The University of Utah’s Bench-to-Bedside (B2B) competition isn’t about finding ways to do things a little bit better than we do them now — it’s about looking at problems from completely different angles and discovering completely new solutions. The competition is sponsored by Zions Bank. That was the message shared by John Langell, MD, Phd, […]
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7 Tips for Startup Success from a College Entrepreneur
This isn’t a step-by-step guide to starting your first company; there are a million self-help books and TED talks with people who will tell you their “guaranteed method” to starting a million dollar company. But rather it’s a collection of the most important lessons I learned in my experiences as a college entrepreneur that I […]
Get Seeded Awards $10,509 in Grants in March 2017
The Get Seeded event for March 2017 was a great month of support for student entrepreneurs. Around 150 supporters showed up to vote for the teams they thought should receive the milestone funding they were on stage giving their pitch for. Seven student startups took the stage, but only five went home with their funding. […]
Image Gallery: 2017 Business Scholars Innovation Showcase
We saw some amazing student ideas today at the Business Scholars Showcase today. A tampon subscription product won Best Idea. Congrats to all the winners! During the competition, first-year students in the Business Scholars program showcased their innovation team projects they have been working on for months. Each group developed a new invention or business […]
Vote Now for Best College Startup Video (UEC 2017)
Vote now for the best college startup video in the Utah Entrepreneur Challenge, a statewide business model competition open to all university students. Voting is open March 28 to April 14, 2017, at 5 p.m. The team with the most votes will receive $2,500 at the UEC Awards and Showcase Event on April 15, 2017, […]
Vote for Utah’s Best High School Idea (HSUEC 2017)
Vote now for the best idea in the High School Utah Entrepreneur Challenge, a statewide business idea competition for students ages 14-18. Voting is open March 28 to April 14, 2017, at 5 p.m. The team with the most votes will receive a $500 prize at the HSUEC Awards and Showcase Event on April 15, […]
What Snap’s Massive IPO Demonstrates to University Startups
Earlier this year, we witnessed one of the largest tech IPO’s since Facebook back in May 2012. Snap and Facebook have swiftly become tech-media giants, collectively reaching billions of people, and generating billions of dollars in revenue. What else do both of these companies have in common? Through a series of events that will likely […]
Hashtaggy Now Available in App Stores
College may be less social today than it’s ever been, but students are rallying together to start a movement to change this forever. This week, Hashtaggy — a student startup at the Lassonde Studios — released their iOS and Android application to all University of Utah students. Download the app here. As a great school […]
Image Gallery: Lassonde Studios
Browse some of the newest images of Lassonde Studios, our new $45 million home for student entrepreneurs and innovators at the University of Utah. All students are welcome to #livecreatelaunch here. Learn more at lassonde.utah.edu/studios.
Lassonde Studios Wins International Design Association Award
The IIDA (International Interior Design Association) Intermountain Chapter awarded Lassonde Studios the BEST (Brilliantly Executed Spaces and Thinking) award for interior design in the Learn category recently. The Learn category is open to all education related interior design projects including education administration facilities, K-12 schools and higher education buildings. The judges awarded Lassonde Studios the BEST […]