Boise State University's innovative Venture College brings select groups of students out of the classroom and into the heart of Idaho’s business community through entrepreneur skills training, workshops, and courses.
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📰 If you missed yesterday's Venture College newsletter, you can catch-up here: http://ow.ly/EXSm50Jps0l
Read about exciting updates from Mission43 Entrepreneur Course participant, Jessica Estes, who recently launched Lifters Loot. Lifters Loot is a subscription box for sampling snacks and supplements, designed for anyone who loves fitness.
Also, be sure to read about Trailhead Boise's upcoming Boise Pitch Night (next Tuesday, June 7 at 4:30 pm MT) where Boise State University (Boise State University College of Business & Economics) and Venture College Incubator alum, Walkyria Whitlock, will be pitching Playnet App. Playnet is an event-focused social media platform to help you share and discover events with your family and friends.
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The latest Venture College newsletter is out now! You can find it here: http://ow.ly/UjC250JbpX8
Highlights:
- Adam Stock, Founder of Cargo Made LLC, wins the 2 Minute Drill hosted by David Meltzer
- Meet Fadil Adan, our Social Media + Marketing Intern this past semester through One Refugee
- Read news articles featuring Venture College participants: Allison Corona, Founder of Chicana Foods (BoiseDev + Jake Garcia at Idaho News 6), Christian Perry, Founder of ChatterQuant (Built in Idaho), and Chelsia Neto, Founder of CD Master Center (The College of Idaho)
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Congratulations to Adam Stock, Founder of Cargo Made-Ez, for winning the 2 Minute Drill pitch competition hosted by David Meltzer.
Adam's episode aired on Bloomberg TV last month, and you can watch his award winning pitch at about 27 minutes and 27 seconds in the link below. Adam competed against four other contestants for $50,000 in cash and prizes.
Adam participated in the Venture College Incubator, and won the 2021 Idaho Entrepreneur Challenge, hosted by Boise State University. This win secured his spot in the 2021 Boise Startup Week pitch competition where he won as well, securing a spot in the 2 Minute Drill pitch competition.
Congratulations on all your achievements, Adam. Looking forward to seeing what's next for Cargo Made LLC.
EP8 - SEASON 3 The 2 Minute Drill features entrepreneurs from all walks of life competing each week for more than $50,000 in cash and prizes. Hosted by Legendary Entrepreneur, Investor, and Best-Selling Author, David Meltzer. Four contestants have just two minutes to deliver their most convincing pitch ever. Wh...
It's not too late to apply to the Idaho Ignite Summer Workshop!
This program is dedicated to helping faculty, post-doctoral, and graduate students across Idaho advance their ideas.
Apply today to launch your venture beyond the classroom.
http://ow.ly/2j8Y50J5H1c
Presented in partnership by:
Boise State University, Idaho State University, University of Idaho, and Center for Advanced Energy Studies (CAES)
Be sure to check out this great story highlighting Chicana Foods and their Salsa Macha. Allison Corona founded Chicana Foods and participated in the Venture College Incubator. If you haven't tried this salsa, Venture College staff highly recommend doing so . . . staff favorites to top with Salsa Macha include:
- Avocado toast
- Egg scramble
- Grilled chicken salad
- Brown rice crackers
Feel free to share your favorites in the comments below!
Story written by: Jake Garcia at Idaho News 6.
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'Not just for chips': Unique salsa gaining popularity in the Treasure Valley Chicana Foods was started by a group of sisters and their mom just nine months ago, but their Salsa Macha is taking off. Salsa Macha originates from the Veracruz region in Mexico, and while it’s not mainstream there it is gaining popularity in the Gem State. Salsa Macha is not your typical salsa c...
We’re excited to welcome Harvard Business School Field Immersion’s Team Boise to Boise State University’s Venture College today.
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Venture College would like to congratulate Boise State University's class of 2022, including a few of our program participants:
🔹 Isaiah Grover, Founder of Orbis
(Incubator participant, 2022 Idaho Entrepreneur Challenge award recipient, 2021 Hacking for Homebuilding award recipient)
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🔸 Sierra Sandison, Founder of 3D Printcess
(2021 IEC award recipient and Invent for the Planet award recipient)
Boise State College of Engineering
🔹 Brad Mosell, Founder of Dharma Dr.
