In a world where female hair and personal-care products focus on looks rather than functionality and accomplishment, University of Utah business student Sadie Bowler saw a need for a change. That’s how SadieB Personal Care was born — a startup powered by girls with a mission to create products to empower girls. Bowler has been […]
While college students are uniquely positioned to explore entrepreneurial pursuits, student-athletes have waited for decades for the chance to capitalize on their name, image, and likeness (NIL). With new NCAA rules, these student-athletes are poised to become the biggest new wave of young entrepreneurs –– if they can successfully navigate the journey. To help make your […]
Come enjoy a unique campus dining experience here at the Miller Cafe at Lassonde Studios! Open to the public with later hours, the cafe offers a wide variety of options to enjoy. Stocked with all your favorite snacks and a menu of fresh meal options for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, you’re sure to find just […]
Here are the photos from events and activities at Lassonde Studios and other locations in October 2021. During this month, we attended Make It activities, played volleyball, welcomed all students to the Entrepreneur Club, hosted an Open Mic Meetup, attended Workshops, awarded Get Seeded grants, and more. Find upcoming events here: lassonde.utah.edu/calendar.
The Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute FY 2021 Annual Report is now available (see link below). This is a special edition celebrating our 20th anniversary. Read the report for highlights about our journey from an idea to becoming a top-10 ranked program for entrepreneurship at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business. Since 2001, we […]
Meet the 16 startup teams in our Company Launch program at Lassonde Studios for fall 2021. Find a complete list below. They are working in areas ranging from entertainment to e-commerce. Company Launch offers these startups office space at Lassonde Studios, cohort gatherings, workshops, staff coaches, professional consultants, and more. All students at the University of […]
Ling Zang, a materials science and engineering professor at the University of Utah, had an idea to make public transit safer. After 9/11, it was clear that airports needed tools to identify the explosive chemicals in bombs. So, Zang developed Vaporsens, a company with a chemical sensor with nanofiber material that can detect airborne chemicals. […]
Ten years ago, Juliana Duran was working the front desk at the University of Utah campus gym when she received an email with the subject line, “Do you have an idea?” The email was from the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, advertising the program, Foundry, which helps students turn ideas into reality. Duran had been thinking about […]
We have learned a lot about entrepreneurship since the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute was founded in 2001. These lessons have come from experience, research, and collaboration. To help share some of these insights, we asked some of our thousands of alumni and current students to share the most important tips they think entrepreneurs should know. Here […]
Most students working for the Lassonde New Venture Development Center gain valuable experience by helping an existing company get started. Josh Eckman, on the other hand, started a company while he was in the center. Eckman went to the University of Utah for his undergrad in engineering. Then, Eckman served a religious mission in South Korea […]
