LaunchPad Blog Posts

Nikita Chatterjee and Brianna Howard, “Be Orange” innovators

Posted on Jan. 26, 2020, 2:25 p.m.

Nikita Chatterjee ’20 (College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell) and Brianna Howard ’20 (Falk) are working on a simple, yet elegant solution to reduce waterborne illnesses in low-income communities in India.

Krishna Pamidi joins the LaunchPad as a Global Media Fellow

Posted on Jan. 9, 2020, 2:46 p.m.

Krishna Pamidi ’21, a Whitman major in finance with a minor in data analytics, has joined the LaunchPad student team as a new Global Media Fellow for the spring 2020 semester.

Jake deHahn on #BoostCuse

Posted on Nov. 5, 2019, 2:23 p.m.

V.P.A. School of Design alumnus Jake deHahn ’19 is a Blackstone LaunchPad Founders Circle member, freelance designer, and the founder/owner of Bowtie Boulevard.

Techstars features PowerSpike

Posted on Nov. 5, 2019, 2:18 p.m.

PowerSpike was featured by Techstars this week in a news story that traced its beginnings to Syracuse University when AJ Damiano ’18 and fellow student Michael Paris ’20 created a student startup.

George Dawson ’08, Techstars, for ecosystem building

Posted on Nov. 5, 2019, 2:14 p.m.

The LaunchPad extends a special thank you to George Dawson ’08 who made a special trip from Techstars headquarters in Boulder, Colorado to join us and speak at a Fireside Chat this past weekend.

Randy Ginsburg ’19, author and entrepreneur, featured by Inc.com

Posted on Oct. 26, 2019, 2:42 p.m.

Randy Ginsburg ’19, author of “Adversity to Advantage: How to Overcome Bullying & Find Entrepreneurial Success,” was featured in a profile article/book review this past week in Inc.com.

Justin Diaz is on a mission to create affordable, beautiful and sustainable bamboo homes

Posted on Oct. 17, 2019, 3:08 p.m.

When Justin Diaz was growing up in lower Manhattan, he was concerned about poverty and homelessness, not only in New York, but in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, where his family was from.

Take the Thinc-hub survey

Posted on Oct. 14, 2019, 3:19 p.m.

Do you wish that startup life was a little easier?

Syracuse LaunchPad Techstars Propel team video profiles

Posted on Oct. 12, 2019, noon

See video profiles by our LaunchPad digital storyteller Will DeVito and learn more about the Syracuse University Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars 2019 Propel teams.

Join a startup team

Posted on Oct. 1, 2019, 3:54 p.m.

Starting this week, we’ll be introducing a new weekly article about startups looking for team members.

Thinc-hub is building solution-oriented collaborative software for startups

Posted on Oct. 1, 2019, 3:32 p.m.

Patrick Prioletti, G ’21 (School of Information Studies, applied data science) is the co-founder of Thinc-hub, a solution-oriented collaboration platform to make startup life a little easier.

Julia Haber ’18, founder of WAYV, brings a two-day entrepreneurial journey to the quad

Posted on Sept. 30, 2019, 3:56 p.m.

Julia Haber ’18 won a top Panasci Business Plan award just before she graduated for her concept for a unique immersive retail experience.

Kelsey Davis, Gen ZEO and founder of CLLCTVE, featured in Adweek

Posted on Sept. 30, 2019, 3:54 p.m.

“As a student at Syracuse University, Kelsey Davis was already landing video gigs with companies like Coca-Cola, Land Rover and Conde Nast,” reads the opening of a recent Adweek article by Nick Gardner about Kelsey Davis.

Chizoba Anyaoha ’13 launches app to make solo travel easier

Posted on Sept. 30, 2019, 3:35 p.m.

Chizoba Anyaoha ’13 (Arts and Sciences, pyschology), has officially launched TravSolo on the App Store this month.

Thanks Good Uncle! LaunchPad Startup Weekend runs on good food.

Posted on Sept. 26, 2019, 4 p.m.

Thanks to Good Uncle for being the co-sponsor of this past weekend’s Startup Weekend.

Students react to an “amazing” Startup Weekend

Posted on Sept. 26, 2019, 3:58 p.m.

LaunchPad videographer Will DeVito captured the event, so watch for a compilation short film coming soon, but in the meantime, here are some of the comment cards left by students who attended Startup Weekend.

SU student inventors on clean water global crisis and World Water Week

Posted on Sept. 3, 2019, 4:16 p.m.

One in ten people worldwide are living without clean water.

LaunchPad alum Randy Ginsburg publishes book

Posted on Aug. 7, 2019, 1:59 p.m.

Randy Ginsburg ‘19 recently launched a book titled “Adversity to Advantage: How to Overcome Bullying & Find Entrepreneurial Success.”

Young entrepreneurs bring unique travel experiences to the world

Posted on July 9, 2019, 2:47 p.m.

As sophomores in 2017, student-entrepreneurs Kevin Rieck and Tay Lotte faced choosing between their start-up company and pursuing a degree.

Meiyi Liu, Exploring Rural Education in China

Posted on May 6, 2019, 3:15 p.m.

Meiyi (Victoria) Liu is an energetic freshman international student in the College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University.