(Incubator participant, Hackfort Tech Challenge award recipient, and 2022 IEC award recipient)
Boise State University College of Education
Congratulations, Broncos! We wish you all the best as you embark on this next chapter.
Did you miss yesterday's Venture College newsletter? Not to worry, you can read it here: http://ow.ly/ifqZ50J0H5w
This edition highlights:
- Idaho Ignite: Entrepreneurship training for researchers
- Carbon Venture Challenge award recipients
- Hackfort Tech Challenge winning teams
- And more!
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Venture College staff met with career and college counselors from high schools across the Treasure Valley today. We're grateful for the opportunity to share about Venture College programs, including the High School Idaho Entrepreneur Challenge, and discuss ways we can be a resource for Idaho's next generation of entrepreneurs.
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Congratulations to goodbuy for the honorable mention in Fast Company's 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards, honoring companies that are working to make the world a better place.
Venture College would like to congratulate the entire team, including Boise State University & Venture College alum and Social Impact Strategist & Community Engagement Lead at goodbuy, Sienna George.
https://www.fastcompany.com/90742827/world-changing-idea-awards-2022-north-america-finalists-and-honorable-mentions
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These projects show how North American companies are working to make the world a better place See the full list of honorees of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards in the North America category.
Don't miss this great article about ChatterQuant, the 2022 Idaho Entrepreneur Challenge Final Pitch Competition Winner.
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What’s all the chatter about ChatterQuant? — Built in Idaho by Sharon Fisher
Join Venture College for a summer program devoted to helping faculty, post-doctoral, and graduate students from universities across Idaho advance their ideas.
Idaho Ignite is open to all faculty members from higher education institutions across Idaho with an entrepreneurial mindset.
This program will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays between June 7 - July 14, and there will be a stipend for program participants.
Applications close on Friday, May 13, 2022. Learn more and apply here: http://ow.ly/ry3150IWato
Idaho Ignite is presented in partnership by: Boise State University, Idaho State University, University of Idaho, and Center for Advanced Energy Studies (CAES).
Photos from Greater Heights Marketing, LLC's post
Venture College had a fun day celebrating some of our Incubator participants from the 21-22 school year. Each of these entrepreneurs have set out to do great things, and we're grateful to be part of their entrepreneurial journey!
📈 Ready to launch your venture beyond the classroom? Join us this fall for the Venture College Incubator: http://ow.ly/pCAo50IW9SK
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Boise State College of Innovation + Design's Venture College and Boise State College of Engineering are excited to build on the Hacking for Homebuilding reverse pitch competition through the Housing Innovation Hub. The Housing Innovation Hub brings together industry and community leaders to help find innovative solutions to challenges within the construction industry.
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New coalition of construction companies, startups launch Housing Innovation Hub Boise is a major hot spot for America’s housing crisis, but a new organization hopes it can also be the center for solutions. A group of construction supply companies, home builders, Boise State University’s Venture College, and the City of Boise are coming together to form the Housing Innovatio...
Congratulations to all Carbon Venture Challenge participants in last night's preliminary pitch competition!
Venture College is excited to share that 4 teams will advance to the finals during tomorrow's Students are the Future event, where they will compete for $20,000 in cash prizes. These teams are:
🔹 Composita
🔸 Sun Valley Solar
🔹 Team Efficiency
🔸 Solar-Powered Workshop
While the maximum capacity for the in-person event has been reached, you can stream virtually by filling out this form: http://ow.ly/2vyI50IP3yt
Be sure to tune into this Carbon Summit Series event as industry leaders connect academics and research to climate action and student change-makers.
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Read the latest Venture College newsletter to meet the 2022 Idaho Entrepreneur Challenge award recipients!
📰 Link in bio.
Highlights from this year's IEC include:
🔹 45 student entrepreneurs competed
🔹 7 Idaho universities were represented:
Boise State University, BYU-Idaho, The College of Idaho, College of Southern Idaho, College of Western Idaho, Idaho State University, and University of Idaho
🔹 23 majors/areas of study were represented
Venture College would like to thank the 2022 IEC Sponsors for making this event possible, and inspiring Idaho'Wells [email protected][[email protected][127201707Idaho CommerceI, Wells Fargo, Alturas Capital Partners, IGEM (IdaJUMP Boisee)Hawley Troxelle Ventures, CDI Group of Companies, JUMP Boise, Hawley Troxell, and Stratton & Associates.
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