University of Louisville has announced the graduates of its spring 2022 LaunchIt entrepreneurial bootcamp.
Charlotte Business Journal
University of Louisville has announced the graduates of its spring 2022 LaunchIt entrepreneurial bootcamp.
The cohort, which consisted of nine teams of founders and innovators, completed a 10-week hybrid course focused on entrepreneur Steve Blank’s lean launchpad methodology, according to UofL News. LaunchIt, offered by UofL New Ventures through the UofL Office of Research and Innovation includes coaching, mentoring and curriculum including lessons on customer discovery, product validation, marketing and other considerations when preparing for market launch.
The cohort included:
- Michelle Browning Coughlin, founder of Invested in Equity Alliance, focused on helping businesses to make data-driven, strategic investments in policies and practices to accelerate equity;
- Amy Shah, who’s working on Brain Code, an app and website for seniors who want to sustain their brain health by learning computer literacy and computer science;
- Tucker Jewell, student, and Dennis Evans, a long-time UofL machine shop staffer who invented the DoorKeep, a lockdown device to prevent forced entry;
- Jane Applegate, founder of Exit Zero Communications, which helps companies with planning events, projects and programs;
- Ian Norris, an American Council on Education Fellow at UofL who’s working on the Interactive Cycling Route Planner, an app meant to facilitate route planning and logistics for adventure cyclists in the Appalachian region;
- Karen Krigger, a UofL physician and faculty member, who’s working on Genesis, facilitating access to the internet for improved health outcomes;
- Raven Williams, owner of Robust Marketing, who’s launching Gateway, a sponsored content marketplace for the cannabis industry;
- Scott Ramser, who’s working on Staylonger, a platform that provides older adults with information, resources and vetted professionals to help them age in place;
- Saumya Gulati, a UofL chemical engineering student working with researcher Joshua Spurgeon to develop cleaner, hydrogen-based energy with water and sunlight.
The next session of LaunchIt will be held in the fall. You can find more information or apply to participate here.
