (nicknamed “Old Ironsides”) from 6:30 to 7:50 p.m., and hors d’oeuvres, beer, wine, live music, and networking in the adjacent […]
Three student startup teams received $6,711 in milestone grants at the monthly Get Seeded Final Pitch Event at Lassonde Studios on July 17. 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 […]
Here are photos from our events and activities in June 2019 at Lassonde Studios. During the month, we hosted workshops, mentored startups, built things in our Make Space, awarded Get Seeded grants and more. All U students are welcome to attend our events and live here. Find upcoming events and activities on our online calendar: […]
Are you a new student? Transfer? Future leader? All are welcomed at the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute. The Lassonde outreach team wants to welcome and inform all who would like to get involved with many disciplines around campus. Connect by attending one of the many summer 2019 tours and tabling events listed below. Having a transformative […]
Forget singing in the shower: University of Utah student Joshua Wilson, a double major in Asian studies and political science, spends his shower time coming up with brilliant business ideas. During a particularly long soak, he realized one common problem for college students across the world: “not being able to find food.” Wilson’s initial idea […]
As most up-and-coming entrepreneurs are familiar with, the things you need to be most successful with your startup are often what you lack: money and time. Though you may struggle to get a startup together with limited resources, don’t be too discouraged. We talked with successful entrepreneurs, faculty, students and everything in between to curate […]
