This post details an ongoing list of technology companies started by Penn State University student entrepreneurs. Please leave a comment for an addition to the list.
BSF Media
Founder: Brendan Falkowski
Location: State College, PA
What is it: BSF Media is a web design company.
Fuse Media
Founder: Rick Harrison
Location: State College, PA
What is it: Fuse Media is a web design company.
Go2Athlete
Founders: Chris Ganter, Peter Matsis
Location: State College, PA
What is it: Go2Athlete is a full-featured career networking site for athletes, alumni, employers, and athletic departments.
Lion Schedules
Founder: David Smith
Location: State College, PA
What is it: Lion Schedules takes the pain away from scheduling by a) automatically generating a schedule for you, b) previewing your schedule in an easy-to-read format, and c) instantly notifying you about course openings.
Pepperjam
Founder: Kris Jones
Location: Wilkes-Barre, PA
What is it: Pepperjam is a full-service search engine marketing agency that is rapidly rising to the top in the industry. Pepperjam offers pay-per-click management, search engine optimization, affiliate management, and media management.
Plink Media
Founder: Sean Powell, Henry Sommer
Location: State College, PA
What is it: Plink Media is a web design company.
ServerSun
Founder: Michael Young
Location: State College, PA
What is it: ServerSun is a web hosting company. Read more about ServerSun in the Collegian.
Shedd Technologies
Founder: Robert Shedd
Location: Yardley, PA
What is it: Shedd Technologies is a web development company
Vox Hats
Founder: Rachel Skolnik
Location: State College, PA
What is it: Vox Hats sells handmade hats geared toward the snowboarding market.
Weebly
Founder: Dan Veltri
Location: San Francisco, CA
What is it: Weebly is an online editor that lets you create a professional-looking website with its drag-and-drop templating system.
Xobni
Founder: Matt Brezina
Location: San Francisco, CA
What is it: Xobni is a plugin for Outlook that adds more organization and search capabilities. Its most attractive feature is being able to manage relationships with each of your contacts in a single sidebar.
YNOT Advertising
Founders: Justin Goldman, Chris Jeffrey, Jason Kwicien, David Laiderman
Location: Baltimore, MD
What is it: YNOT Advertising is an internet advertising company that started with LionMenus.com, which allows student to view menus and order online from local restaurants. Now, it ports the same business model to various college towns.
The Conversation {2 comments}
I tried to lay low for a few months (cough..many) while focusing on school and some client work, but it appears I’ve been drawn out. Not sure who put this together, but I’m fairly intrigued.
Really good and really interesting post. I expect (and other readers maybe :)) new useful posts from you!
Good luck and successes in blogging!
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