How to monetize yourself in a pandemic

LaunchPad Discord

Join Geena Matuson, a serial founder and CMO with a focus on marketing and sales psychology, community development and messaging, and systems design, for a workshop, Thursday, October 1 at 3 p.m. The event will be hosted on the LaunchPad’s new Discord platform, so  join to tune in.  Here is a quick primer to get you started…

Fireside Chat: Adam Sternbach ’09 on how to incorporate and fund your idea

ILC Zoom

Adam Sternbach ’09 of McCarter & English, LLP, a NYC metro based “powerhouse” law firm, will be the featured speaker at the LaunchPad & Techstars Fireside Chat on Friday, October 2 at 3 p.m.  Attend the chat:  http://bit.ly/launchpad-fall-fireside and learn about turning your idea into a legally incorporated venture and topics related to different types of business…

“Pitch Perfect” workshop

LaunchPad Discord

Applications have closed for ‘Cuse Tank and Whitman’s Orange Tank, but remain open for the Impact Prize and Hult Prize.  To help get students ready for the many fall opportunities ahead, starting with ‘Cuse Tank, the LaunchPad is hosting a “Pitch Perfect” workshop as part of our Tooklit series on Thursday, October 8 at 3 p.m.…

“Free Pitch” Workshop

LaunchPad Discord

Join us and practice your pitch with us in preparation for the upcoming 'Cuse Tank business competition! LaunchPad Thursday Technical Workshops are 3 p.m. weekly, coordinated by the Syracuse University LaunchPad at SU Libraries, with subject matter experts offering practical advice on the most common questions asked by those exploring the startup world. Open to faculty, staff,…

Innovation Law Center Virtual Office Hours

LaunchPad Discord

The Syracuse University Innovation Law Center + New York State Science & Technology Law Center (NYS STLC) is partnering again with the Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars at Syracuse University Libraries to hold office hours for innovators and inventors this academic year. Law students will lend their technical expertise to SU innovators working to commercialize…

Cuse Tank Competition

Cuse Tank sponsored by the LaunchPad as part of Family Weekend that features parent entrepreneurs as judges with $10,000 in prizes. Applications closed.

Josh Aviv on Shark Tank Watch Party

Join the LaunchPad family in cheering on alumnus,  Josh Aviv ’15 G’17 , and his business partner in the season premiere of ABC's Shark Tank, at 8pm EST. Aviv will be pitching SparkCharge that night to Kevin O’Leary, Barbara Corcoran, Daymond John, Robert Herjavec, Mark Cuban, Lori Greiner and a celebrity guest entrepreneur. Aviv developed…

Orange Tank Competition

Orange Tank, Whitman student and recent alumni competition, featuring distinguished alumni as judges, $20,000 in prizes. Applications closed. Event link: https://whitman.syr.edu/programs-and-academics/centers-and-institutes/falcone/for-students/orangetank.aspx

Fireside Chat: Kenneth Williams ’87, Product Marketing and Senior Manager, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and Matt Shumer, Co-founder of Otherside AI

ILC Zoom

Kenneth Williams holds a BS in Electrical Engineering and BA in Economics from Syracuse University, class of ’87.  He also holds a MS in Electrical Engineering from the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ.  He has been the Business Development & Product Marketing Manager for Qualcomm Inc.  since 2017 where is responsible for wireless…

Virtual LaunchPad Startup Weekend

Syracuse University is participating in a virtual LaunchPad Startup Weekend co-sponsored by the LaunchPads at SUNY Buffalo, Syracuse University and Cornell University, sponsored by The Blackstone Charitable Foundation and Techstars. Startup weekend is an amazing weekend where students form into teams, and see how far they can develop their business idea in under 72 hours.…

Techstars NYC: We Help you Grow and Scale! Meet the Team and Learn More

Applications for Techstars NYC 2020 are open now! Hear from Jenny Fielding, Managing Director, Techstars NYC - about the benefits of the Accelerator Program and ways that Techstars offers support to help your company grow and scale! We also have a limited number of office hour appointments available before and after the event. To request office…

Innovation Law Center Virtual Office Hours

LaunchPad Discord

The Syracuse University Innovation Law Center + New York State Science & Technology Law Center (NYS STLC) is partnering again with the Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars at Syracuse University Libraries to hold office hours for innovators and inventors this academic year. Law students will lend their technical expertise to SU innovators working to commercialize…