This isn’t a step-by-step guide to starting your first company; there are a million self-help books and TED talks with people who will tell you their “guaranteed method” to starting a million dollar company. But rather it’s a collection of the most important lessons I learned in my experiences as a college entrepreneur that I […]
The Get Seeded event for March 2017 was a great month of support for student entrepreneurs. Around 150 supporters showed up to vote for the teams they thought should receive the milestone funding they were on stage giving their pitch for. Seven student startups took the stage, but only five went home with their funding. […]
The Get Seeded event for February 2017 was a new experience for students competing for milestone funding. This was the first month that it wasn’t possible for every team to receive funding. Previously a company at the final pitch event just needed 50 percent audience approval to receive their fund request. However, this month the […]
Student startups received $10,865 in grants from the monthly Get Seeded milestone grant program at the January Final Pitch Event. The Get Seeded program manages a $120,000 fund donated by Zion’s Bank to help student entrepreneurs get their startup to the next milestone. It has been a great resource that engages and educates students in entrepreneurship, enables […]
Portal Power is a student startup creating a new way to combine a phone charging cable and backup battery. The two students behind the company launched the company after meeting as roommates at Lassonde Studios, a new entrepreneurial facility at the University of Utah. All students are welcome to live, create and launch there.
All university students in Utah are welcome to participate in Get Seeded, our monthly grant program sponsored by Zions Bank. Upcoming events include the January Final Pitch event on Monday, Jan. 30, at 5-7 pm at Lassonde Studios. Attend to enjoy free pizza, vote on who gets funded, and learn more about current student startups. […]
Can you really have culture without food, or food without culture? Hossein Dadkhah and Shahrzad Jalili would say they go hand in hand, but many dining experiences may fail to present food within the appropriate cultural context. Dadkhah and Jalili share a passion for travel, along with the desire to provide people with a uniquely […]
The Get Seeded business pitch competition awards funding to help student startups move forward with their next milestone. Get Seeded finished off the calendar year strong with the November Final Pitch event held at Lassonde Studios. In all, eight student-run startups pitched to the audience and received enough votes to be funded for a combined […]
On a Thursday in October at the new Lassonde Studios, dozens of excited students gathered, many bringing with them new inventions and ideas. The event is known as Get Seeded, it’s held several times a semester, and students from across campus are invited to join the fun, learn about new inventions and eat free food. […]
Salt Lake City has some great restaurants to offer. Who doesn’t love the Red Iguana, Even Stevens or Cafe Rio! But there is one thing we’re missing. Crepes! Jordan Nilsson, a business administration major at the University of Utah, noticed a serious lack of restaurants serving crepes in Salt Lake. After visiting restaurants in other […]
