Ten teams have made it to the final event in our university business idea pitch competition open to alumni, current students, and faculty researchers. They will compete for $170,000 in cash and scholarship prizes. The competition is hosted by the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, an interdisciplinary division of the Naveen Jindal School of Management. … Continue reading Meet This Year’s Big Idea Competition Finalists
Author: Office of Research
Large corporations are increasingly looking to the principles of lean startups to help develop new business ideas and spur innovation. Such is the case with IgniteConnex Inc., a subsidiary of technology consulting company CG Infinity set up to incubate new companies. CG Infinity has now partnered with several faculty at the Naveen Jindal School of Management … Continue reading New Internship Program Stresses Innovation
When Zain Kalson BS’22 and his dad initially set out to solve the problem of high-conflict divorces—situations where one party drives the conflict—their original vision was a support group. Kalson says these divorces make up roughly 15 percent of all divorces. “It seemed to be a space where there's a lot of people that are … Continue reading Alum Launches AI-Powered Legal Tech Company
We are very excited to add Leon Jacobson to our team! Though he may seem new, Leon is a very familiar face among members of our staff. In 2022 Leon earned his MBA with a concentration in both entrepreneurship and marketing from UT Dallas while working on his own startup company. We asked Leon a … Continue reading Meet Our New Assistant Director: Leon Jacobson
UTD entrepreneurs, Rahul Madhugiri BS’23 and Sofia Babool BS’22 understand what it takes to launch a venture while still in college. But as natural problem solvers, there was something missing about their collegiate entrepreneurship experience. “We have a lot of startup resources on campus that are staff and faculty-led, but none seem to be student-led,” … Continue reading First Student-Run Accelerator Launches to Advance Early-Stage Ideas
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