News by Topic: Entrepreneurship
The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well at RIT. Thanks to resources and programs from the Saunders College of Business and the Simone Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, students are encouraged to take their out-of-the-box ideas and develop them into a fully realized products and business ventures.
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March 8, 2019
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RIT Venture Creations technology business incubator launches four new companies
From eye tracking to thermal cooling to all things mushrooms, RIT’s Venture Creations technology business incubator celebrated the launch of four new startups.
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March 7, 2019
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Podcast: The Path to Success for Student Entrepreneurs
Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Ep. 10: Entrepreneurs have lots of ideas. But what does it really take to turn one of those ideas into a viable business? Rich Notargiacomo, director of RIT’s Venture Creations Technology Business Incubator, talks with Brandon Hudson, the first student selected for RIT’s Gap Year Entrepreneurship Fellows program, about the path taken by his award-winning energy services company.
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March 6, 2019
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Toilet seat that detects congestive heart failure getting ready to begin commercialization
With 1 million new cases of congestive heart failure diagnosed each year, a revolutionary product is making it easier for hospitals to monitor patients with the condition in the comfort of their own homes.
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February 19, 2019
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Explore ‘what’s next’ at TEDxRIT Feb. 23
A diverse set of speakers, including entrepreneurs, social activists and students, will inspire attendees at TEDxRIT, RIT’s independently organized TED event. The talks will be live streamed on Facebook.
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December 4, 2018
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Students’ video game launches on multiple platforms
Crazy Platez, a high-octane, Rochester-themed game, is now available on the Google Play Store for Android and the App Store for iOS. -
November 7, 2018
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Toilet seat that detects congestive heart failure wins Tiger Tank
Postdoctoral fellow Nicholas Conn hopes to lower the hospital readmission rates of patients with congestive heart failure through a toilet-seat based cardiovascular monitoring system. -
October 23, 2018
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RIT hosts Entrepreneurship Conference on Friday
The Entrepreneurship Conference at RIT features informational networking sessions, the student Tiger Tank competition and a keynote address from Mark Gentile, founder of Odyssey Software. -
October 17, 2018
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Fashion entrepreneur to speak on Friday
Jenny Fleiss, CEO and co-founder of Jetblack and Rent the Runway, will speak Friday as part of the Saunders College of Business Gasser Lecture Series. -
October 11, 2018
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Student Spotlight: Start-up receives award
Meet Nathan DeMario, a mechanical engineering graduate student and chief technical officer of Phase Innovations. -
October 10, 2018
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2018 Distinguished Alumni: Meet Anna Sweet
Meet Anna Sweet ’04 (computer science), the B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences 2018 Distinguished Alumna. -
October 9, 2018
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2018 Distinguished Alumni: Meet Rudi Winsberg
Meet Rudi Winsberg ’01 (applied arts and sciences), the School of Individualized Study 2018 Distinguished Alumna/us -
September 27, 2018
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Company led by RIT student wins $250,000
Brandon Hudson, a fourth-year applied arts and sciences major and CEO of Connexus, won $250,000 at the 76West Clean Energy Competition. Connexus is a heating and cooling control and monitoring company based in RIT’s Venture Creations technology business incubator.
