Student entrepreneurs

Hero Week #4: Survival

November 4, 2016

Grueling? Check. Fatiguing? Check. Worth our time? Big check. A mantra every entrepreneur should hold dear to their heart is that anything worth doing won’t be easy and that was

Hero Week #2: Prototyping, TEDx and Programming

October 11, 2016

  Condom selling, growth hacking, pretotyping and attending a TedX event were just the tip of the iceberg this week at Draper University. Students have been undergoing a rapid transformation

Hero Week #1: Get Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable at Draper University

October 3, 2016

Week #1 at the ASU Draper Hero Incubator program wrapped up Sunday 10/2/16 and focused on re-framing mentalities, breaking down barriers, and thinking in 10x. When interviewed after their first

With Cheers, Pool Dives and 44 Students from Around the World, the ASU Draper Incubator Kicks Off the Fall 16 Session.

September 30, 2016

On Sunday September 26, 2016, 44 students from around the world joined the ASU-Draper Hero Incubator Program in San Mateo, geared toward advancing their entrepreneurship mindset and launching their startup.

ASU chief of research and innovation on keeping entrepreneurial minds in Phoenix

February 23, 2016

Here are some statistics for you to ponder: Arizona loses $660,000 toward economic development for each college graduate that it is unable to retain. Nearly $59 billion were invested by

Starting Fires at Launch Days

February 17, 2016

Typically starting fires on campus is frowned upon, but what about when proverbial fires ignite in classrooms? This happens on special days when all necessary elements are present in the

Humanity X and their journey to the Pakis Challenge by Dr. Neal A. Lester

February 10, 2016

Two years ago, I would have never imagined these five strangers–students and community members–innovating a technology to save lives. This team has far exceeded my expectations after winning ASU’s inaugural

ASU Spark Tank 2016 by Kimberly Roland

February 9, 2016

‘Create value by solving real problems.’ This was a major takeaway from @SpeakerJeff, aka Jeff Hoffman, cofounder of Priceline, serial entrepreneur, and Arizona native at Thursday night’s #ASUSparkTank. The crowd

ASU startup develops device that will radically change infant jaundice treatment

October 29, 2015

In 2012, 21-year-old engineer Sivakumar Palaniswamy witnessed what he described as a heartbreaking sight in an infant care unit at a renowned hospital in India: A single halogen bulb hung