Finding the time to do laundry while living on campus is a common struggle for many college students. Foam is a student startup at the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute with a goal to eliminate the challenges that come from doing laundry in a dormitory by offering a 24-hour turnaround service where students can have their laundry […]
Watch this video to see highlights from our history as we celebrate our 20th anniversary. We started as just one program in 2001 and have grown into a nationally ranked program for student entrepreneurs at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business. Learn more about our history here.
Taft Price is a clinical professor in the Department of Entrepreneurship & Strategy at the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah. A co-director and lecturer in the Master of Business Creation program, a partnership between Lassonde Entrepreneurship Institute and the Eccles School, Price is an experienced entrepreneur. He is the co-founder […]
In his senior year of undergraduate degree at the University of Utah, Jared Pieper realized something was missing in his engineering program. “The concepts were interesting, but the type of work I realized I might be doing didn’t fit my personality,” he said. “I wasn’t excited by the prospect of doing simulations by myself, sitting […]
The award-winning Master of Business Creation (MBC) program at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business announced new leadership. Professors and experienced entrepreneurs Paul Brown and Taft Price are now co-directors of the program, while the founding director, Jack Brittain, starts transitioning to retirement while continuing to teach leadership in the MBC program, […]
Just like many others, Scott King, a master of business analytics student at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business, got a puppy (Ollie) to join his family during the 2020 pandemic. Before getting Ollie, backpacking and camping was a big part of his life, and he wanted that to continue and to […]
Jared Collett, an entrepreneurship major at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business, wants to help students like himself make goals, get things done, and de-stress with the Mura app, a productivity wellness planner. “Students are at the most pivotal, stressful times of their lives,” Collett said. “All the while, they’re relentlessly bombarded […]
Ten student startup teams received $9,400 in Get Seeded milestone grants for June. This includes regular grants and microgrants for this period. See below for a list of teams and their product ideas. The final event for the regular grants was hosted on Zoom and broadcast on YouTube for the public. It included live startup […]
Meet the 14 in our Company Launch program at Lassonde Studios for summer 2021. Find a complete list below. They are working in areas ranging from fashion and video games to parking and mental health. Company Launch offers these startups office space at Lassonde Studios, cohort gatherings, workshops, staff coaches, professional consultants, and more. All […]
Utah Athletics recently announced the launch of the Elevate U program to equip student-athletes with the tools and education to maximize their opportunity to profit from their name, image and likeness. This innovative program, constructed in partnership with the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business and the nationally top 10-ranked Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, […]
