RvD iPrize

The School of Information Studies’ (iSchool) Raymond von Dran (RvD) iPrize pitch competition and the Hunter Brooks Watson Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award are open to all full and part-time undergraduate and graduate students at Syracuse University. The event is also the regional qualifier competition for Compete CNY, the New York Business Plan Competition (NYBPC), which is open…

Phil McKnight Entrepreneur in Residence office hours

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…

Steve VonDeak Alumni Entrepreneur in Residence Office Hours

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…

Patrick Prioletti, LaunchPad Alumni Entrepreneur in Residence Tech office hours

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…

ACC InVenture Prize Finals

The winner of the campus competition will be moving on to the ACC InVenture prize finals at Florida State University. We will all be cheering them on from the LaunchPad in Bird Library while watching the event (which is broadcast nationally).

Phil McKnight Entrepreneur in Residence office hours

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…

Using entrepreneurial skills to grow your international career

Are you interested in pursuing a career track with a company that is an innovation leader? Want to meet successful Syracuse alumni from around the world who are expert connectors with advice on building your resume and expanding your network for success in an innovation field? Join us for “Using entrepreneurial skills to grow your…

Patrick Prioletti, LaunchPad Alumni Entrepreneur in Residence Tech office hours

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…

Innovation Law Center Office Hours

ILC Zoom

The Syracuse University Innovation Law Center + New York State Science & Technology Law Center (NYS STLC) is partnering again with the LaunchPad to host office hours for innovators and inventors interested in commercializing their ideas. Need help with how to protect ideas or creative works by understanding the basics of patents, trademarks and copyrights,…

Media + Marketing for Startups

Need help understanding content marketing and how to effectively use all forms of media to take your brand to the next level?  Want help with building audience and engagement?  Here’s your chance to learn from Sean Branagan, executive director of the Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship at Newhouse.  Branagan is a serial entrepreneur, interactive marketer and evangelist…

Panasci Business Plan Competition

The Panasci Business Plan Competition is a campus-wide student business plan competition, hosted by the Falcone Center for Entrepreneurship, and made possible by long-time Whitman supporter, the late Henry A. Panasci, founder of Fay’s Drugs.

Phil McKnight Entrepreneur in Residence office hours

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…