Four student startup teams received $7,605 in milestone grants at the monthly Get Seeded Final Pitch Event at Lassonde Studios on May 29. See below for a list of teams and their product ideas. Get Seeded is a monthly milestone grant funding program open to all college students in Utah. The first step is to apply […]
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U. of Utah launches master’s degree specifically for entrepreneurs
The David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah is taking its top 10 ranked program for entrepreneurship to new heights with a master’s degree designed for serious entrepreneurs. The degree is called the Master of Business Creation (MBC), and it’s the first of its kind. Applicants must be full-time entrepreneurs who want […]
Photo Essay: The Make Space at Lassonde Studios
Whether you want to work on a class project or get back into your favorite hobby, the Make Space at Lassonde Studios has all the tools you need to be successful in your endeavors. There are always Make program mentors here to help. The Make Space is open for use to all University of Utah […]
PureWare: Sustainable and Collapsible Utensils
Rachyll Faeth, a marketing and entrepreneurship student at the University of Utah, and her brother Jonny Faeth, a design student at the U, are “helping the Earth in every way they can,” through their startup company, PureWare. As they were sitting in the Miller Cafe at Lassonde Studios one day, they watched as people grabbed […]
A Guide to Meditation for Entrepreneurs (Your Success Depends on It)
Entrepreneurship is perhaps one of the most invigorating fields you can participate in. It gives you the opportunity to create something brand new and give it to the world. The creation of something new is by no means an easy task, there are many hurdles along the way. In response to knowing the daunting task […]
Find Your Pitch Using Pitchbook: Marriott Library Resources
Pitchbook is a new business research database from the Marriott Library. PitchBook contains information on private equity deals, venture capital deals, mergers, acquisitions and more. Use PitchBook to establish benchmarks, find real-time data on deals and gather information on investors and competitors. Things you can do with Pitchbook Find valuation or financing of companies such […]
From the Meaning of Unicorns to the Definition of ‘Entrepreneur’: An Interview with Troy D’Ambrosio
Troy D’Ambrosio is a serial entrepreneur, assistant dean at the David Eccles School of Business and executive director of the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, which have a top 10 ranked program for entrepreneurship. He has been deeply engaged with countless startups companies as a founder, investor and mentor. D’Ambrosio knows what it takes to go from […]
SHERO Close to Manufacturing Biodegradable Feminine Pads
Amber Barron, a student at the U studying material sciences and engineering, has created the first completely biodegradable menstrual pad. She worked on this project with current team members Amelia Heiner and Aruna Dhungel and former team members Alicia Dibble, Sarai Patterson, Ashlea Patterson and Ben Bradford. Working with Professor Jeff Bates, the team first […]
Blyncsy Growing across US and World
For most of us, getting stuck at a stoplight is a mild annoyance. For Mark Pittman, a JD-MBA graduate from the U, it was the start of a business opportunity. While sitting at a stoplight in 2014, Pittman thought of ways to improve traffic patterns. While an associate in the Pierre and Claudette Lassonde New […]
Noisy NICU Cap: Protecting Babies from Noise
At just 14 years old, Olivia Washburn, a ninth grader at the American Heritage School, already has a head start on solving an important problem. Her invention, the Noisy NICU Cap, protects premature newborn babies from auditory damage. When Washburn learned that more than 70 percent of babies in the newborn intensive care unit (NICU) […]