If you haven’t yet heard of pickleball, you will soon. Pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in America. This sport with a funny name is enjoyed by grandparents, NBA players, children in PE, and the Hollywood elite alike. Katy Luxem, founder of Big Dill Pickleball Co., was drawn to the fun culture of pickleball and launched […]
Eight student startup teams received $7,750 in Get Seeded milestone grants in the round ending in September 2022. See below for a list of teams and their product ideas. The final event for the regular grants was hosted at Lassonde Studios. It included live startup pitches, free food, and public voting to see who received […]
Before entering my senior year at the University of Utah in 2016, the brand new Lassonde Studios building was completed and opened to students. From the first time I heard about the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute and saw the building, I instantly knew I had to be involved. That school year I completely and totally immersed […]
Isaiah Tate and his company are on a mission to improve people’s lives through smart light cell therapy. Tate is the co-founder Valhalla Cell Health. He is growing the business in the Master of Business Creation program at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business. The company has found early success at their […]
The University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business continues to be recognized as a top program for entrepreneurship. In new rankings from U.S. News & World Report, its undergraduate program for entrepreneurship ranked No. 5 overall and No. 2 among public schools for 2023. The entrepreneurship program at the Eccles School is provided in […]
The Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute welcomed L7, the seventh group of student residents at Lassonde Studios, for the 2022-23 academic year earlier in August. This diverse group will “live, create, launch” together in this unique building for student entrepreneurs and innovators at the University of Utah. All students at the U are welcome at Lassonde Studios, […]
Here are the photos from events and activities at Lassonde Studios in August 2022. During this month, we welcomed our new #Lassonde400 L7 residents, hosted several kick-off events, introduced a new group of Master of Business Creation founders, opened the Make Space for the semester, and more. Find upcoming events here: lassonde.utah.edu/calendar.
The University of Utah announced a major new program today to support all alumni interested in entrepreneurship. Lassonde for Life is open to all alumni of the university, from every department and major, who want to start or grow a business. It is provided by the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, a top-10 ranked division of the […]
As the world gets more complicated, more problems need solving. Luckily, according to seasoned academics and successful entrepreneurs alike, out-of-the-box thinkers, problem-solvers and entrepreneurs aren’t born — they’re grown. We saw how entrepreneurship can be learned in conversations with professors in the Department of Entrepreneurship and Strategy at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School […]
A native of New Delhi, India, Sasha Singh is majoring in computer science major and minoring in entrepreneurship and psychology at the University of Utah. With the goal of becoming a software engineer and aspirations of a master’s in information systems, Singh is using the Lassonde+X program at the University of Utah’s Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute […]
