LaunchPad Blog Posts
List of blog posts
Cassie Cavallaro ’21 on turning skills into freelancing
Posted on Jan. 27, 2021, 9:29 a.m.
As the world was sent into a spiral last March, Cassie Cavallaro found herself homeless due to unfortunate family circumstances. She was living in her friend’s storage room.
LaunchPad Insights: How to Start a Startup
Posted on Jan. 20, 2021, 9:27 a.m.
For Syracuse innovators, the university ecosystem offers a wealth of knowledge, guidance, and support to help you build your business from scratch.
LaunchPad Insights: What do entrepreneurs have in common?
Posted on Jan. 19, 2021, 1 a.m.
Perhaps entrepreneurial spirits are cut from a similar cloth.
LaunchPad Insights: How to build a successful digital brand
Posted on Jan. 19, 2021, 1 a.m.
As social media platforms establish interconnectivity among those billions of users, ordinary people have the ability to transform themselves into influencers, small business owners, food bloggers, and more.
Nolan Kagan ’22 is building community through Gather
Posted on Jan. 15, 2021, 10:31 a.m.
Nolan Kagan ’22 has always been a problem solver.
Patrick Linehan ’21 and Zain Elwakil ’21 collaborate on music video for NONEWFRIENDS
Posted on Jan. 15, 2021, 10:29 a.m.
A partnership forged at the Blackstone LaunchPad & Techstars at Bird Library took to the streets of New York City over winter break to film a music video.
Murray Lebovitz ’23 is making coffee more accessible
Posted on Jan. 11, 2021, 11:04 a.m.
When COVID-19 sent all Syracuse students packing last March, then freshman Murray Lebovitz started recording and sharing his morning ritual: making a cup of coffee.
Top Ten Reasons to join the LaunchPad in 2021
Posted on Jan. 4, 2021, 11:13 a.m.
Top 10 reasons to join the LaunchPad.
Jose Arrieta ’21 on tackling climate change
Posted on Dec. 22, 2020, 11:46 a.m.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recently reported that by 2030, carbon dioxide emissions need to be cut by 45% to keep the rise in global temperatures in check for this century.
Renee Yu ‘21 is building social impact through WeMedia Labs
Posted on Dec. 18, 2020, 11:48 a.m.
Many of us are starry-eyed dreamers wishing to leave the world better than we found it.
Henry Touma ’20 and Jordan Zwang ’20 are transforming the music industry
Posted on Dec. 10, 2020, noon
Henry Touma and Jordan Zwang set off to break the definition of Syracuse nightlife.
Supporting Our Young Leaders (SOYL) In Real Life
Posted on Dec. 6, 2020, noon
Supporting Our Young Leaders (SOYL) was kaunched in 2016 by Kevin Claiborne G ’16 School of Education
Selim Dangoor ‘23 creates artisanal beef jerky
Posted on Dec. 6, 2020, noon
Selim Dangoor ‘23, founder of MUNCH Jerky, created a scrumptious artisanal food with luxuriously delicious flavors.
Give Home in Your Hand
Posted on Nov. 25, 2020, 9:53 a.m.
Do you have an old family home that you had to leave behind?
Ricardo Sanchez ’21 on designing with empathy
Posted on Nov. 25, 2020, 9:47 a.m.
Buying new soccer cleats was Ricardo Sanchez’s yearly ritual throughout high school.
Kaizhao (Zero) Lin ’21 strives for global citizenship and policy reform
Posted on Nov. 25, 2020, 9:45 a.m.
“I am thousands of miles away from home to learn more about the world”
Yum Yum team is taking on the global issue of food waste
Posted on Nov. 23, 2020, 9:58 a.m.
30-40% of the U.S. food supply becomes waste. 80 billion pounds of food — worth $161 billion – is left unconsumed each year, simply rotting or filling landfills.
Maggie Sardino brings authenticity to telling refugee stories
Posted on Nov. 22, 2020, 10:22 a.m.
With a population of only 143,000 people, Syracuse has seen the resettlement of nearly 9,500 refugees in the last decade alone.
Aley O’Mara on championing gender identities
Posted on Nov. 17, 2020, 10:23 a.m.
Freelance writer and PhD candidate Ashley “Aley” O’Mara is restructuring the conservative systems of academia through their background as a queer, asexual and non-binary individual.
Global Entrepreneurship Week: Cultivating our international community
Posted on Nov. 16, 2020, 10:58 a.m.
At the LaunchPad, we’re proud of our community of innovators and learners from 118 different countries.