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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