Written by Monica Garza On Thursday, October 27th, 2022, four student founded startup teams from The University of Texas at Austin pitched their business concepts to a panel of judges in competition for $35,000 in cash and prizes at the 2022 DisrupTexas Undergrad Pitch Competition Finals. DisrupTexas is an annual…

Written by Monica Garza As an entrepreneur, being ethical is a highly significant quality to have as it serves a multitude of benefits and fosters strong character. There are many ways to tackle ethical dilemmas when faced with challenges and learning how to put ethics into practice helps develop successful…

Written by Monica Garza With all the resources available to The University of Texas at Austin student entrepreneurs, both on and around campus, it can sometimes be an overwhelming feat to navigate the robust entrepreneurial ecosystem. On Monday, September 19, 2022 the Herb Kelleher Entrepreneurship Center brought together 25 entrepreneurial…

By Ali Arnold on May 2, 2022 On Thursday, April 28th, 2022, five students of The University of Texas at Austin gathered to pitch their entrepreneurial startup concepts to a panel of judges to take home funding from the collective $20,000 prize pool. Each of the students is a participating…

Sujoy Purkayastha and Amaan Dosani first met as teacher’s assistant and student in the Longhorn Startup Lab, but now the two are collaborating on their individual startups to mutually benefit one another. Sujoy is a senior double majoring in Computer Science and Math at the University of Texas at Austin…

By Ishaan Gupta On Thursday, October 28, 2021, the Herb Keller Entrepreneurship Center hosted a conversation between Jay Steinfeld and HKEC Director Luis Martins for Entrepreneurship Live!. Jay is the founder of Blinds.com and is a UT BBA alumnus. Since its founding in 1993, Blinds.com has become the number one…

By Julie Jung Who is Becky Xu? Becky is a recent UT Austin Alum who graduated in the spring of 2021 with a Bachelor’s in Computer Science and minor in Business Foundations. She is now working as a software engineer for Nike. She also continues work on her passion project…

By Julie Jung Design Thinking is an iterative way of solving human-centered “mysteries”. With increasing interests in entrepreneurship, problem-solving, creativity, and innovation, design-thinking is a model that has gained large traction over the past decade. People oftentimes cannot pinpoint exactly what they need or want. The process to realization involves…

Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I began in publishing with The Wall Street Journal in Texas (and later San Francisco/Los Angeles). As a 20-something, I managed one of the largest account assignments in the country for the WSJ which afforded me the opportunity to work…