by Andrew Graber | May 8, 2018 | VentureLab
It is no secret that starting a business is a difficult thing. Some startups succeed but the vast majority fail. In a study conducted by Statistic Brain, it was found that after five years of launching, 50% of all U.S. companies fail. After ten years the failure rate...
by Austin Zick | May 3, 2018 | Student Voice, VentureLab
The Graphrite has been a long journey and one that I’ve been fortunate enough to participate in. The purpose of this blog post is to document my experience and determine what has been “the hardest part” of starting up a company and getting it on its feet. But as I...
by Mark Sotomayor | May 2, 2018 | Challenge & Inspire, Student Voice, VentureLab
The hardest part of starting up – where do I start? There are so many difficulties in the early stages of a business. Most that I have experienced have been around the business concept in itself. Oftentimes, startups have to solve a huge problem or they...
by Madeline Williams | Apr 30, 2018 | Student Voice, VentureLab
It is not a new concept to look back or review our past decisions and understand their outcomes but what would it look like to look back on a yearly, weekly, or daily basis, really understanding our decisions, why we made them, and if they were worth it. In a recent...
by Mark Sotomayor | Apr 30, 2018 | Speaker Series, Student Voice, VentureLab
Gret Glyer is the Founder of DonorSee and an advocate for the poor around the world. As a graduate from Grove City College, he attributes his college experiences as a Grover towards his success with such a large undertaking, like starting his own business. DonorSee...
by Madeline Williams | Apr 19, 2018 | Student Voice, VentureLab
The Graphrite was first by Keith Meinkrantz, a senior mechanical engineer, to aid in daily graphing and sketching demanded by his classes. It first made its debut in the Spring of 2017 in the Maker’s Design Competition where it took first place and since then...
