LaunchPad Blog Posts

Meet Courtney Jiggetts ’20, innovator

Posted on March 1, 2020, 2:46 p.m.

Richard Branson, the founder of the Virgin Group conglomerate, dropped out of high school at the age of 16.

Invent your way through the unexpected: Russell Fearon ’20

Posted on March 1, 2020, 2:41 p.m.

It’s a wonder how simply our delicately complex bodies do everything for us.

Syracuse Deputy Mayor Sharon Owens inspires at first annual Afropreneurship

Posted on March 1, 2020, 2:01 p.m.

Sharon Owens graduated from Syracuse University in the 1980s, and credits her success to the inspiration of her mother, who grew up in poverty and held her children to a high standard.

Find a solution to climate change, says Calvin Atieku ’23

Posted on Feb. 23, 2020, 3:08 p.m.

According to theguardian.com, citing a recent NOAA study about water levels and climate change, Florida is set to be completely underwater by the year 2070.

Noel Chang on the heart of entrepreneurship

Posted on Feb. 22, 2020, 3:16 p.m.

To notice a problem in the world that urgently needs to be solved is a testament to good observation.

Get your pitch ready - Practice Makes Perfect

Posted on Feb. 16, 2020, 3:51 p.m.

With business plan competitions right around the corner, there is no substitute for practice.

Andrew Benbenek shares his passion for forging new paths

Posted on Feb. 16, 2020, 3:34 p.m.

The number of opportunities available to students at Syracuse University are so numerous one can’t possibly come close to taking advantage of them all.

Zain Elwakil ’21, on how triumph and transformation come from struggle

Posted on Feb. 16, 2020, 3:32 p.m.

Zain Elwakil ’21, is an architect, a designer, a storyteller and an entrepreneur.

Behind the scenes of SU Globalists with Jane Lee: More than just a magazine

Posted on Feb. 16, 2020, 3:29 p.m.

On its website, the team behind SU Globalists describes a globalist as someone who is proud of his/her/their cultural and social identities, and unafraid to start difficult conversations to bridge differences and find commonalities.

Our February gift of love — free tools for startups

Posted on Feb. 12, 2020, 1:24 p.m.

We’re declaring it “Free February” at the LaunchPad, and our gift to you is compiling a list of free tools for startups, starting with the Techstars Entrepreneur’s Toolkit.

Meet Ze Zeng, WeMedia Lab

Posted on Feb. 11, 2020, 1:28 p.m.

22,483 is the entire size of the Syracuse University student body. This includes everyone from undergraduates to law students.

Nicole D’Souza ’20 is building a platform to showcase independent films

Posted on Feb. 11, 2020, 1:27 p.m.

Remember “Get Out” by Jordan Peele? The movie arguably changed the landscape of the horror genre.

Jalen Nash returns to the LaunchPad as a Global Media Fellow

Posted on Feb. 10, 2020, 1:34 p.m.

Jalen Nash ‘ 20 (Political Science) is rejoining the LaunchPad as a Global Media Fellow for Spring 2020, reprising the role he held last spring as digital storyteller, profiling entrepreneurs and their journeys.

Film produced by Erin Miller ’16 to have its world premiere at SXSW

Posted on Feb. 10, 2020, 1:32 p.m.

A film produced by Erin Miller ’16, will have its world premiere at the South by Southwest (SXSW) 2020 Film Festival next month in Austin, Texas.

Claire Howard joins the LaunchPad as a Global Media Fellow

Posted on Feb. 9, 2020, 1:43 p.m.

Claire Howard ‘23, a freshman majoring in economics and international relations in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, couldn’t be more thrilled to join LaunchPad this spring as a Global Media Fellow.

Amos Cohen to hold “Lean Startup for Tech Ventures”

Posted on Feb. 6, 2020, 1:52 p.m.

Amos Cohen ’20, a Whitman finance major and iSchool information technology minor, will be holding free office hours each Thursday this spring from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the LaunchPad in Bird Library.

If you’re working hard on an idea, you deserve a badge

Posted on Feb. 4, 2020, 1:55 p.m.

Entrepreneurs, are you looking for a new way to compete outside of business plan competitions?

SU alumni entrepreneurs featured at Adweek CMO Moves Summit

Posted on Feb. 3, 2020, 2:06 p.m.

Julia Haber (left) and Kelsey Davis (right) are featured panelists this week at Adweek’s CMO Moves Summit, February 5 at Google Headquarters in NYC.

Geena Matuson G ’19 spotlighted by NextGen

Posted on Feb. 1, 2020, 2:09 p.m.

Geena Matuson ‘G 19, (Newhouse Goldring Arts Journalism) was featured recently in spotlights by NextGen, a network that empowers entrepreneurs to design the lives they want to live and achieve their purpose.

Patrick Prioletti is creating a Thinc-hub

Posted on Jan. 29, 2020, 2:11 p.m.

Have you ever had a brilliant, game-changing idea? An idea that could become the next ‘Google’ or the next ‘Amazon’?