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Succeeding outside of Silicon Valley: How the rest will rise

October 16, 2016

[ASU] President [Michael] Crow is looking for entrepreneurs who will create an impact on the next generation of the American economy, and he’s not alone. In Phoenix, and other Rise

Rise of the Rest contest brings venture capital to Phoenix

October 16, 2016

Scottsdale-based medical-device startup NeoLight LLC, founded by ASU graduates in 2014, won for Skylife, a lightweight, portable device the company hopes will make treatment for infant jaundice affordable and accessible around the

New co-working space opening at SkySong

October 16, 2016

The space is located on the ground floor in SkySong 1, and is named 1951@SkySong for the year Scottsdale was incorporated. The space is a next step in ASU’s efforts to support

This Scottsdale startup received a $100K investment from AOL co-founder Steve Case

October 16, 2016

Former Arizona State University startup NeoLight LLC bet out seven other startups to win the Rise of the Rest startup pitch competition Oct. 7, receiving a $100,000 investment from AOL

Is entrepreneurialism at odds with deep thinking?

October 16, 2016

What’s the point of college? At Arizona State University, it’s often about “the entrepreneurial mindset,” as Sethuraman Panchanathan put it, who helps lead the university’s research and economic development efforts.

Special Announcement: Welcome Our 1st Prepped Fall Cohort

October 12, 2016

In Entrepreneurship + Innovation at ASU we love working with entrepreneurs from various sectors, backgrounds, and walks of life. We are always looking to innovate on our programs and offer

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

Venture Devil Spotlight: BeeSprout

October 10, 2016

In one sentence, what does BeeSprout do? BeeSprout provides sensor, computer vision and machine learning technology in gardening and agriculture. How did you come up with the idea for your

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

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