The Fearless Founders program helps prepare student entrepreneurs from idea generation to business launch. The program demystifies the venture creation process by dividing it into three stages: Idea Shell, Hatch, and Terp Startup, each of which with its own deliverables. Powered by the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship in partnership with the Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (Mtech), the program will offer students with necessary resources to meet their business requirements.
In this first Idea Shell cohort, the goal for the teams is to identify the value proposition through market research and the customer discovery process. They will participate in a series of workshops over the course of seven weeks and learn the necessary skills to refine their business and better understand their customers. In the final week, each team will be required to present on their progress and will receive $500 dollars in seed funding.
This fall, we were impressed by the quality and number of applications, but ultimately selected 22 teams for the first Idea Shell cohort. Congratulations to all the teams!
417 App Studios
Ghedalia, Gold-Pastor Major: Mechanical Engineering
Zach Matz Major: Kinesiology
Ed Luo Major: Finance
Advanced Heliostats
Andrew Oles Major: Mechanical Engineering
Amlith
Carson, Myers Major: Computer Engineering
Daniel Bolton Major: Mechanical Engineering
Manjur Ahmed Major: Electrical Engineering
Bacon Barbell
Toni, Zhang Major: Marketing and Neurobiology
Casco Tech
Pedro Henrique, Santos Carvalho Major: Civil Engineering
Felipe Israel, Camargo Pereira Major: Computer Science
Color Changing Soap
Erica, Long Major: MBA
Laura, Long Major: MBA
Ethical Clothing
Chetan, Singh Major: Economics
Food Recovery Network
Ben Simon Major: Government and Politics
Evan Lutz Major: Business
Grid-Works-Inc
Thomas, Luginbill Major: Entrepreneurship
GYM SUPREME LLC
Obidi, Orakwusi Major: Government and politics
Kachi Ilochonowu Major: Economics
Imaginex
Eric, Mintzer Major: Business Management
Anthony, Ingelido
Leagueflow
Aaron, Schwartz Major: Economics
Live Unchained
Kathryn, Buford Major: Sociology
Gary Fong
MyLevelLearning
Meir, Snyder Major: Entrepreneurial Operations
Parallel Tracks
Daniel, Noskin Major: Business Management and Marketing
PoliRoots
Mohsen, Farshneshani Major: Government and Politics
Mohsen Farshneshani, Lamar Rogers
Prasidiux, LLC
Kevin, Diehn Major: Chemical Engineering
Bani Cipriano Major: Chemical Engineering
Rafiki Beads
Kikanae, Punyua Major: Economics
Mackenzie Burnett Major: Government and Politics
Sweet Buds
Allan, Nicholas Major: Engineering and Business
Erica Yingling Major: Biology
Ningwei Li Major: Finance and Economics
Peter Weng Major: Biology
The Island Pop Shop
Tenaj, Ferguson Major: Nutrition and Food Science
VentureBoard
Scott, Block Major: Information Systems
Justin, Searles
We wish all the participating teams good luck. We will keep our readers updated on their progress in future blog posts. Stay tuned!
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