Meet the 25 startup teams in our Company Launch program at Lassonde Studios for summer 2022. Find a complete list below. They are working in areas ranging from convenience stores to DJ services. Company Launch offers these startups office space at Lassonde Studios, cohort gatherings, workshops, staff coaches, professional consultants, and more. All students at […]
One creative company from Botswana is fighting to change the world. Well, more like cooking to change the world to be more accurate. The company is Maungo Craft, and they are doing this one incredibly delicious hot sauce at a time. Co-founder Bonolo Monthe recently graduated with from the Master of Business Creation (MBC), a program […]
A group of twenty-nine students competed the Lassonde+X program during the past year. Lassonde+X is a three-course program that allows any undergraduate student at the University of Utah to “entrepreneur your major” – the “X” is their major. The program is offered by the Department of Entrepreneurship & Strategy, in partnership with the Lassonde Entrepreneur […]
Twenty founders are expected to graduate in the class of 2022 from the award-winning Master of Business Creation (MBC) Full-Time program at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business after finishing the 2021-22 academic year in May. This is the third group to graduate from this unique program designed specifically for entrepreneurs. The […]
The founder of the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, Pierre Lassonde, has 10 rules of life he follows. Find them below. He offered these rules during his commencement address in 2006, when he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Utah. Lassonde attended the University of Utah with his late wife, Claudette, and received his MBA […]
Watch our new Live, Create, Launch video series below to see what it’s like to be a member of the community at Lassonde Studios. We welcome all students at the University of Utah to be a resident here, participate in events, meet people, create products, launch companies, and more. Learn more and apply to live […]
Thanks for celebrating our 20th anniversary with us! Watch this video for highlights from our 20th Anniversary Party & Marketplace on May 4, 2022. During the 2021-22 academic year, we celebrated everything we have accomplished and our top-10 program we first launched in 2001. During the year, we welcomed everyone to commemorate this milestone […]
After a multi-year hiatus, the Bench to Bedside Competition Night event returned to the Utah State Capitol Building in April, showcasing collegiate teams from across Utah during the 2021-22 competition season. More than 300 people attended the event. Led by the Center for Medical Innovation in partnership with the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, the Bench to Bedside […]
Thank you to everyone who joined us and our founder, Pierre Lassonde, at our 20th Anniversary Party & Marketplace on May 4! Browse the photo album below to relive the event or see what you missed. We had a great time celebrating with you, and we can’t wait to see what we can accomplish in […]
Lauren Hash turned her passion for heathy living into an online personal training startup company, explorWell, while studying exercise science at the University of Utah and participating in programs at the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute. Hash enjoyed playing sports in high school and college, not only because of the motivating team environment but also because of […]
