Hunter Hawley, a junior at IU Bloomington, is founder of Blueprint Stats LLC. The company uses artificial intelligence and other technologies to make athletes, coaches and teams better at what they do — it analyzes game film of high school basketball teams and presents data for users to convert into improved performance. Crimson Catalyst: If… Read more »
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Meet the Indiana University-related startups: Boulevard
Paul Presberg is the founder of Boulevard, which he launched in 2019 with his brother Luke Presberg and friend Nick Spiroff. The company provides a fast clothes-shopping experience for young professional men, a market segment that is forecast to grow more than 10 percent annually between 2018-23. The Presbergs and Spiroff participated in the seven-week… Read more »
November is National Entrepreneurship Month
Students, alumni, faculty and staff across all academic disciplines at Indiana University campuses and academic centers are developing products and services for the benefit of the world. Their companies are helping the general public, industry, government and more. We are pleased to profile some of them and their perspectives about being an entrepreneur during November,… Read more »
IU’s makerspaces and incubators serve different purposes
By Travis J. Brown, senior executive assistant dean for innovation, entrepreneurship and commercialization, and executive director of the Shoemaker Innovation Center A common misconception when it comes to supporting student innovation and student entrepreneurship is that all educational spaces serve the same purpose. But only a small subset of student inventors and entrepreneurs I work… Read more »
B-Start selects 2019 startups
B-Start, a pre-accelerator program for entrepreneurs and early-stage startups in Bloomington, has announced its 2019 cohort. Out of 20 applications, 14 startups were selected to participate in the five-month program. B-Start is designed for entrepreneurs who want to take their creative business idea through a comprehensive refining process to build a foundation for acceleration. The… Read more »
Is your startup idea worth investigating?
Brandon Boynton is a current student at IUPUI and a serial entrepreneur. By Brandon Boynton, co-founder and CEO, Vemity Anyone who works in software — especially in mobile apps — will constantly hear, “Oh! I have an idea for an app/website! You build it, and we’ll split the profits 50/50!” First, ignoring the fact that… Read more »
Cash Equals Opportunities: IU East student innovation for personal finance
By Timothy W. Scales, senior lecturer, School of Business and Economics, Indiana University East At Indiana University East, we like to talk about money. We discuss many things concerning money: how to get it, how to invest it and how to save it. Money is such an interesting topic that three students created a way… Read more »
The 2019-20 Shoemaker Scholars: Meet Stephen J. Conway
The Shoemaker Scholars program brings together 10 Indiana University Bloomington students from a variety of academic disciplines. They encourage other students to explore their own entrepreneurial and innovative interests, and they oversee the StartupIU website that connects students with university-based startups. John and Donna Shoemaker funded the program, which awards annual scholarships to its members…. Read more »
The 2019-20 Shoemaker Scholars: Meet Sneha Dave
The Shoemaker Scholars program brings together 10 Indiana University Bloomington students from a variety of academic disciplines. They encourage other students to explore their own entrepreneurial and innovative interests, and they oversee the StartupIU website that connects students with university-based startups. John and Donna Shoemaker funded the program, which awards annual scholarships to its members…. Read more »
The 2019-20 Shoemaker Scholars: Meet Natalia Galá
The Shoemaker Scholars program brings together 10 Indiana University Bloomington students from a variety of academic disciplines. They encourage other students to explore their own entrepreneurial and innovative interests, and they oversee the StartupIU website that connects students with university-based startups. John and Donna Shoemaker funded the program, which awards annual scholarships to its members…. Read more »