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A student-founded biotech from Michigan State University captured the top award, as 25 undergraduate teams competed for $250,000. MINNEAPOLIS – After three days of pitching, mentorship, and Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Jennifer Gessner
As 25 teams of undergraduate innovators head to e-Fest this week, they've prepared one-minute sneak previews of their innovations and the markets they hope to reach. Vote for your favorite! Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Jennifer Gessner
A study confirms the value of teaching entrepreneurship in secondary school, and argues that entrepreneurship should be taught widely, not reserved for future business majors. EDITOR'S NOTE: This Read More...
Category: Research Insight
Authors: Saras Sarasvathy and Kristian Nielsen
MINNEAPOLIS, March 24, 2026 — Student founders from across North America head to Minneapolis for the 10-year anniversary of the national entrepreneurship competition Together, this year’s Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Jennifer Gessner
Your first idea doesn’t matter. What’s important is being able to reevaluate when circumstances change and to see your skills as building blocks rather than remnants of a past venture. Starting a Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Author: Jacob Hoekstra
Giving student founders the opportunity to compete for seed funding and learn from experienced entrepreneurs Undergraduate founders often reach a point where an idea starts to feel real. They may Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Jennifer Gessner
Mixing students from different schools, disciplines, and backgrounds teaches them to work under pressure, iterate quickly, and build with new collaborators toward a shared vision. Every April, the Read More...
Category: Education and Teaching
Author: Jennifer Gessner
An engineer, entrepreneur, and teacher reflects on what he got wrong, why it mattered, and what he would do differently if he had the chance. Starting a company was a dream come true. Like many Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Author: Ahmed Negm
These undergraduates from colleges and universities around the US are set to compete in Minneapolis April 24-26. MINNEAPOLIS, March 24, 2025 — Drumroll, please... EIX proudly announces the Top 25 Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Jennifer Gessner
e-Fest �, our annual business idea competition for undergraduates, returns April 24-26, 2025! If you're a professor or advisor to students in an entrepreneurship program at an accredited US-based Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Jennifer Gessner