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7 Tips for Identifying a Problem and Opportunity

What separates successful entrepreneurs from those who want to be successful entrepreneurs? Many are stuck in their desire to start a business, convinced that they have not yet found “The BIG Idea.” Blyncsy founder and Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute alum Mark Pittman suggests that effectively identifying a problem can serve as the catalyst for a strong […]

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Photo Gallery: February at Lassonde 2023

Here are the photos from events and activities at Lassonde Studios and other locations in February 2023. During this month, we attended the Utah Entrepreneur Challenge final event, attended class with the Master of Business Creation, built things in our Make Space, attended Workshops, enjoyed more fresh snow, met interesting new people, and more. Find […]

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Zaymo wins $30,000 grand prize at 2023 Utah Entrepreneur Challenge

Zaymo, a drag-and-drop, email-design tool that enables users to embed interactive web apps in an email, won the $30,000 Simon Gibson Grand Prize and first place in the 2023 Utah Entrepreneur Challenge today at the University of Utah campus. The statewide business-model competition is managed by the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, an interdisciplinary division of the David Eccles […]

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Master of Business Creation Founder Reaches Finals in NBA All-Star Pitch Competition

The NBA All-Star 2023 Weekend and Game brought more than exceptional basketball talent and excitement to Salt Lake City. It also brought attention and opportunity to Black entrepreneurs through the first-ever NBA All-Star Pitch Competition, which was hosted through a partnership between the Utah Black Chamber, the NBA, and the NBA Foundation. A founder in […]

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Master of Business Creation Online Inaugural Class for 2023-24

The new Master of Business Creation (MBC) Online program option welcomed the inaugural class of founders for 2023-24 at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business this semester. The MBC is an academic offering of the Department of Entrepreneurship & Strategy in partnership with the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute. Both are part of the […]

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Metopio: Easy-to-Use Data Science Tools

Metopio provides easy-to-use tools to help everyday people understand populations and places and make better decisions regardless of their data-science experience – something that was missing in the data landscape, according to co-founder Angie Grover. She is leveraging the resources and expertise delivered in the Master of Business Creation (MBC) Online program at the University […]

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