Phil McKnight is an entrepreneur who specializes in furthering the adoption of new technologies. His background is in IoT, renewable energy, InsurTech, blockchain, and cryptocurrencies, and has a unique skill for helping people to chart the path between where they are and where they want to go. His current business, Ghostfruit, is a hosted bitcoin…
Intelligence ++ is an innovative, interdisciplinary program focused on inclusive entrepreneurship and design. This is a showcase of ideas and pitch competition centered around impact and social entrepreneurship with a focus on design and inclusivity. Cash prizes will be available for well articulated concepts for products, services or technologies designed to support those with intellectual…
Steve VonDeak L’08 will be joining the LaunchPad for Entrepreneur in Residence office hours every other Tuesday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., starting February 15. VonDeak is the co-founder of Density, a high-tech company that uses powerful sensors, combined with state-of-the-art depth data, computer vision and deep learning in an autonomous system that can make…
Prioletti has a master’s degree in applied data science from Syracuse University. He is the founder of Psily, a mobile app based on-going psilocybin studies at MAPS, that is designed for convenient and robust wellness management and supplement therapy tracking personalized for the user’s lifestyle. He is also the chief technology officer at Your Perfect Dose…
NYBPC helps student entrepreneurs commercialize new technologies and expand student connections to the business community. Syracuse University has had two grand prize winners, Luis Romo, founder of Purple Sun and Josh Aviv, founder of SparkCharge. In addition, Syracuse University has had many first-place winners in various tracks, as well as MWBE winners.
The Digital Challenge will be a dynamic seven day mentor-driven program. Participants will organize into teams to create a proof-of-concept that approaches one of these three digital challenges for enterprise. Winning ideas will receive cash prizes and follow-up personal connections with Deloitte Digital. https://launchpad.syr.edu/sign-up-for-an-exciting-digital-innovation-sprint-on-september-9-with-deloitte-digital-and-the-syracuse-launchpad-featuring-cash-prizes-and-mentorship/
Design thinking, UX/UI research and design, and no-code/low code tech tools have the potential to converge and unleash unparalleled innovation. The problem is these skills are too often taught and practiced in silos. Imagine learning how to bring them together in a fast-paced weekend innovation sprint, led by leading thinkers in each field. We’re excited to…
The new year is still, well, new... but we're already getting excited to welcome the Orange family back to the Syracuse University campus for an amazing fall weekend. Orange Central 2022 promises to include plenty of opportunities for you to reconnect with old friends, visit your favorite places and immerse yourself in the Orange experience — reunion gatherings,…
Join Melissa Richards-Person ‘89, an insight-driven brand strategist for a chat on customer discovery and how to develop transformative brands that can build next-level business growth. A member of the Newhouse Advisory Board, Melissa is a brand strategist for major companies and currently consulting with a startup called Nextbite, helping them think through how they…
Shell Ventures works with startups and companies from their early stages to their scale and growth phases with an investment focus mix of power, mobility, emission management, resources and digital. It invests in advanced technology and new business models that are disrupting the global energy system, and in companies that lower emissions, electrify the energy…
Apply Here! The Martin J. Whitman School of Management’s eighth annual Orange Tank business pitch competition will be held on Sept. 30, 2022, at 2 p.m. in the Helaine and Marvin Lender Auditorium at the Whitman School. Thanks to the generosity of Whitman Advisory Council member and lifetime Syracuse University Trustee John Couri ’63 (A&S),…
Join Steve Zimba ’86 G’87, founder and CEO of Nulia which specializes in helping people develop digital skills by driving deep adoption and use of Microsoft Office 365. Nulia Works platform is the first of its kind in the SaaS industry, using data intelligence to tech enable a new generation of digital adoption and change…