In 1999, University of Utah student Stuart Fetzer had a vision – to start a business plan competition modeled after competitions offered at MIT and Stanford. Along with Seth Shaner, Fetzer created the Utah Entrepreneur Challenge (UEC), a business-plan competition for college students across the state of Utah. Fetzer and Shaner both graduated from the […]
Scott Holley was the first student director of the Pierre and Claudette MacKay Lassonde New Venture Development Center, a division of the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute at the University of Utah, and one of the first student leaders at Lassonde. He graduated from the University of Utah in 2002 with a BS in finance. The New […]
The University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business ranks No. 12 overall (No. 5 among public schools) in the latest MBA rankings for entrepreneurship released recently by US News and World Report. The rankings are for the year 2024. In related rankings released earlier from US News and World Report, the Eccles School ranked No. 5 for undergraduate […]
Six student startup teams received $4,550 in Get Seeded milestone grants in the round ending in April 2023. See below for a list of teams and their product ideas. The final pitch event for regular grants was held at Lassonde Studios. It included live startup pitches, free food, and public voting to determine the grant […]
Welcome to Demo Day 2023! At this event, the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute welcomed dozens of student entrepreneurs at the University of Utah to showcase their products and services while also celebrating the end of the year and awarding a special prize to an outstanding student leader. Demo Day is expected to be an annual event […]
Browse photos from Demo Day 2023. At this event, the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute welcomed dozens of student entrepreneurs at the University of Utah to showcase their products and services while also celebrating the end of the year and awarding a special prize to an outstanding student leader. Demo Day is expected to be an annual […]
When Kaitlyn Oliva learned how fashion negatively impacts the environment, she saw an opportunity to make a change. Oliva is the founder of Pressed, a subscription-based service that provides high-quality, comfortable, and eco-friendly clothing. Oliva is working on Pressed as a founder in the Lassonde Founders program at the University of Utah’s Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, a residential […]
Congratulations to everyone who graduated this year with a degree in entrepreneurship or Master of Business Creation at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business! Good luck, and stay in touch. We know you will accomplish big things! Learn more about options to study entrepreneurship here: https://eccles.utah.edu/entp.
We had another great year at Lassonde Studios during the 2022-23 academic year. Watch this video for highlights. During the year, we hosted the annual launch party to kick of the year, attended workshops, pitch events, classes, pizza parties, and a lot more. Learn more about Lassonde Studios at lassonde.utah.edu/studios
Here are the photos from events and activities at Lassonde Studios and other locations in April, 2023. During this month, we signed the wall with the L7 student community, pitched for startup grants, hosted a innovation showcase, finished our classes for the spring semester, and more. Find upcoming events here: lassonde.utah.edu/calendar.
