How’s it Hangin’? I Missed You. What’s up “Small Amount of People Who Still Visit This Vlog??” Nice to see you again Yeah, I am back for good. You thought you lost me there, but no worries – I won’t ever leave you again. Unless of course I finally become a ninja *crosses fingers* Am I even talking to anyone? Anyways. I interviewed Thomas Frank a while back on Start It Up TV because “Frankly” he is a super interesting [...]
Each university has its own unique music scene. Ritesh Gupta, founder of CollegeRoots, is making it easier for you to discover the amazing music talent at universities. I absolutely love discovering new music, so before I asked him to interview I had to check out his site first. An hour later and 20 new kickass bands discovered, I had to have him on the show to tell us all about it! Check out the site for yourself. You will notice [...]
Do you have friends who love to get reckless and perhaps sleep out a bit too much? Of course you do. Senior Kellyann Wargo, the “Queen of Going Viral” coming out of the University of Michigan, created a walk of shame shuttle service to cater to the outrageous lifestyle of college students. What started out as a small time operation that mainly consisted of picking her friends up early in the morning, taking them to McDonalds, and dropping them off [...]
What do college students, startup founders, and web developers have in common? They all have horrific sleeping habits and operate on little to no sleep. Jane Zhu and her co-founder, Edison Wang, have worked many sleepless nights to make sure you sleep better! Please introduce yourself to SleepBot, an Android app that allows you to track and monitor your sleep habits. Although the App initially started out as a small summer project, Jane and Edison have been working for over [...]
Once you graduate, what do you plan on doing with your life? Will you pursue the typical 9-5 job, work your way up the chain, and retire at age 60? Or will you pursue your dreams, create something of your own, follow a passion, and live every day full of excitement and wonder? Jason Meinzer, Drexel University Alum and Co-Founder/COO of CityRyde, chose the latter. He and his business partner, Timothy Ericson, started CityRyde immediately after graduating college. “We boast [...]
Will Curran has one of the best jobs in the college startup world…he parties for a living. Okay – maybe it is not all fun and games, but Will has had a great experience running his entertainment company called Arizona Pro DJs since he was a junior in high school. Now a senior at Arizona State University, Will has built a pretty successful business where he prides bringing innovation to the entertainment industry. With a strong focus on quality (he [...]
In this episode of Start It Up TV, Travis May, Harvard graduate and Co-Founder of studentbusiness.com, shares with us his experiences dominating the college entrepreneurship programs at many leading universities. StudentBusinesses.com is an interactive online directory of the top student entrepreneurs and their startups. The platform helped entrepreneurship programs run business plan competitions through their online SaaS platform. Travis was able to build his business to more than 50 universities in two years and raised angel financing in September 2008. [...]
Dan Novaes has been a serial entrepreneur since the age 16 when he first launched a tech company called Elekteks. which grossed over $2 million in 2010. You can think of Dan as the master of business execution - he consistently thinks of creative ideas and then acts on them. check out this interview if you are looking for some inspiration regarding moving forward with an idea. In this interview, we cover: How Dan won a TechStars contest for a [...]
Want Audio Only? You got it! Creating a brand can be a very difficult task. To successfully establish a brand, the visionary must bring to life an intangible idea. Mark Bailey, junior at the University of Delaware and co-founder of Hairline Hat Co, has set out to do just that. Hairline Hat Co. is a street wear brand targeting style conscious individuals. The brand brings a unique style to the head wear industry. Mark shares with us in this interview [...]
Want Audio Only? You got it! This interview is with Michael Koetting, the idea man behind the Hoot Facebook App. Hoot.Me is a Facebook application that allows you see what your friends are working on scholastically and collaboratewith them inside of Facebook. It’s a great new Facebook App allowing you to turn your Facebook account into a powerful college study tool. Michael has two business partners, Sid Upadhyay and Gaurav Sanghani. Sid is the CTO, where he oversees all technical decisions [...]
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